halfdime
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I doubt that there are many Brooklyn Dodger fans following TreasureNet; if there are, I apologize for any confusion/excitement my title might cause. We all know that the original Pee Wee Reese is deceased, like many of his Dodger brethren. However, there is still a Pee Wee Reese running about, as I shall demonstrate. The last few months have been slow detecting months for me because I've been heavily involved in 7-8 year old baseball; here, we call it Pee Wee League. There are many other names we could use, but I'm convinced that the Port-a-John near the left field corner is as much metaphor as utility. One evening this season, while umpiring from behind the plate, I noticed one of the boys standing in a little puddle in the batter's box; it hadn't rained 
. We called time briefly so he could hustle down to the John to finish. Unfortunately for him, the John was occupied and he finished beside a pine tree in full view of us all! I digress. One of the kids on my team, and I'm hunting at his old house these days, is named Reese; hence the title.
Though Reese is at Boy Scout camp right now, I was still welcome to do some searching this afternoon and I finally found what I expect in every old yard - silver I could leave with the owner. That came in the form of this 1928S Merc. When I showed the mom, she was amazed and asked for the particulars of that coin; I explained the basics: minted from 1916-45 and replaced by FDR in 1946. I called it a Mercury dime and had to explain that it wasn't made of mercury, then corrected myself and called it Winged Liberty. We both knew that Mercury has wings on his feet, not head! Anyway, both my kids have a 28S so this is going to Reese. I also found a 17 and 39 wheat for his growing collection. Other items of interest are this steel/iron ball and this conic piece with a little handle on it; it almost looks like an Apollo space capsule with the service module attached. Though conical at the one end, it is octagonal in the middle and each section (but one) has a number/numbers on it. In sequence, they are 1, 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3 with one empty space between 3 and the first 1. Both this piece and the ball rang as quarters and I thought I'd be harvesting silver
. Still, these are interesting and I'd really love to hear some ideas about them from you all. Another item of interest was a little round sample tin of "Pompeiian Massage Cream." I imagine that this stuff must have really caused an eruption! To finish the day off, I added a marble and two more properties to search adjacent to Reese. After getting word this morning that the class ring I found last week had reached its owner, it was a full and satisfying day of detecting.
. We called time briefly so he could hustle down to the John to finish. Unfortunately for him, the John was occupied and he finished beside a pine tree in full view of us all! I digress. One of the kids on my team, and I'm hunting at his old house these days, is named Reese; hence the title. Though Reese is at Boy Scout camp right now, I was still welcome to do some searching this afternoon and I finally found what I expect in every old yard - silver I could leave with the owner. That came in the form of this 1928S Merc. When I showed the mom, she was amazed and asked for the particulars of that coin; I explained the basics: minted from 1916-45 and replaced by FDR in 1946. I called it a Mercury dime and had to explain that it wasn't made of mercury, then corrected myself and called it Winged Liberty. We both knew that Mercury has wings on his feet, not head! Anyway, both my kids have a 28S so this is going to Reese. I also found a 17 and 39 wheat for his growing collection. Other items of interest are this steel/iron ball and this conic piece with a little handle on it; it almost looks like an Apollo space capsule with the service module attached. Though conical at the one end, it is octagonal in the middle and each section (but one) has a number/numbers on it. In sequence, they are 1, 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3 with one empty space between 3 and the first 1. Both this piece and the ball rang as quarters and I thought I'd be harvesting silver
. Still, these are interesting and I'd really love to hear some ideas about them from you all. Another item of interest was a little round sample tin of "Pompeiian Massage Cream." I imagine that this stuff must have really caused an eruption! To finish the day off, I added a marble and two more properties to search adjacent to Reese. After getting word this morning that the class ring I found last week had reached its owner, it was a full and satisfying day of detecting.Attachments
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