I got out for a 4hr. park hunt in Toronto on Friday and found an interesting Lands and Forests buckle keeper! Iโm thinking it dates to the 1930โs, but Iโm not sure, as I could find no other examples of it online. I did a 6โ circle grid around the area where I found the buckle keeper, but alas, it wasnโt to be. As you all know from my posts, Iโm not a huge fan of detecting inner city parks due to the amount of trash that comes along with them! However, this park is located close to Lake Ontario in an older section of town that saw settlement back in the 1930โs. The area that I was detecting was about 300โ from the main area of the park near a public garden, in fact, I used to play and ride my bike here when I was a kid.
I also found a silver 1964 CDN Quarter a silver Rosie, a โ33 CDN Penny and a โ53 Wheatie! Iโve found Barbers and Mercs before, but never a Seated or a Rosie. I also found over $7 in pocket change for my efforts!
History - The Department of Lands and Forests, 1920 - 1972 was a department of the Government of Ontario based under the Ministry of Natural Resources. Before 1920, it was known as the Department of Lands, Mines and Forests, 1906 - 1920; The Crown Lands Department, 1827 - 1905 and the Office of the Surveyor General (Upper Canada), 1792 - 1827.
Iโm thinking I might head back there again on Monday, just in case the buckle tongue is lurking nearby.
Also wanted to let everyone know that Iโm having arthroscopic surgery on my left knee on September 3, so Iโll likely not be able to swing a detector again until October.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
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