BC1969, thanx for the input. And here is another example explanation (so that "conspiracy theories" need-not-be the first conclusion someone needs to come to) :
Where I live, in CA , has a lot of leaf veggie Ag. industry. Thus ......... it has attracted a lot of immigrant farm-workers , for the last 60+ yrs, from Mexico. Thus the town I live in , is easily 50% hispanic. And one of the cultural trends they have is: Pinata's , at their festivals and parties for kids. Right ? And in addition to putting candy in the pinata, another favorite, to stuff in with the candy is: Coins. They'll put 100+ coins (pennies, dimes, nickels, quarters, etc...) in with the candy as well. So when the pinata finally breaks, all the kids scurry to the ground trying to scoop up all the stuff, eh ?
And there is a particular county park, that is a big draw in that community. And a giant stately oak tree in the middle of the group event area. With a large conspicuous limbs that stick out over the grassy lawns.
A buddy of mine was hunting this park one day, and his detector started to go nuts under the tree's larger limbs. So many coins, that he could barely pinpoint one-from-another. He eventually just stayed on his hands and knees for a few hours, digging non-stop coins with his pinpointer. All clad, but as fast as he could dig. He ended up with something 300 coins, and finally just got tired of digging.
He figured out that it was because of the pinata phenomenon. Since it was plain to see he was directly beneath the giant limbs, from which pinatas would have been hung. Mystery solved. No "conspiracy theory" needed. Aren't "more plausible explanations" wonderful ? (yet, ..... I agree .... less fun to muse over, haha)
