xcopperstax
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The Hunt: I got out yesterday for a couple hours to my colonial field. I had high hopes for some silver or a copper... It was a pretty disappointing hunt but I did manage a couple finds. The first to really speak of was nice hightone that was 8-9 inches deep that rang out clear as day 81. That could be a coin! I saw a large circle and first thought copper, then I though dandy button as it was the right diameter but not the right thickness... I even ventured the outlandish hope that it was a hammered silver coin! It had a nice layer of dirt on it obscuring the image but I decided it was definitely not a coin or a dandy-b. I couldn't figure out what it was so the hunt went on. I went on to find some junk jewelry (yawn) and a wheatie. It was better than a memorial but wow the soil conditions ate this coin for breakfast. Day over go home.
The History: I took the unknown object and soaked it in lemon juice while I did the dishes. The lemon juice worked it's magic perhaps too well... the item was clean of dirt but was pretty corroded and had even less detail after its bath. All I could see on it was Ny and Paris with squiggly lines representing coasts and a plane in between. A quick search and that plane was the "Spirit of St. Louis"! In 1927 an obscure pilot known as Charles Lindbergh flew the first solo flight nonstop flight from NY to Paris in his plane the spirit of St. Louis. This flight captured the hearts and minds of the nation and he was hailed as an American hero and arguably set off a powder keg of aviation interest in America. He lived a complicated and interesting life. The poor guy had his 2 year old son kidnapped and murdered. I can't imagine recovering from that. Leading up to WWII he became known as an outspoken anti-Semite, a Nazi sympathizer and one who believed in the bunk sciences of eugenics and the purity of the "Nordic" race. He lost a lot of fans during that time period and was even called a Nazi by president Rosie Roosevelt. He even flew combat missions against the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. After the defeat of Hitler he actually visited the concentration camps and was "disgusted" by it all. I'm not sure if he ever changed his views on the subject but he did go on to be an environmentalist who worked to save endangered species and worked for protections for the Maasai people in Africa. Perhaps he was trying to redeem himself or do something good. It was also revealed years after his death that he had fathered a bunch of children with several different mistresses in Europe (this was later in life I think he was in his 50's!) get this two of them were sisters (weird right?) he even used an alias and although he saw the children they didn't even know his true identity until one of them saw a photo of dad in a newspaper or magazine and put two and two together. Wow and I thought my life was complicated because I hate my job! I guess life is as complicated as you make it sometimes! Thanks for reading! Note: The photo of the dug badge is the reverse of the stamped image as it showed up better in the photo and the second picture is what the badge would have looked like.
The History: I took the unknown object and soaked it in lemon juice while I did the dishes. The lemon juice worked it's magic perhaps too well... the item was clean of dirt but was pretty corroded and had even less detail after its bath. All I could see on it was Ny and Paris with squiggly lines representing coasts and a plane in between. A quick search and that plane was the "Spirit of St. Louis"! In 1927 an obscure pilot known as Charles Lindbergh flew the first solo flight nonstop flight from NY to Paris in his plane the spirit of St. Louis. This flight captured the hearts and minds of the nation and he was hailed as an American hero and arguably set off a powder keg of aviation interest in America. He lived a complicated and interesting life. The poor guy had his 2 year old son kidnapped and murdered. I can't imagine recovering from that. Leading up to WWII he became known as an outspoken anti-Semite, a Nazi sympathizer and one who believed in the bunk sciences of eugenics and the purity of the "Nordic" race. He lost a lot of fans during that time period and was even called a Nazi by president Rosie Roosevelt. He even flew combat missions against the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. After the defeat of Hitler he actually visited the concentration camps and was "disgusted" by it all. I'm not sure if he ever changed his views on the subject but he did go on to be an environmentalist who worked to save endangered species and worked for protections for the Maasai people in Africa. Perhaps he was trying to redeem himself or do something good. It was also revealed years after his death that he had fathered a bunch of children with several different mistresses in Europe (this was later in life I think he was in his 50's!) get this two of them were sisters (weird right?) he even used an alias and although he saw the children they didn't even know his true identity until one of them saw a photo of dad in a newspaper or magazine and put two and two together. Wow and I thought my life was complicated because I hate my job! I guess life is as complicated as you make it sometimes! Thanks for reading! Note: The photo of the dug badge is the reverse of the stamped image as it showed up better in the photo and the second picture is what the badge would have looked like.
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