Treasure Hunting with Rodney (Story 7)
Apparently the Target Was Not Deep
The Target Is In the Dirt Pile
Finally we saw it! Was this an old silver coin?! The characteristic white metallic edge was visible.
Rodney carefully brushed the dirt off one side of the coin-like object and held it close trying to determine if it was really a coin. Our excitement was growing fast! But Rodney was quiet, and I realized he could not figure out what it was without cleaning it.
Fortunately, a good source of water, the creek, was right there, its fast current would safely clean the find.
After the dirt was washed off, the find looked like a silver quarter but there were no any inscriptions or designs visible on its surface.
