curbdiggercarl57
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Been awhile since I've posted, honestly, been awhile since I've dug anything other than the occasional silver or Wheatie. Hit a spot out here in Denver last week where most of the site had been under a small parking lot, and either there was no fill under the asphalt, or they did a sweet job of scrapping.
Right off the bat I eyeballed the Indian Wars button, right on the surface. Good sign! Was hunting with Seychick, but she couldn't stay, had a seeded hunt to go to. But before she leaves, she spots part of a 10kt bracelet, again on the surface. She kills on the gold! So, after Seychick leaves I hunker down for some serious long-term hunting.
Or so I thought.
After about ten minutes of detecting, I see the tell-tale octagonal shape of token. And again, on the surface! Sadly, someone had punched a small hole through it to wear, and then for some unknown reason cut out part of the name. It's a Good For 2 1/2 cts, and says "Tremont, Delicatessen and Wine Co., 15 St., Denver" Soon after, I detected and found a small brass plate, with the words "Quality Seaman Bodies, Nash-Seaman Factories. Right then a husband a wife show up, and explain to me that they were the original owners of the property, and were worried about...drum-roll..., Liability issues! What stunk was even though they no longer owned the property, and the site was wide open, with no signs saying "Keep Off!", it still wasn't my right to be there. And well, they were just so nice about the whole situation, so apologetic. So I left, rather dejectedly.
The following weekend I managed to talk to some of the construction crew, and they didn't mind me being there, but only after they left. By then the site had been altered dramatically, with only a small area of the original scrapped surface remaining. The only two things I managed were worth the wait. One is my first ever Canadian silver, a 1912 five cents fish scale. The second has me puzzled. It's a claim check, brass, with the words "Hand to Cashier, PINNS 47 Wheels Repaired, Stored, and Cleaned, $1.00 Per Month. (No manufacturing marks on the back). This one has me puzzled. Is it for early automotive wheels/tires, or for earlier wagon wheels? Who would store wheels? And the $1.00 a month makes me think it's early 20th century, if not before. Any help with this piece would be really appreciated. Enjoy, and keep hunting!
Right off the bat I eyeballed the Indian Wars button, right on the surface. Good sign! Was hunting with Seychick, but she couldn't stay, had a seeded hunt to go to. But before she leaves, she spots part of a 10kt bracelet, again on the surface. She kills on the gold! So, after Seychick leaves I hunker down for some serious long-term hunting.
Or so I thought.
After about ten minutes of detecting, I see the tell-tale octagonal shape of token. And again, on the surface! Sadly, someone had punched a small hole through it to wear, and then for some unknown reason cut out part of the name. It's a Good For 2 1/2 cts, and says "Tremont, Delicatessen and Wine Co., 15 St., Denver" Soon after, I detected and found a small brass plate, with the words "Quality Seaman Bodies, Nash-Seaman Factories. Right then a husband a wife show up, and explain to me that they were the original owners of the property, and were worried about...drum-roll..., Liability issues! What stunk was even though they no longer owned the property, and the site was wide open, with no signs saying "Keep Off!", it still wasn't my right to be there. And well, they were just so nice about the whole situation, so apologetic. So I left, rather dejectedly.
The following weekend I managed to talk to some of the construction crew, and they didn't mind me being there, but only after they left. By then the site had been altered dramatically, with only a small area of the original scrapped surface remaining. The only two things I managed were worth the wait. One is my first ever Canadian silver, a 1912 five cents fish scale. The second has me puzzled. It's a claim check, brass, with the words "Hand to Cashier, PINNS 47 Wheels Repaired, Stored, and Cleaned, $1.00 Per Month. (No manufacturing marks on the back). This one has me puzzled. Is it for early automotive wheels/tires, or for earlier wagon wheels? Who would store wheels? And the $1.00 a month makes me think it's early 20th century, if not before. Any help with this piece would be really appreciated. Enjoy, and keep hunting!
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