Intl Coin & Token Day in Beach Sand by 1907 Lifeguard Tower, Long Beach, CA

[SoCalBeachScanner]

Int'l Coin & Token Day in Beach Sand by 1907 Lifeguard Tower, Long Beach, CA

These are my finds for today and yesterday in Long Beach, CA. I hit an area a couple of hours each day starting at 6AM around the foundation of a Lifeguard Tower that is from 1907 and in the immediately area, along with two beach restrooms/shower areas.

I was hoping for older coins by the foundation but the smell was horrendous from the derelicts using the side of the lifeguard tower and storage building as a toilet. I did pull quite a few coins through the sound of rebar, iron, and electrical interference from underground wiring by the foundation. I bet if I had a shovel and dug down a foot or so along the foundation, there would be some old coins. There is a chance they would frown on my tunneling under their vintage lifeguard tower ... Ya Think!!

Now I know why they call Long Beach "The International City". I found a coin from Mexico, Guatemala, one from some other Spanish country, and a big coin from some Asian country that I destroyed trying to clean it.

Found; LA Bus Tokens, Dave and Buster's Token, and other Tokens, along with junk jewelry, toys, and a pile of coins. I also found all the lost keys to their buildings and gates.

I threw the wasted pennies away prior to taking the pictures. Who knew! That you could find a skateboard and jet airplane in the same day

You just never know what will be in the scoop in obscure areas of the beach.

Thanks for Dropping By ... Good Luck with Your Hunt this Weekend.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[vpnavy]

Nice finds SoCalBeachScanner. Thanks for sharing...

 

[jcCALIF]

Congratulations on your diligent hunt! Long Beach is a strange place. I once found a box of ammo (38 and 357) closer to Belmont Shores. I guess the homies must of skedaddled away in a hurry.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds, go ahead and dig up that foundation, do about two foot at a time then cover it up and move on. If you do it neatly no one will bother you.

 

[SoCalBeachScanner]

Nice finds, go ahead and dig up that foundation, do about two foot at a time then cover it up and move on. If you do it neatly no one will bother you.

Hi treblehunter,

That sounds like a plan. I start scanning early anyway, nobody around but a few bums at that time, and the Lifeguards don't come to work until 8AM.

Here's a couple of pictures of what the area looks like from the other side of the tower.

The only problem is the ground within about 8-feet of the tower very noisy with underground wire electrical interference, and combined with a constant iron sound close to the foundation. The electrical chatter when picking out targets within 6-inches from the surface was bad enough on the ears. If I dig down a foot next to the foundation and scan, the increased sound of electrical chatter and iron will make my head explode

I'll put that on my things to do list at a later date. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[SoCalBeachScanner]

Congratulations on your diligent hunt! Long Beach is a strange place. I once found a box of ammo (38 and 357) closer to Belmont Shores. I guess the homies must of skedaddled away in a hurry.

Hi jcCALIF,

I just noticed your post. That's interesting, what area of Belmont Shore did you find the box of ammo? I've been hoping to find a handgun down there sooner or later. I have found a spent casing and just chock it up to the 4th of July calibrations.