halfdime
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Decided to celebrate 50 years as a birth survivor by detecting some more in an old yard I've been working 
. My goal for the day was one silver; modest, I know, but my standards aren't what they used to be. Pretty early on I nailed a 1907 Indian head penny, but there is no picture; we've all seen one before! 
Midway through my session, I heard my cellphone chime with a message. There, on my screen, was a statue (of Albert Pujols, as it turned out). I called the number back and it turned out to be none other than Al Czervick aka Nick Pappagorgio (which I've probably misspelled). He used to grace this forum regularly, but lately not so much. In the old days, I could always count on him to add something fun to my posts. Many of us miss the pictures of that night's dinner as well! Sorry, I'm off track. Late in the session, I got a pretty good signal and thought perhaps I might have found my silver. First out of the hole was a rusted iron piece of something, so I rescanned. Still getting a good signal, I continued to dig dirt onto my towel and scan. First, I found a relatively straight piece with little loops in it. I couldn't make out the inscription yet. Another scan of the hole, another signal, and out came a more unusual shape, also with loops. I quickly concluded that the two pieces were once joined at the loops, and was able to read a little more off the bigger piece. The words I could see best, before a mild scrub, were "Columbian" and "Exposition." A few years ago, I read a great book called "Devil in the White City," a story about the building and management of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Mixed in was the sordid tale of a serial killer who rather quietly went about his business in Chicago about the same time. I won't tell you anything more, in case you want to read about it! After cleaning up the pieces involved, I discovered that I had a souvenir of that event in my hands. The smaller piece says, "Pennsylvania" which is, incidentally, where I am and where the piece was found. I suspect you could buy them from every state in the union, which may have been only 45 or 46 then. I'm too tired to check. The other piece shown probably hung from a necklace and does not appear to contain any precious metals. 
It was a nice day out in Western Pennsylvania, and while there was no silver, I'll enjoy my souvenir of the White City!
. My goal for the day was one silver; modest, I know, but my standards aren't what they used to be. Pretty early on I nailed a 1907 Indian head penny, but there is no picture; we've all seen one before! Midway through my session, I heard my cellphone chime with a message. There, on my screen, was a statue (of Albert Pujols, as it turned out). I called the number back and it turned out to be none other than Al Czervick aka Nick Pappagorgio (which I've probably misspelled). He used to grace this forum regularly, but lately not so much. In the old days, I could always count on him to add something fun to my posts. Many of us miss the pictures of that night's dinner as well! Sorry, I'm off track. Late in the session, I got a pretty good signal and thought perhaps I might have found my silver. First out of the hole was a rusted iron piece of something, so I rescanned. Still getting a good signal, I continued to dig dirt onto my towel and scan. First, I found a relatively straight piece with little loops in it. I couldn't make out the inscription yet. Another scan of the hole, another signal, and out came a more unusual shape, also with loops. I quickly concluded that the two pieces were once joined at the loops, and was able to read a little more off the bigger piece. The words I could see best, before a mild scrub, were "Columbian" and "Exposition." A few years ago, I read a great book called "Devil in the White City," a story about the building and management of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Mixed in was the sordid tale of a serial killer who rather quietly went about his business in Chicago about the same time. I won't tell you anything more, in case you want to read about it! After cleaning up the pieces involved, I discovered that I had a souvenir of that event in my hands. The smaller piece says, "Pennsylvania" which is, incidentally, where I am and where the piece was found. I suspect you could buy them from every state in the union, which may have been only 45 or 46 then. I'm too tired to check. The other piece shown probably hung from a necklace and does not appear to contain any precious metals. It was a nice day out in Western Pennsylvania, and while there was no silver, I'll enjoy my souvenir of the White City!
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jgas
Thats a great Relic there ! Love it ! M.R.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 1/2! 
You'll always wonder, probably!
