Strange - But Stranger Yet?

[Dennis1209]

Lately I haven't been posting the same ole things everyone else finds. Today I found something interesting worth posting, from a circa 1940's park I hunt when I only want to drive a few minutes. Never seen anyone else metal detecting there, but based on the number of finds, it's close to be hunted out. I've seen a few of these posted before, have no idea what was used to make this little necklace or charm? But it took a lot of patience and fine motor skills to accomplish I'm sure. The strangest thing is like I mentioned above, I've never seen anyone detecting in this small park before. Walking along I seen something on top of the ground reflecting sunlight like nobodies business. I was thinking, aluminum doesn't reflect that bright? The next sweep of the coil would have gone over it, but I bent down to take a closer look. NO, can't be... Bent down further and thought; surely not? Then I grabbed it and looked at it carefully, sure enough! The spot I found this is perfectly flat with no possible erosion. Park maintenance cuts the grass close to the ground about weekly. The picture is just as I picked it up directly on top of the ground, with not even a speck of dirt on it? The only possible thing I can think of is; someone else MDing must have dug it and dropped and lost it very recently? Based on its position, I'm pretty sure the powerful lawnmower they use would have sucked it up like so many coins I find. Been awhile since I've had an interesting find and story to tell; could use many more of them

 

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[Gene Mean]

Wow! That was a nice find right on top.

 

[Hawks88]

Cool find. Congrats

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very interesting find! Water Jet cutting?

 

[SD51]

Very Nice Dennis! I wonder if it was hanging around someone's neck on a very thin necklace that broke? There might be a necklace there too.

 

[63cagedfalcon]

Great find.
Not dug but had a 66 Kennedy for 35+ years

Guess I don't have permission to upload?

 

[Icewing]

I dug one virtually identical to that back when I first started detecting.

As a kid I remember seeing a guy cutting and selling them at a local Arts and Crafts Fair.

Here's how they do it.

 

[Finder Bear]

Wow, that’s a great surface find. I agree there could possibly be a necklace somewhere in the vicinity. Get back out there for a bit!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

All it takes is a drill & # 60 drill bit & a set of jewelers files! I made & sold numerous sets of these earrings on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea in 1970..........( Vietnam)

Iowa Dale

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice looking piece. You just can't beat surface finds.

 

[islamoradamark]

a good trained eye will find treasure every time sweet

 

[WHADIFIND]

Excellent find!

Everybody has different levels of interest. Me? *ANYTHING* I find on one of my walks is interesting. From the lowest zincoln on up!

Just being able to still do this is the real prize.

Congrats!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very cool find

 

[RVRoamer73]

Learn something new every day. Cool find. Congrats!

 

[washingtonian]

Interesting find for sure. Your theory that a detectorist dropped is seems pretty sound.

 

[Dennis1209]

WOW, that is a lot of careful and skillful work, easy to mess up. I had no idea how they made them. Mystery #1 solved, thanks for the video. I guess I'll never know how it came to rest there? Like most older city parks, it's in a depressed section of the city. Hard to imagine someone recently wearing this type of bling in a high crime section of the city, but you never know? I did check around the area for a chain with no luck. Possibly fell off before the chain or the chain didn't fall off, or worn by a string? I did see a couple of fresher plugs around the area I didn't remember digging. Reopened a couple of the plugs and retrieved wheat cents. I always recheck my plugs before and after I fill in the plug. I'm thinking someone dug it and missed their pouch or something. Who knows but I'm glad to give it a home in my coin folder.

 

[releventchair]

Congrats! Neat find.

As mentioned needle files and a drill , or water cutting...
Regardless , someone's birthday coin.

 

[Dennis1209]

All it takes is a drill & # 60 drill bit & a set of jewelers files! I made & sold numerous sets of these earrings on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea in 1970..........( Vietnam)

Iowa Dale

Never though about earrings? Seems I was just one year behind you. In 1970 I was in Army AIT preparing to be a crew chief and door gunner on a Huey helicopter. When the opportunity arose, we landed at an Airforce base or Navel ship for a meal fit for human consumption.