The ground is starting to thaw. Still frozen in most places, there are spots in the sun where I can dig down twelve inches without hitting ice. A few visits to these soft spots in a local park have yielded up a couple of nice finds: a pre-war nickel, the second Buffalo of the year, a funky jeweled star that looks like a cheap carnival prize, a beautiful silver Catholic amulet marked "Hayward Sterling 1830", and my favorite, an amazing piece of Victorian jewelry in the form of a lion headed copper ring. The gold plating is still visible in the grooves, a diamond in the mouth, and one ruby eye. This immediately became one of my favorite finds ever.
Also, my buddy Matt Pollis came up with a really interesting brass plaque labeled "Milling Cylinder 1908". We both did a little online research and couldn't figure out what it was from, ultimately assuming it was personally engraved by someone, probably for their lobster boat.
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