twistidd
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Back to last weekend's spot para mas oldies!
Following my success last week at the area I found the two '18 mercs, buffalo, two V's and a bunch of wheats, I decided to head back to see if I could muster up some more.
I started off right away with a '16 buffalo at five inches. After that, I couldn't find anything else for a while, other than some trash and small relics (broken cufflink, anyone?). Eventually, I scored a wheatie duo in a hole and a couple other solo wheaties, before moving to another area nearby. That's when I scored my second coin spill of the day, two buffs (a '19, and a dateless) and a '25 merc. Nearby, I dug what I thought was a trade token at the time, but after getting home and rinsing it, I have no clue what it is. Maybe one of you guys could give me some insight. It is super thin, thinner even than a dime, and kind of resembles one of those ancient Chinese coins, though I'm not suggesting that's what it is.
After a few more wheaties, I got rained out and decided to head home for some rest. Ah, I also eyeballed this metal tag which I believe might be a cremation tag (shudder). It was on the surface in a sodded area. I felt a little dirty taking it and fully expect the spirit of whoever was attached to it pre-bake to haunt me until I put it back. I also found the rusty remains of a gun in a dried-out river floodplain. Yes guys, this is the real deal this time! I seem to find a lot of toy cast guns or gun parts, but this one is a little too heavy to be a toy, not to mention its placement in most convenient area, one which is full of water most of the time (no evidence = no conviction). I kept the cool ornate doorknob I dug as well. The icing on the cake is, coincidentally, an exact duplicate of the Pepsi bottle Kermit just found. Cue Twilight Zone theme song right about now!
I hope you guys have a great weekend!
Joe
p.s. wheaties are 2 X '26, '34-D, '19, '27-D, and '19-S.
Following my success last week at the area I found the two '18 mercs, buffalo, two V's and a bunch of wheats, I decided to head back to see if I could muster up some more.
I started off right away with a '16 buffalo at five inches. After that, I couldn't find anything else for a while, other than some trash and small relics (broken cufflink, anyone?). Eventually, I scored a wheatie duo in a hole and a couple other solo wheaties, before moving to another area nearby. That's when I scored my second coin spill of the day, two buffs (a '19, and a dateless) and a '25 merc. Nearby, I dug what I thought was a trade token at the time, but after getting home and rinsing it, I have no clue what it is. Maybe one of you guys could give me some insight. It is super thin, thinner even than a dime, and kind of resembles one of those ancient Chinese coins, though I'm not suggesting that's what it is.
After a few more wheaties, I got rained out and decided to head home for some rest. Ah, I also eyeballed this metal tag which I believe might be a cremation tag (shudder). It was on the surface in a sodded area. I felt a little dirty taking it and fully expect the spirit of whoever was attached to it pre-bake to haunt me until I put it back. I also found the rusty remains of a gun in a dried-out river floodplain. Yes guys, this is the real deal this time! I seem to find a lot of toy cast guns or gun parts, but this one is a little too heavy to be a toy, not to mention its placement in most convenient area, one which is full of water most of the time (no evidence = no conviction). I kept the cool ornate doorknob I dug as well. The icing on the cake is, coincidentally, an exact duplicate of the Pepsi bottle Kermit just found. Cue Twilight Zone theme song right about now!
I hope you guys have a great weekend!
Joe
p.s. wheaties are 2 X '26, '34-D, '19, '27-D, and '19-S.