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17 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,January 2,2020 theifp.ca 905-877-0596 330 GUELPH ST.,GEORGETOWN (opposite Canadian Tire)www.millersscottishbakery.com MILLER'S ScottISh BakERy MILLER'S ScottISh BakERy British Style Meats,Groceries, Sweets & More! Christmas stock arriving weekly! Selection boxes, annuals, jewellery and British gifts are already here. Imported British Cheeses & Publications ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. ALL AREA RUGS ALL CARPET ALL LUXURY VINYL ALL LAMINATE ALL TILE & BACKSPLASH SELECT HARDWOOD PRODUCTS 905 873 7955 EXTENDED - Through January 2020! Boxing Week EXTENDED! NO TAX EXTENDED - Thr Nearly a century and a half ago, someone sat on the lawn at the Norval Presbyterian Church. It may have been for an out- door service, or a church lunch. Whatever the occa- sion, at some point, a tiny five-cent coin, smaller than today's dime, slipped out of a pocket and fell to the ground. It sat there for years, unnoticed, eventually get- ting covered by dirt and grass clippings. It may have remained there for another 150 years if not for Kevin Flynn. The Georgetown man had recently bought a new metal detector. And though he searched the church grounds before - al- ways with permission - he decided to see if his new purchase could find any- thing new. Over the next three days, Flynn would discov- er five of the rare five-cent coins, a precursor to the nickel, at various loca- tions on the church grounds, some dating back as far as 1870. "It was a gold mine. Some people look for years and never find one," Flynn said. "They were the easi- est coins to lose, but they are the hardest to find." And though he refers to it as a gold mine, the value of his finds isn't what drives Flynn. "I don't sell anything I find," he said. "The mone- tary value is nothing com- pared to the historical sig- nificance. I'm just in- trigued by these things and their connection to the past." Among some of Flynn's more unusual finds: • An 1852 Bank of Upper Canada half penny; • An 1837 Nova Scotia penny; • An 1876 Newfoundland one-cent coin found in a park in Toronto; • An Acton dog tag li- cense from 1919; • A 1939 license plate found at the Georgetown Fairgrounds; • A Queen's infantry button dating from be- SOME FINDS ARE ALMOST TWO CENTURIES OLD HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com COMMUNITY See FLYNN, page 18