Over $300
worth of gold found in a local city
park!
It was a typical hot July
afternoon in the Arizona desert. The temperature hit
the 107 degree mark. We should have followed our
fellow man and been in doors under the air
conditioner. But the thrill of the hunt for treasure
with metal detectors overshadowed the heat.
Myself and a cousin packed
our trusty medal detectors and headed for one of the
local parks. We were going to coin shooting that day.
At least our better sense did prevail.......we stayed
out of the hot desert and real close to water and
shady trees.
The park we picked was built
some 20 years ago, so we knew the coins would not be
vintage, but the excitement of finding any coins was
fun.
With parks you want to coin
shoot under children swings, by refreshment stands,
around swimming pools and sports areas.
We had been searching for
about an hour. There were all denominations of coins,
with the oldest about 20 years old. All toll about
$1.55. Not a kings ransom, but the fun and exercise
was worth something.
We were about to pack it in
and head for one of our watering holes. The last area
to be searched was the basketball court. I found a
couple of quarters, dime and about 15 pennies. My
cousin was searching behind one of the backstops and
got real solid hit. Buried about 2 inches was an older
18 karat boys high school class ring with a very large
stone.
The gold content alone was
worth around $575.00. Gold was selling for around $900
an ounce the day he found it.
We called it a
day.
TIP: Make sure you check with
the local authorities about using metal detectors in
the parks. Most cases you may need a permit from the
city, or county.
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