Iron Buzz
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- Oct 12, 2016
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- Metal Detecting
Hit an old small town in the country with a buddy today. We stopped and visited with an "old-timer" who told us about where a church and its parsonage had been, and then gave us the "Holy Grail"... told us where the now long-abandoned town picnic grounds were! We found the picnic grounds and expect to have many good hunts in there, but currently it is overgrown with stinging nettles, horsetail, jewelweed, and wild parsnip (nasty stuff... Google it). Still, he got a 1901 Indian and I got a 1917 Merc there.
Next, we hit the old church site where I found a Conestoga bell and a stunning 2 cent piece (my 3rd). My buddy found another Indian there.
Finally, on the way home, we stopped at a park in another town, where I found a 1942 Merc. It started to rain, so we left and hit a local bar for a beer. On the wall, they had a photograph from the 1930s or 40's of what the photo had labeled as "Tourist Park". I quickly realized that it was the park that we had just come from!
The condition of this coin just stuns me! You can even still see some actual copper metal!
Next, we hit the old church site where I found a Conestoga bell and a stunning 2 cent piece (my 3rd). My buddy found another Indian there.
Finally, on the way home, we stopped at a park in another town, where I found a 1942 Merc. It started to rain, so we left and hit a local bar for a beer. On the wall, they had a photograph from the 1930s or 40's of what the photo had labeled as "Tourist Park". I quickly realized that it was the park that we had just come from!
The condition of this coin just stuns me! You can even still see some actual copper metal!
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Great digs!
I didn`t know they were ever found this far west.
