Wish i could have met him.

[dgutierr]

Ok so yesterday morning at Harris park in Lee's Summit. I find a white pill bottle about 4" down. I unearth it and shake it up and hear coins in it. Well I start freaking out a little and used my knife to pop the lid off. I then empty out four nickels (1980,1987,1988 and 1990). At first I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't any silver in there but at the bottom of the bottle I find a folded up business card with Richard Abbot's name on it. He writes " I always dream of finding the big one" he also wrote his address and the date of 06/18/1994 ( almost 20 years! ). On the back he wrote " I am hunting with a fisher CZ6, call me up and tell me all you know". I thought that was cooler than any silver coin, so I keep hunting through out the day and find my first two silver coins. Today I found my third, an 1892 silver dime. I started to think Mr. Abbott's little cache had something to do with it. I decided to drop by his house and show him my treasures. A middle aged man answers the door and explains that Mr Abbott passed on a few years back and his kids moved out to Joplin. He told me that Richard was an avid metal detector and had numerous bottles prepared that he didn't get to plant. I left the house feeling very sad, wishing I could have talked to him and learned what he knew. I hope he finds the big one in heaven.

Lees summit Missouri

 

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[GuitarGuy]

That was cool little adventure you had there.

 

[recondigger]

That's a awesome find and worthy of some kind of mention on the site for sure

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[g-olden years]

Completely Wonderful! I feel that this will continue to be one of your all-time most-cherished finds. Mr. Abbott certainly had a sense of fun planting little jars of coins with messages! And knowing that someday one or more would be found by someone enjoying the same hobby! I, like you, would feel sad finding he's already passed on, but he left a very friendly legacy for you to dig. Thanks for posting this! Andi

 

[Erik in NJ]

Very unique find and story! Thanks for sharing it!

 

[Argentium]

Very unusual and cool story , thanks for sharing it with us !

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds dgutier. You know - just a thought - maybe you can try to find his kids and share your find with them - it might mean a lot. Anyway, just a thought...

 

[PeteWmass]

you should put the card in your wallet...good luck......

 

[texjim]

Can't say that i have ever seen anything like this before on here. That is way cool

 

[CASPER-2]

Cool - and hey ...your avatar looks real familiar

 

[chenty]

AWESOME finds and story

I use to live in Fulton, Mo. did not have an MD then, sure wished I would have.
I have been to some BIG farm lands with some old history, the grave stones I
saw were dated back to the mid to late 1870's, it was left to a friend by his family.

 

[jewelerguy]

that's a very cool find. interesting, yet sad.

 

[Kodiak43351]

Awesome

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[mangum]

Very cool story, we all have to go at some point, he left something behind & is being remembered for it... This should get an honorable mention in memory of Mr. Abbott.

 

[mariposagold]

Awesome story. Honorable mention. Whoever this guy was, he loved the hobby.

 

[BuckleBoy]

This is a great story. Not sad at all. Because he is being remembered here, and will continue to be remembered every time one of his bottles is recovered.

Best Wishes,


Buck

 

[myfantasia1]

How cool is that. Special

 

[cjon455]

thats a pretty cool story. I bet his family would love to see that card

 

[pepperj]

That's a pretty cool find very personal and one find that will be remembered for a longtime.

 

[yaxthri]

Nice story, thanks for sharing!