8/05/2007

Trail find of the Day

I was sneaking in a quick rocky trail run friday evening before dark. I had just crossed over a big trail junction and I was scouting for a place to nitrogen fix some native vegetation, when I saw a penny there on the ground. It was clearly not just any penny, it had some gravitas. I picked it up and was delighted to find the following:


I would like to think that it had been buried underneath the trail for the last 50 odd years, only recently uncovered by the strong thunderstorms we have been having. More likely it was someone's lucky penny that they dropped during whatever event they were running on the perimeter trail that evening.

It was not really my lucky penny as a short mile later I bit it hard running down the trail, I rolled well and saved myslef from major contusions, but did throw my hip out of joint. It is better now. I did not drop the penny though, despite rolling over and ending up on my back with my head pointed down trail. Take that unlucky penny.

This is the third wheatback that Elena and I have found in the last month, the other two in returned change...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tarik,

Wheatbacks are ALWAYS a great find. On the trail even better. What year was it stamped?

Steve in Cen CA

Tarik Saleh said...

It actually is exactly 50 years old. Pretty neat to find one on a trail, I think we have gotten a 53, 37 and a 1918 as change in the last year or so...

ssportsman said...

Dude.. I've been looking for that penny for over a year now. Good luck charm, kept it in my bag for years with no problem, suddenly a whole appeared and bammm.. I'll give you a call next time I'm in town :D

Tarik Saleh said...

Scott,
Great! I will prepare a lineup to test you to see if it is really yours.

Look forward to lucky penny forensics...