Ronstar
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Helped a friend do some stuff today and once we were done we talked a bit about detecting. His lot is not wide but it is quite long. He said go for it but asked I stay in the grassy area rather than Mama’s flowers, not a problem.
Grassy areas were smallish and I figured 60-90 minutes to sweep. Collected $1.00 in clad and five Memorials. Along the curb strip in the front of the lot I hit a solid 90-91 repeatable signal showing 4-5” down. Silver or clad dollar? Nope. Looked like some type of junker token or maybe a track or scholastic medal, too dirty to tell. Numbers on the bottom looked like 2018 so dropped it in my unknown pouch.
Got home, soaked and cleaned it with Dawn and hot water for awhile and started brushing it with old toothbrush. Now I’m able to read it and I was still thinking it was some type of a promotional medal. Numbers on the bottom turned out to be 2948 so starting to think could this be real? Googled New Jersey Forest Fire Service badge and saw what looked like exact copy of the badge in a photo. Clicked on photo and about spewed coffee straight out my nose, this thing is old and real!!!!!
Now, a little help maybe from the brothers and sisters in NJ....... could someone check and see if there maybe is a record of whom was issued 2948? If there is a museum or historical society with a record, if you can get me the contact info I will take it from there. Thank you, if I can I will try and return it to the family.
Grassy areas were smallish and I figured 60-90 minutes to sweep. Collected $1.00 in clad and five Memorials. Along the curb strip in the front of the lot I hit a solid 90-91 repeatable signal showing 4-5” down. Silver or clad dollar? Nope. Looked like some type of junker token or maybe a track or scholastic medal, too dirty to tell. Numbers on the bottom looked like 2018 so dropped it in my unknown pouch.
Got home, soaked and cleaned it with Dawn and hot water for awhile and started brushing it with old toothbrush. Now I’m able to read it and I was still thinking it was some type of a promotional medal. Numbers on the bottom turned out to be 2948 so starting to think could this be real? Googled New Jersey Forest Fire Service badge and saw what looked like exact copy of the badge in a photo. Clicked on photo and about spewed coffee straight out my nose, this thing is old and real!!!!!
Now, a little help maybe from the brothers and sisters in NJ....... could someone check and see if there maybe is a record of whom was issued 2948? If there is a museum or historical society with a record, if you can get me the contact info I will take it from there. Thank you, if I can I will try and return it to the family.
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