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phil small p
Aug 21, 2003, 10:59:46 AM8/21/03
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I was flipping channels and on one of the local public service channls
this morning there was a show about the local town officials and thier
quest to renovate a world war one memorial in the village,which will
be undertaken over the winter.As part of the project,they excavated a
time capsule from 1923 which was buried at the original dedication.
They opened the box,which was made of copper,and removed a large file
type folder that contained items from that time period,which included
photographs,newspapers,town records and,of course,some items of
currency and coins,which fell out onto the table and were then groped
by all in attendance.
The contents were wet,but everything was intact.
It contained a type set of the period,which was a cent,a merc,a
standing lib,a buffalo nickel,a walking lib half,and a morgan
dollar.The coins were all tarnished,but in great shape.The coins were
all dated 1923,except the dollar,(1921),and the dime,which was dated
1927.(The dime was buried several years later,when the box was opened
to add some additional records of the planning and dedication of the
memorial.)The show was edited together,and when the segment showed the
part after everything was dried out,one of the officials said that the
coins were 'dried and cleaned'.
At this point,I threw a roll of toilet paper at the tv.
It also contained some currency,it looked like large sized
notes,several of them,but there was little additional info given about
the coins and currency,except to say that they would be displayed at
the public library or town hall in the near future.
Interesting show,I'd like to go see what they found once its
displayed.
phil
this morning there was a show about the local town officials and thier
quest to renovate a world war one memorial in the village,which will
be undertaken over the winter.As part of the project,they excavated a
time capsule from 1923 which was buried at the original dedication.
They opened the box,which was made of copper,and removed a large file
type folder that contained items from that time period,which included
photographs,newspapers,town records and,of course,some items of
currency and coins,which fell out onto the table and were then groped
by all in attendance.
The contents were wet,but everything was intact.
It contained a type set of the period,which was a cent,a merc,a
standing lib,a buffalo nickel,a walking lib half,and a morgan
dollar.The coins were all tarnished,but in great shape.The coins were
all dated 1923,except the dollar,(1921),and the dime,which was dated
1927.(The dime was buried several years later,when the box was opened
to add some additional records of the planning and dedication of the
memorial.)The show was edited together,and when the segment showed the
part after everything was dried out,one of the officials said that the
coins were 'dried and cleaned'.
At this point,I threw a roll of toilet paper at the tv.
It also contained some currency,it looked like large sized
notes,several of them,but there was little additional info given about
the coins and currency,except to say that they would be displayed at
the public library or town hall in the near future.
Interesting show,I'd like to go see what they found once its
displayed.
phil
so ne
Aug 21, 2003, 12:45:33 PM8/21/03
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Hi Phil,
This is really neat to find something like this. Whenever we pour a
floor in one of our buildings, we always put a Mason jar with stuff we
find interesting, buried near a corner. Our one building burned down,
for the life of us we can't find the jar. Don't want to go hacking away,
we still use the floor, really thought it would have been visible once
the PT wood was removed. Oh well. One day Someone else can find , hmmmm,
no idea what we put in them. 3 total <i think>
Doris
This is really neat to find something like this. Whenever we pour a
floor in one of our buildings, we always put a Mason jar with stuff we
find interesting, buried near a corner. Our one building burned down,
for the life of us we can't find the jar. Don't want to go hacking away,
we still use the floor, really thought it would have been visible once
the PT wood was removed. Oh well. One day Someone else can find , hmmmm,
no idea what we put in them. 3 total <i think>
Doris
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