markinmichigan
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Another local Craigslist permission obtained on a 1911 property that was once a hospital, then a rooming house, now office space with rooms for rent. Smallish yard with a gravel driveway that I thought would yield some good silver. 5 minutes in and the Legend goes off at 57 and I'm on my knees. Zeroed in on it about 7 inches deep and I see the edge of a large reeded coin the size of a half dollar and I'm thinking kick AZZ. I didn't even bother to try to clean it up on the spot.
Kept swinging and dug 4 Shell presidential contest coins from the 60's, a golf and games token, and a weird horoscope coin depicting adult behavior. The clasp looks like a garter belt item. Pile of clad, NOTHING older than 1960.
It's dark by now, get home, grab a beer and start cleaning up the hand full of finds. Grabbed that largie and gently washed it up thinking I had a walker or a barber, who knows. The ugliest face ever starts to appear through the grime. WTF is this? Further cleaning reveals, "I die but still I last". Very ugly man. Back side reads Compliments of george H VanPelt, Chicago. Found info online but no real date.
Here you go. Going back next week.
Mark in Michigan
Kept swinging and dug 4 Shell presidential contest coins from the 60's, a golf and games token, and a weird horoscope coin depicting adult behavior. The clasp looks like a garter belt item. Pile of clad, NOTHING older than 1960.
It's dark by now, get home, grab a beer and start cleaning up the hand full of finds. Grabbed that largie and gently washed it up thinking I had a walker or a barber, who knows. The ugliest face ever starts to appear through the grime. WTF is this? Further cleaning reveals, "I die but still I last". Very ugly man. Back side reads Compliments of george H VanPelt, Chicago. Found info online but no real date.
Here you go. Going back next week.
Mark in Michigan
