Ron,
I was going to write a story on this place to White's. I have the history down pretty good. We have the luxury of no tidal movement to bury things or wash them away. This pier has been here in one form or another for nearly 100 years. It was the spot to watch the beautiful sunsets from the time it was first built to the present. the new pier was extended another 30 to 40 feet or so about 50 years ago. In the twenties, people would flock there on weekends. They would line the length of the pier and would stand at the 2 story observation platforms 100 per floor to watch the sun go down. Remember, no tv, back then. The people would toss coins into the water and make a wish. The photo I am attaching shows several things. The length was about 2/3s of what it is now. The swimming area was on the other side of what you see. The beach was to the far right of the other side that you cannot see. The water was about 6 to 8 feet higher than the present day. This side and to the far right was a bandshell, and an old hotel. There is now a park there. There are hundreds if not thousands of coins still in the muck on both sides. They sink further away as the years pass. I met a man my age who owns a photo studio downtown. He has been detecting the area since the 60s. I wish I had skills enough to qualify carrying his detecting equipment, but I do not. His collection of Ihs and other old coins found there would boggle the mind. Look at the photo and you will see that it was graded recently. Unfortunately, I have been up to my ears in things at home, or I would have been out there weeks ago. A few of the deeper ones have been uncovered near the center of the pier. When I say I dig some faint signals, I mean it. I get a lot of nulls that show 7 inches or better, that in reality are much deeper. Running pag 4, as hot as it will go throws out all the rules as far as depth readings and accurate or stable VDIs. Bottom line,if you want old stuff, you got to work for it......Gil
I was going to write a story on this place to White's. I have the history down pretty good. We have the luxury of no tidal movement to bury things or wash them away. This pier has been here in one form or another for nearly 100 years. It was the spot to watch the beautiful sunsets from the time it was first built to the present. the new pier was extended another 30 to 40 feet or so about 50 years ago. In the twenties, people would flock there on weekends. They would line the length of the pier and would stand at the 2 story observation platforms 100 per floor to watch the sun go down. Remember, no tv, back then. The people would toss coins into the water and make a wish. The photo I am attaching shows several things. The length was about 2/3s of what it is now. The swimming area was on the other side of what you see. The beach was to the far right of the other side that you cannot see. The water was about 6 to 8 feet higher than the present day. This side and to the far right was a bandshell, and an old hotel. There is now a park there. There are hundreds if not thousands of coins still in the muck on both sides. They sink further away as the years pass. I met a man my age who owns a photo studio downtown. He has been detecting the area since the 60s. I wish I had skills enough to qualify carrying his detecting equipment, but I do not. His collection of Ihs and other old coins found there would boggle the mind. Look at the photo and you will see that it was graded recently. Unfortunately, I have been up to my ears in things at home, or I would have been out there weeks ago. A few of the deeper ones have been uncovered near the center of the pier. When I say I dig some faint signals, I mean it. I get a lot of nulls that show 7 inches or better, that in reality are much deeper. Running pag 4, as hot as it will go throws out all the rules as far as depth readings and accurate or stable VDIs. Bottom line,if you want old stuff, you got to work for it......Gil
Good luck at that place. Are there many other hunters who go there?
....I took pics tonight, but the take was meager...
..Gil.
Great old pocket spill Gil!!
...Gil
