Thread: Two trips

Originally Posted by PawPaw Gene

I had the good fortune today to make two fishing trips, both totally different. The first one Linda and I launched the boat and hit a canal we usually don't fish because of the muddy water. Today the water was beautiful. I started out casting a ponyhead jig with a Bob's Rollling Thunder plastic on it. That was a good combination. I hauled in 6 of the 7 bass that took a ride home with us. Linda caught one on her jig pole plus the bream. Call it an early day and were home for 2 PM. I put the fish on ice and hit my easy chair and took a nap while Linda followed suit in the bed. These trips just wear her out, even the short ones.

After my nap I cleaned the fish and got them ready for supper. Meanwhile I had to go dump the heads overboard (feed the turtles). I just happen to have to pass by my favorite park. I pulled over and took out my other fishing equipment, my land fishing stuff. It's called a metal detector by most, but those in the hobby call detecting land fishing. I didn't dig much today since I only stayed an hour, but I did find something unique. It's a bronze memorial coin or token about the size of a silver dollar. It has President Teddy Roosevelt on the front of it and some info about him on the back. I found another a while back with Dwight D. Eisenhower on it. I also dug 2 nickels and 3 copper pennies today. Yesterday I dug 2 quarters and 6 dimes. It just as much fun as water fishing as you never know what you'll catch. In the last two months I've dug over 500 coins from various places around Houma.

It was a great day no matter how you look at it.
PPG

Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States 1901-1909 Bronze Medal | eBay

PawPaw as you keep making your offering the slabs will eventually come when they are in “your” water. Anytime now....


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Hey PPG,

"Introduced in 1968 the Shell Oil Company's "Mr. President" promotional contest tapped into the public fascination with the 1968 Presidential race between former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and the incumbent Vice-President Hubert Humphrey. The game, as described on the outside of the game card folder shown below was a promotion where customers would receive a free "coin" with each visit to their local Shell Service Station. The "coins" were to be stored on the inside of the center-fold game card (see below) until a winning grouping was assembled. They could then be redeemed for the advertised prize."

eExhibit - Shell's Mr. Presidential Coin Game

Further research finds that these were part of a Shell Oil game back in 1992. There were eight different coins to collect. You’d get a seal foil pouch every time you bought gas and inside the pouch were the coins but some of the pouches contained instant winner coins winning up to $50,000 in gold bars. The coins were brass but you could buy a complete set in bronze.


I did see mention of an earlier game around 1968 again using presidential coins but I believe they were aluminum. I guess I missed out on both of those because Shell wouldn't let me have a Shell card so I used Texaco.

PPG

Good job! Glad yaw was able to get out for a bit!
congrats on finding the buried treasures !