In the search for the medallion, it’s all about the tools
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i-chFS5qV-XL.jpg, Robert King of St. Paul finds a metal detector useful while searching for the medallion during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-T8vDrQ5-XL.jpg, A lone hunter pokes at the snow with a pitchfork at Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-dX6vzXG-XL.jpg, Scott Orr and Julie Haberman, both of St. Paul, check clues in the newspaper during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-qSQCbKd-XL.jpg, Dave Lyons of St. Paul digs for treasure during the 1985 hunt on Kellogg Boulevard near Cedar Street. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-fGBKcq6-XL.jpg, Agnes Herner of Roseville goes after the medallion with a big spoon during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-kXNjwRp-XL.jpg, Ron LaValle of St. Paul pokes around in a snowbank at Fifth and Wabasha streets during the 1982 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-Pp8xTbm-L.jpg, Donnie Kelly and Gary Kurth, both of St. Paul, use a metal detector to hunt for the medallion in Como Park during the 1986 hunt. (Pioneer Press file p, i-x5dQjHj-XL.jpg, With rake in hand, Dan Heiller of Cottage Grove looks for a fresh place to dig at Schmidt Park during the 1988 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-zBXJ5t5-L.jpg, Ed Terry of St. Paul took a swing at finding the medallion with a golf club during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-KcfHF9C-XL.jpg, A rake is the implement of choice for this hunter in Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-nhjfhdv.jpg, This hunter has a shovel at the ready and a thermos full of warmth during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-XRDrCws-XL.jpg, More searchers and their preferred implements at Keller Park in 1976. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-rPM7VWS-XL.jpg, Don Deutsch of Maplewood and Judy Strand of St. Paul search Wakefield Park with metal detectors in 1971. (Pioneer Press file photo), i-BcBZbn8-XL.jpg, Armed with garden tools, Charles Shafer, left, and Ole Strand, both of St. Paul, walk down a snow-covered road in Como Park on their way to hunt treas, i-b8VCwdj-XL.jpg, Charles Skon of St. Paul demonstrates his treasure finder in 1953. (Pioneer Press , i-VLmJpCq-XL.jpg, Actor Robert Cummings hams it up with his wife, Mary, and his "invention" for hunting treasure during the 1953 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOnce upon a time (as in the 1970s), metal detectors were de rigueur for those searching for th