Hello everyone, Today a did a quick 2 1/2 hour Metal Detecting hunt at a local park. Corlears Hook Park in Lower Manhattan. (Where the term 'Hooker' originated) I did better that last Saturday with at least 1 Silver Quarter compared to none after Detecting 2 parks for many hours. That's the way it goes sometimes! Also, no metal detecting for me for the next 3 weekends. I will be away in Puerto Rico and then it's Thanksgiving. 1950 Silver Washington - Denver Mint 1950's Wheats Everything Quarter with 9 and 1 cut Wheat Cent Joey with goods
Near the 'red light district' Mr. Ed? (devil) Great finds, dear fellow, and enjoy your trip to La isla del encanto (correct me if I'm wrong. My high school Spanish is sadly lacking). Do you folks celebrate Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico? I hope you have a great time there.
A short but good day out. I especially like the error (lol) Wheat Cent. A straight clip making it an incomplete planchet.
Any day you find Silver is a good day! Say. Got pictures of this park. What machine did you use and do you have a Nokta machine?
------------------------------ The Etymology of ‘Hooker’: Does It Really Come From a Civil War General?The origin of the slang term is believed to have come decades prior to the Civil War out of Corlear’s Hook, a New York City neighborhood whose brothels became a notorious stopping point for sailors. “So notorious was the Hook’s reputation as a site for prostitution that (according to one theory) the local sex workers were nicknamed ‘Hookers,’ generating a new moniker for the entire trade,” according to Edwin Burrows and Mike Wallace in Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. ------------------------------ La Isla del encanto is correct! And they definitely celebrate Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico! The Puerto Rican Thanksgiving Meal The Puerto Rican Thanksgiving meal combines the American-style turkey with Latin staples like Arroz con Habichuelas (rice and beans), Arroz con Gandules (rice and pigeon peas) and Perníl (roast pork). Pavochón is a popular and delicious Thanksgiving meal in Puerto Rico and consists of a turkey stuffed with mofongo, Puerto Rico’s national dish. And, since Thanksgiving combines with Christmas season on PR, islanders often make Pavochón all throughout the holiday season. We will be back in NYC before Thanksgiving weekend. And it will be a bigger celebration because my mom cooks up a Puerto Rican style dinner and my mother-in-law makes a Dominican Republic style thanksgiving dinner!
For now, I have a map of the park. The blue dot on the top is where my mom lives. The bridge from Manhattan to Brookly is the Williamsburg Bridge. I use the Nokta Legend This is the view from my bedroom window this morning..
