Things that make you go Hmm?

[SteveM70]

I'm new at detecting and this forum so first off, my apologies if this is already being or has been discussed.

In my very short time MD'ing I have found a few things that have left me scratching my head. A couple are, I found four Presidential tokens within ten feet of each other. Three were Shell oil and my research (Google search lol) showed they were from the late 1960's but the fourth was a Cracker Jack Grover Cleveland token from 1933 I believe. Kinda odd that the fourth coin ended up lost with the other three despite the 35 year or so difference in when they were distributed.

Another time I found 7 quarters in a 1sq ft area at a newer (1980's) home site.

I'm sure some of you with much more experience than I have found some real head scratchers. Would be interesting too here about some of them.

 

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[Dug]

You describe a token spill and you also describe a coin spill. Junior might have gotten into Dad's token collection then lost them. Too many reasons the quarters could have been dropped in one spot.

 

[SteveM70]

You describe a token spill and you also describe a coin spill. Junior might have gotten into Dad's token collection then lost them. Too many reasons the quarters could have been dropped in one spot.

Your right. No way too know for sure how some things get where they are. Maybe I put too much thought into it but the mystery behind some strange finds is intriguing to me.

 

[Dug]

Once an elderly gentleman let me detect around his home site that was about 6 acres. Back toward the rear of his property where it was heavily wooded I located a penny spill. Had to be about 60-70 pennies from what I recall with the newest one being 1967 but many were Wheaties. I also found a lighter with a college logo on it. At the end of the hunt I went back to him and told him what I had found. Turned out that he had suffered a break-in at his home decades prior and said they had made off with a money dish with some rings, coins, and the lighter. I immediately offered it all back to him but the only thing he took was that lighter as it was a memento and he insisted I keep the pennies. Said that the thief obviously dumped the pennies and was only interested in the silver and the jewelry. I went back and doubled checked the area in the event any rings were dropped, but no joy. Once in a while you luck into finding out about your finds.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

Even stranger things happen in the sea. A few yrs ago I found a coin pocket in the Gulf and pulled about 350 coins from an area no more than 3 yds sq (the only thing to make me stop was the tide). I could not put my detector off to the side without it going off because of another good target. Many of my scoops had 2 and 3 coins. The next yr I met a fellow detectorist on the same beach near the same location and he said he and others had pulled over 800 coins from the same area.
Last week, I pulled a cellphone and a pager from the Gulf and in 5 yrs of surf hunting have never found any electronics, except for a fitbit on the beach. Can't wait to metal detect again.

 

[luvsdux]

This is a big reason I enjoy this hobby. You never know what will show up or where. I found a Philippine Centavo in my yard, in the country, no sidewalks, nor heavy foot traffic, basically somewhat isolated, but there it was. Fill dirt, lost by previous resident, or? who knows, but it was there.
luvsdux

 

[cudamark]

What always amazes me is the number of bullets and shell casings I find in city parks and residential home sites. Just in the last year I found over 100.

 

[fish1on]

I find many head scratchers when hunting parks and ball fields. I usually just figure fill dirt was brought in to make the park so who knows where it came from and what is in it.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

What always amazes me is the number of bullets and shell casings I find in city parks and residential home sites. Just in the last year I found over 100.

I used to be a sexton at a church built in the 1890's. In the mid 1970's a section of flooring in the basement was removed and there were seven .45 ACP casings laying on the dirt.

 

[Peyton Manning]

This is a big reason I enjoy this hobby. You never know what will show up or where. I found a Philippine Centavo in my yard, in the country, no sidewalks, nor heavy foot traffic, basically somewhat isolated, but there it was. Fill dirt, lost by previous resident, or? who knows, but it was there.
luvsdux

my theory is that many times those are dropped by migratory birds, they carry them for tolls but sometimes their little toes get tired

 

[IDXMonster]

my theory is that many times those are dropped by migratory birds, they carry them for tolls but sometimes their little toes get tired

They didn't have a smiley for "smart ass"

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

What always amazes me is the number of bullets and shell casings I find in city parks and residential home sites. Just in the last year I found over 100.

I find a lot of 50 cal bullets along the Gulf beaches. That reminds me, on the East coast of Florida I'd fine a lot of melted metal fragments (aluminum?) from the Challenger.