ivan salis
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fountin raid- it was the 1936 wheatie's fault - 16 cents 1 dime 1 quarter total
wife had to go to court to testify today ( at the old historical courthouse still used in fernandina florida)---outside was a bronze type 3 level water fountin with shallow bowls --the bottom level is about 10 ft across then a 6 ft bowl then a 3 ft bowl then the top sprayer the whole thing was about 8 ft tall . yankee tourist types throw change in it it seems ---it was a nice sunny day so I sat outside, I was bored sitting outside ***so I sat on the brick ledge along the base of the fountin's first bowl ===== then it happened --- I saw a shiny quarter --then a shiney dime and then a buncha cents (16) no big deal --- -- but then oh no --- one of the cents was 1936 wheatie-- it was tails up -once I saw those wheat ears I was done for --- it "called" to me --GET ME OUTTA HERE ----I couldn't help it - --SNAG-- the clad I coulda passed on but the wheatie doomed me ( the wheatie was plain on the flip side--so 1936 philly mint ) however once I dipped into the forbidden pool I said " oh well they hang you for the first murder --the rest of em are free" === so I grabbed what I could reach -- 18 coins in total --- yes I'm so bad.
**** oh by the way there were "rings" in the fountin where other coins had once laid there before * BUT SOMEONE ELSE HAD CLEARLY REMOVED EM --the coins were gone but the ring out lines remained -- so these "coins" would have been removed too sooner or later by someone (city worker or hobo?) --
so folks tell me what do you think --- exactly who does coins in a "public" fountin belong to after willingly being thrown away? -- the former owner (throwie) ?--the city? --the park worker who cleans the fountin ? --the local hobos?--anyone willing to pick up the coins?
so should I put back 52 half eaten zinc cents I got laying around from mding to restore my karma (51 cents + 1 extra) or what ?
wife had to go to court to testify today ( at the old historical courthouse still used in fernandina florida)---outside was a bronze type 3 level water fountin with shallow bowls --the bottom level is about 10 ft across then a 6 ft bowl then a 3 ft bowl then the top sprayer the whole thing was about 8 ft tall . yankee tourist types throw change in it it seems ---it was a nice sunny day so I sat outside, I was bored sitting outside ***so I sat on the brick ledge along the base of the fountin's first bowl ===== then it happened --- I saw a shiny quarter --then a shiney dime and then a buncha cents (16) no big deal --- -- but then oh no --- one of the cents was 1936 wheatie-- it was tails up -once I saw those wheat ears I was done for --- it "called" to me --GET ME OUTTA HERE ----I couldn't help it - --SNAG-- the clad I coulda passed on but the wheatie doomed me ( the wheatie was plain on the flip side--so 1936 philly mint ) however once I dipped into the forbidden pool I said " oh well they hang you for the first murder --the rest of em are free" === so I grabbed what I could reach -- 18 coins in total --- yes I'm so bad.
**** oh by the way there were "rings" in the fountin where other coins had once laid there before * BUT SOMEONE ELSE HAD CLEARLY REMOVED EM --the coins were gone but the ring out lines remained -- so these "coins" would have been removed too sooner or later by someone (city worker or hobo?) --
so folks tell me what do you think --- exactly who does coins in a "public" fountin belong to after willingly being thrown away? -- the former owner (throwie) ?--the city? --the park worker who cleans the fountin ? --the local hobos?--anyone willing to pick up the coins?
so should I put back 52 half eaten zinc cents I got laying around from mding to restore my karma (51 cents + 1 extra) or what ?
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