Joe Nussbaum combs the fairgrounds with a metal detector Tuesday after last week's SEMO District Fair at Arena Park. "I like dimes more than quarters," Nussbaum said, "but I'll take whatever I can find." He has a mark for the sound pitch of a gold ring, which he once found with the diamond missing, but so far, he hasn't found another one.
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