A man in Kamloops, B.C., is asking for help finding the descendants of the owner of a 209-year-old piece of jewelry he recently discovered in a local park.
Travis Bussard, 39, says he found the Georgian-era mourning pin while he was out metal detecting with his father near Riverside Park last week.
“It’s probably the most amazing thing I think I’ve found,” Bussard said.
“Any day you can find something that’s old with an engraving or inscription or something that relates to someone’s personal life is pretty incredible.”
Engraved on the back is an inscription that reads, “Elias Jeffs, Ob Jan 8, 1814, Abt 47.” Ob is short for obit, Bussard says, which is
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