Yesterday's finds

[PAshooter]

2.5 hours at a LARGE baseball/softball field/skatepark/deck hockey/outdoor pool complex in a neighboring town: Less pull-tabs than I expected, oldest coin was a 1963 Canadian penny...still no silver yet...
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When I got home, I hit the side yard for half an hour. Bottom-right is a pressed penny that reads "Shamu" (I assume it's from Sea-World), unsure what the weird brass piece is above that (shaped kinda like a putter head) - it bears no markings, no screw holes, no signs of a handle of any sort...the big lump of iron at the top is (another) old railroad spike, right of that is an unidentifiable softball-sized lump of iron. I may hit it with the hammer and see what I can see.
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[UFOsAreReal]

I remember Shamu!
How fun!
I would be happy with a pressed Shamu Sea world Penny.
Of course I collect weird stuff anyway.

Great Job PAshooter!

 

[PAshooter]

Yeah, my kids collect the pressed pennies they've made whenever they can find one of those machines...it would be cool if this particular sea-world one was no longer being made or something.

No one has any ideas on the square-edged brass piece above the pressed penny? I might take some better pics of it.

 

[Cherokeefan68]

There used to be a Sea World in Sandusky Ohio when I was growing up.

 

[PAshooter]

Yup, that's the one I've been to tons of times in my youth. I thought that was the one-and-only? ahh, the memories

 

[Cherokeefan68]

Yup, that's the one I've been to tons of times in my youth. I thought that was the one-and-only? ahh, the memories

It's not there anymore is it?

 

[PAshooter]

Hmm, dunno - I do remember Geauga Lake amusement park being just across the lake from it. I wonder what is there now? A nice vacant, graded off (but not filled) lot would be nice to hit up with the MD eh

Which reminds me, they have demolished 3 buildings here right downtown recently - I should have gotten in there before they brought in the sand-fill. There is still a corner where they have just scraped off the top 6" into a pile, problem is it's dark there by the time they leave everynight. I spoke to the foreman, he basically said come back when he's gone and he'll be none the wiser. I did notice today they have now removed the sidewalk, but put in like 3 inches of gravel on top. I may still hit it, we'll see.

 

[Cherokeefan68]

Presque Isle in Erie would be an interesting hunt.

 

[PAshooter]

True - I'm going there sunday for the Sea Wolves game too... :lightbulb:

 

[jmaryt]

(hot damn!)..if it wasn;t for bad luck,you would have no luck at all!..jeeez!..tough day!

(h.h!)
j.t.

 

[dobbie]

i saw shamu when i was a kid....