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SILVER DOLLAR FOUND UNDER COURTHOUSE COLUMNWe've often covered stories of the "Stepping the Mast" ceremony where coins are placed beneath the mast of a new or repaired ship for good luck and posterity. Sometimes builders on land do
something similar - placing a coin under a column, say. This article from Oregon describes a siler dollar found by a workman restoring the local courthouse. -Editor
Fraiser was working on replacing the bottom base of the columns in the entrance to the old courthouse when something shiny stood out from the ordinary view. He was hammering the base open when he saw the coin. “You couldn’t miss it. It’s amazing how shiny it was,” Fraiser said. He said finding the treasure was a big surprise and that he had to ask himself if this was really happening or if someone was messing with him. “I really thought it was Canadian coin or something, because I have never had one of these or even held one,” Fraiser said. “I ran downstairs and said, “look, look, look” and I showed it to my coworker.” Fraiser was proud and excited about his finding and said he has always had a passion for history. “I’m excited to give it to the historical museum upstairs. He’s [Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library librarian] going to be super happy.” To read the complete article, see: Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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