Found in a Football Field...What Are They?

[texan connection]

Now thats an idea send em to some treasure hunting mags, for there Q&A section, and ask, If you dont get a answer you will for sure drive em nuts.

 

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[piggman1]

Wonder if mparker@treasurenet.com would work ?

I just sent him the pics to both places you suggested. Now waiting for his reply.

 

[BioProfessor]

I think you are missing the point of most of the research that is being done. I think it is the who made them, why they made them, what did they do with them, etc. that is where the interest lies. I am not going to feel dumb when those questions are answered.

Daryl

 

[piggman1]

I think you are missing the point of most of the research that is being done. I think it is the who made them, why they made them, what did they do with them, etc. that is where the interest lies. I am not going to feel dumb when those questions are answered.

Daryl

My thoughts exactly!

 

[BioProfessor]

In the classic sense, I don't think they are gonggi stones either. They are made in that image but I don't think they were meant to be used in that manner. Like a gold Hockey Puck as an award. Looks like one but it sure doesn't work very well when you try to use it as one. I think that is what he means.

Daryl

 

[texan connection]

My only guestion is, show me the exact game pieces, not some plastic ones, and I'll say mystery solved. They had to be mass produced somewhere and not a fluck.

 

[BioProfessor]

Exactly. There has to be some evidence of these things being manufactured and distributed. Having so many people look and not find ANY evidence of any other sets, makes it that much more interesting. There has to be another set somewhere and until we see some evidence of it, these things remain a mystery.

Daryl

 

[piggman1]

I think you are missing the point of most of the research that is being done. I think it is the who made them, why they made them, what did they do with them, etc. that is where the interest lies. I am not going to feel dumb when those questions are answered.

Daryl

That is where my interest lies also, and I will not feel dumb either, but piggman has stated time and again that he doesnt think they are Gonggi stones.

First, I have never stated these are not Gong gi stones. I have stated there is no solid proof they are. I not only have spent hours on the computer researching these as Gong gi stones, game pieces, promotional give aways, and every other angle that has been thought of. I have also spent many hours at the library going through book after book to find some evidence of what these are. I have contacted game experts and manufactures all over the world, with most replying that they don't think these are Gong gi stones or game pieces. I answer at least 10 to 20 emails a day because this is not the only place they are being shown. All with one thing in common, they cannot be specificly identified. I would love to find out that is what they are, what they were used for, who made them and why. I have never stated that is not what they are, only that there is no solid proof as to that theory. What other means have you done besides the computer to identify these? It is an insult to all that have put out actual research on these to bash the ideas that are different from yours. Nothing would make me happier than to find out that you are right. If I would put all the research that has been done by me and others we would be on page 100 instead of page 8. Prove to me that is what they are and you would make me, and many others, very, very happy. But I have never said that these "are not" Gong gi stones, there is just zero solid evidence of the fact.

 

[jeff of pa]

Calm Down People.

 

[Thor!]

Dude is this "Romper room" now people are being insulted or offended over these silly pieces! Good lord! It is supposed to be fun to find odd items and identify them not a battle!
NOW GO TO YOUR ROOMS!!!!!!

 

[Montana Jim]

Common guys...

You are deep into page eight with some of the most researched items here...

Keeps your heads on straight and work together... lots of folks are reading this.

Remember the "golden rule".

 

[Old Dog]

a lot of us were reading,

Enough is enough

I'm gone as well

 

[piggman1]

I agree 100%, we have gone way off course like a bunch of children. This post is for information, with some humor thrown in, not bickering and bitching. Let's get it back the way it was intended. My apologies to everyone for having to endure this BS. From now on, If you want to get personal with me, do it through a PM or email me, but let's keep it off this post. There is also a Rant and Rave section to vent in if you have to. A lot of this has just been a matter of not understanding what the other was saying. PM me, we can discuss it there, not air our dirty laundry in this forum. Again, my apologies go out to EVERYONE. Man, I've apologized more on this post than I have in my whole life.

 

[diggummup]

Not for nothing but,I have posted several items that members could not identify nor find another example of and I know they weren't unique,one-of-a-kind or priceless,I just accepted it and went on with my life. This one here is just the latest example-
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,96931.0.html.

 

[Montana Jim]

Not for nothing but,I have posted several items that members could not identify nor find another example of and I know they weren't unique,one-of-a-kind or priceless,I just accepted it and went on with my life. This one here is just the latest example-
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,96931.0.html.

I tried on that one for ya' diggum!

 

[piggman1]

Not for nothing but,I have posted several items that members could not identify nor find another example of and I know they weren't unique,one-of-a-kind or priceless,I just accepted it and went on with my life. This one here is just the latest example-
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,96931.0.html.

It's pretty neat whatever it is.

 

[piggman1]

I know. And I think we both let it get a little out of hand, but now it's time to put all of that behind us and get this back on track. I hope there are no hard feelings, I think we just started taking each other too personal. I hold no hard feelings and I hope you feel the same.

 

[BioProfessor]

You ask, we deliver. Here you go.

Daryl

 

[piggman1]

I know. And I think we both let it get a little out of hand, but now it's time to put all of that behind us and get this back on track. I hope there are no hard feelings, I think we just started taking each other too personal. I hold no hard feelings and I hope you feel the same.

How can I have hard feelings after a post like that?

If these dime-sized octagonal pieces are not Gonggi stones, then they may have been designed from them. I dont see how they could be anything else but game pieces or commemorative pieces of such. Maybe I should not have stated it was fact, but it looked close enough for me. Just my opinion.

Some thoughts: I realize yours are dated but Gonggi is a very old game. I wonder how long they have been making these out of plastic? They used very little plastic back in the day. Before plastic became popular, pot metal or brass was most likely used. And before that pebbles and bone. Any old Gonggi pics? Library? I would like to see a pic of old Gonggi stones.

To tell you the truth, I can't find any different ones anywhere. I've search the library, the internet, and written to game companies in Korea and the US, and they all say they don't know what they are. So your guess is as good as mine. I really wish we could find some other pics of them made of something different. Pepsi Co wrote me last week that that was not their logo on them. Today I received another message from them asking to send the pics again. Maybe they overlooked something. Waiting for their reply.

 

[piggman1]

You ask, we deliver. Here you go.

Daryl