CyberSage
04-04-2011, 09:42 AM
One of the most beautiful sights that returns annually here in Colorado, is the majestic views of the snowcapped Rocky Mountains on Spring day. As many times as I have seen this vision, it never fails to amaze me. Today was no different, as I made my way across the high plains of the northern front range. I sipped my coffee and listened to an AM station on the radio that was playing golden oldies from the 50's. My destination would be a nearby town that had two wonderful old parks that have produced many nice Silver coins in the past. My thoughts drifted as Nat King Cole's “Unforgettable†played on the crackling AM station. Soon I found myself being transported back beyond the 50's to the days of WWII, and then the great depression, then the rolling 20's, finally to arrive at the turn of the century, and Victorian era of the late 1800's. With the twist of a key I turned off the car engine. The park lay silent, and at peace in the shadows of the Rockies, as it has for over a hundred and twenty-five years.
I began my hunt on a parkway strip along a sidewalk that contoured the park on all sides. These areas are among the trashiest locations in this particular park. I was a few minutes into the hunt, when my first treasure came out of the ground.
Silver Dimes & Token (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1c0kVRIDg#)
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Barber1899cu.jpg
The little Barber dime is my second Barber of the year. Silver from the 1800's is not a common find in Colorado.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Barber1899site.jpg
The park in the background dates back to 1875. Many good coins have come from this park.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Tokencu.jpg
Here is some history on the token I found on the Internet...
“This is one of many membership tokens issued by the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal insurance-benefit society founded by Joseph Cullen Root in Omaha, Nebraska on June 6, 1890, and still in existence today. Their Latin motto, Dum Tacet Clamat, is found on one side of the token. Like the so-called pennies of other fraternal orders, these were not intended for use in trade, but simply as pocket pieces. Some bear the phrase Coin Test, referring to the Woodmen's practice of showing them to one another as proof of membership.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Tokensite.jpg
The Token was also found on the parkway strip. Parkways are a very good place to make great finds, and are often overlooked by detectorist that are in a hurry to get to the inner areas of the park.
The next days hunt was successful as well. I always enjoy finding Mercury Dimes.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Merc44cu.jpg
This one is in pretty good shape.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Merc44Site.jpg
The old University grounds are a favorite place to hunt. Even if I don't find anything, the great old architecture is always a treasure in itself.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Group-6.jpg
By the end of the weekend I had some nice keepers. I am Always thankful for time to get out and hunt and relax. Having a few old coins to show for it, is just icing on the cake.
I have a set of built in shelves in my living room that I have converted into display areas for my old coins, relics, and older jewelry finds. Along with my treasures you will also find some old books and pictures of family from the distant past. As I placed this weekends finds on the shelf, I stopped to ponder the the Latin saying on the token.":grin:um Tacet Clamat. The motto most certainly applies to all these things that we dig, all these small remnants of other lives and times. It brings into focus the people who lost these items years and years ago. Simple in it's translation, yet profound in it's meaning. ":grin:um Tacet Clamat simply means...
... Though silent, he speaks
So he does, as do they all.
Keep Swing'in
Jack
I began my hunt on a parkway strip along a sidewalk that contoured the park on all sides. These areas are among the trashiest locations in this particular park. I was a few minutes into the hunt, when my first treasure came out of the ground.
Silver Dimes & Token (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1c0kVRIDg#)
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Barber1899cu.jpg
The little Barber dime is my second Barber of the year. Silver from the 1800's is not a common find in Colorado.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Barber1899site.jpg
The park in the background dates back to 1875. Many good coins have come from this park.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Tokencu.jpg
Here is some history on the token I found on the Internet...
“This is one of many membership tokens issued by the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal insurance-benefit society founded by Joseph Cullen Root in Omaha, Nebraska on June 6, 1890, and still in existence today. Their Latin motto, Dum Tacet Clamat, is found on one side of the token. Like the so-called pennies of other fraternal orders, these were not intended for use in trade, but simply as pocket pieces. Some bear the phrase Coin Test, referring to the Woodmen's practice of showing them to one another as proof of membership.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Tokensite.jpg
The Token was also found on the parkway strip. Parkways are a very good place to make great finds, and are often overlooked by detectorist that are in a hurry to get to the inner areas of the park.
The next days hunt was successful as well. I always enjoy finding Mercury Dimes.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Merc44cu.jpg
This one is in pretty good shape.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Merc44Site.jpg
The old University grounds are a favorite place to hunt. Even if I don't find anything, the great old architecture is always a treasure in itself.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/CyberSageBH3300/Group-6.jpg
By the end of the weekend I had some nice keepers. I am Always thankful for time to get out and hunt and relax. Having a few old coins to show for it, is just icing on the cake.
I have a set of built in shelves in my living room that I have converted into display areas for my old coins, relics, and older jewelry finds. Along with my treasures you will also find some old books and pictures of family from the distant past. As I placed this weekends finds on the shelf, I stopped to ponder the the Latin saying on the token.":grin:um Tacet Clamat. The motto most certainly applies to all these things that we dig, all these small remnants of other lives and times. It brings into focus the people who lost these items years and years ago. Simple in it's translation, yet profound in it's meaning. ":grin:um Tacet Clamat simply means...
... Though silent, he speaks
So he does, as do they all.
Keep Swing'in
Jack