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Over my 39 years of metal detecting to build coin collections, locks have been one of my top relic categories for trading or for selling. In this article I want to tell you about five of my favorite locks. Four of these locks are railroad locks and could tell some wonderful stories about the events and happennings that shaped west Florida in the late 1800's and the early 1900's.

My best lock was a beautiful 1888 Orange Belt Railroad lock that was heart shaped and measured about 3 inches wide by 4 inches tall. This beauty was nearly a foot deep and in very fine condition. I actually dug the key that fit this lock, at a distance of 30 feet away. This lock was made by Slaymaker Locks out of Sharon, PA. I sold it for $350.00 and probably could have gotten six or seven hundred for it.

Another great metal detector find is an 1896 Eagle Lock used by the Railroads as a switch lock (found in the same vicinity as the previous lock). It was used by the Atlantic Coast Line which followed the Orange Belt in Central/west coast Florida in about 1902. This is a 5-Lever lock and is very strong. The maker of this lock was the Eagle Lock Company of Terryville, CT., the largest lock maker in America at that time.

The third lock is incredible. It is a Laclede 6-Lever lock which opens by inserting the key in the bottom. No turning of the key is necessary to unlock it as the tumbler system opens when the proper key is inserted. This was found in the same area as the other railroad locks but is not marked as a railroad lock. It is a very strong, high-tech lock of the early 1900's and was popular with railroad and agricultural firms.

The fourth lock is also a ACL Railroad Lock and is worth three or four hundred dollars. It is another Slaymaker Lock from Lancaster and is a turn of the century model. The key does work with the lock but it is a replacement key from that time period, not the original. I found it inserted in the the lock and pouring the dirt out led to a smooth opening.

The fifth lock is non-descript, in that I cannot find any imprints or legends on it. However it is a nice brass lock that makes for a great display item. It is in very fine condition and the workmanship is extraordinary.

I estimate the value of the four locks to be about $1000.00 but they are not for sale, as I gave them to my father-in-law who is a lock collector. I have dug more than 100 locks from all over the world, and sold or traded many for several thousand dollars worth of collector coins. There are great books on antique locks and a wealth of information on locks that can be obtained from a Google search on the internet. Don't get locked out of the fun in finding and selling these great relics. Here's to "diggin it"! Larry

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Slug (Coin) $95.59 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A slug is a counterfeit coin that is used to make illegal purchases from a coinoperated device, such as a vending machine, pay phone, parking meter, transit farebox, copy machine, coin laundry, gaming machine, or arcade game. By resembling various features of a genuine coin, including the weight, size, and shape, a slug is designed to trick the machine into accepting it like a real coin. Though slug usage is a violation of the law (with the exact offense varying by country, usually considered to be counterfeiting and/or theft of services), prosecution for slug usage is rare due to the low value of the theft and the difficulty in identifying the offender. Offenders in casinos are most likely to be prosecuted, as casinos have high levels of video surveillance and other security measures, and are more proactive in enforcement. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2010/12/19 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.30 inches

The Coin-Giver $6.99 In the 23rd century, the Earth's surface is devastated by global warming, and corporations exploit billions of poverty-stricken employees whose lifetime contracts they own? Richter Jedes, the rich powerful CEO of ZahlenBank, wants to live forever - so he makes two copies of himself. One is an evolved Artificial Intelligence imprinted with his personality. The other is a perfect clone named Dominic, whom he raises as his son. When Richter suddenly dies, his son Dominic is left to deal with a terrible crisis which threatens ZahlenBank. And though Dominic loathes the egotistical A.I. masquerading as his father, they need each other's help to save the bank. Which of them is the true copy, and which is fake? Do they have free will, or are their destinies programmed in their source code? And, most important of all, does individual identity still have any meaning? This book was originally published under the title Neurolink.

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