Now how did that get in there?

[MarkinIa]

I found this rosie in a chunk of asphalt while I was working a demo lot yesterday.

 

[Scott (Mich)]

Another way it could end up in the pavement is if the gravel had it in to begin with.

Across the road from me there used to be a swimming pond with a concession stand that operated from the 20's to the 1950's. In the 1980's a gravel company started to mine it all off. By the time I got my detector in 1996 the beach area was all gone - just a bigger deeper pond now. Boy the coins that would have been in there. You see this place used to charge ten cents to swim for the day and they used to have buses bring people from the next city or two away over here to swim. I have seen pictures at my local historical society when the beach was in full use. I just wish I had gotten into detecting ten years earlier.

I doubt that the gravel machines would have kicked out the coins, so into the roads they went.

Happy Hunting,

Scott (MI)

 

[crazyjarhead]

Interesting find. What date is it

 

[ENGRAVER]

That is a very neat find.
I have gotten to thinking a few times about all the coins that are in the asphalt and concrete in our cities. I always wondered what kind of stuff I can find under my sidewalks in my yard, my wife already told me, "Don't even think about tearing up the sidewalks just to search".

Luis S

 

[MarkinIa]

Another way it could end up in the pavement is if the gravel had it in to begin with.

Across the road from me there used to be a swimming pond with a concession stand that operated from the 20's to the 1950's. In the 1980's a gravel company started to mine it all off. By the time I got my detector in 1996 the beach area was all gone - just a bigger deeper pond now. Boy the coins that would have been in there. You see this place used to charge ten cents to swim for the day and they used to have buses bring people from the next city or two away over here to swim. I have seen pictures at my local historical society when the beach was in full use. I just wish I had gotten into detecting ten years earlier.

I doubt that the gravel machines would have kicked out the coins, so into the roads they went.

Happy Hunting,

Scott (MI)

I thought of that too. We have a huge quarry south of town and I was told, many years ago that was the hangout for the kids to go swimming.

 

[MarkinIa]

Interesting find. What date is it

I don't know, I'm going to leave it in the asphalt for now

 

[kakcsdad]

goes to show you you never what or you will find things!!

 

[alumaman]

nice find i was at a tot lot few weeks ago and when done i was dipping my coil in a pot hole puddle and found t pennys in the limestone

 

[SpiderCoil]

NICE

How old is that area?

I few months ago I pryed out a clad nickle in a newly done parkinglot. Your answere would be "workers", that 1 person who pulled out a bandana or hankerchef to wipe the sweat off, really just didnt care, or know at the time, that a dime fell out!!!


lol nice find!

 

[geo4472]

boy if the crackheads in the citys find out about this the road dept will be workin over time ...lol
cool find

 

[Goldiver]

That is pretty sweet looking! 8)

Steve

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

cool find

 

[MarkinIa]

boy if the crackheads in the citys find out about this the road dept will be workin over time ...lol
cool find

That cracked me up, LOL.

I can just picture that, A skinny oh crackhead walking down the street whipping the coil all over the place. LOL

Thanks everybody for your great replies.

 

[tseekerMike]

Interesting find. It would be really tough to clean though.

 

[Roger Mn.]

You can soak it in gasoline and the tar will dissolve.