ain't nothin old around here...

[MK_(MO-snakedigger)]

my routine everyday I go and find somewhere to apply for a job. I started carrying my excalibur with me so every time I saw a Church or park that is of an 1800s vintage I could hit it... so I'm spending a few hours a day detecting.
(weather permitting)
The churches have given up lot's of deep coins but nothing very old. I'm thinking that "Ray" (EDIT- Ray from Missouri)was right when he said the normal places in this part of Missouri are totally hunted out.

I went back to the spring with the excal and walked a grid over the lower picnic area by the stream. I was surprised that you guys left so much there... but none of what I found is old. Most of this stuff was 4+ inches down.. some even more. This is from about 2 1/2 hrs of detecting at the spring. Not enough to call this a paying job though......
If nothing else I've saved some little kid from getting that dart stuck in their foot.
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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[General Ray]

ih's in one of your parks and the guv found one in the church right next door.

Keep hitting them churches and parks Mike, the ih's I found were 4 to 5 inches down plus the tokens were only maybe 5 inches.

Here's a post from a friend who was hunting with another friend in a well hunted out park and decided to dig some iffy signals, his reward was a gold coin, keep your chin up bud, there are still good old coins out there.

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,260869,260869#msg-260869

General Ray

 

[floydandtina]

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[MK_(MO-snakedigger)]

Some moisture would help I'm sure... it hasn't rained at all since you were here. technically all that clad means it isn't hunted out.... and I know ... nothing is ever hunted out.
I worked that church also ... nasty dog hanging out by there...
I'll keep working on it ... but I still like relic hunting better.

 

[John in Florida]

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[Lawrence in Alabama]

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[MK_(MO-snakedigger)]

Thanks John... I'm always open to suggestions.

I'm finding lots of sites to hunt around here... been to parks, churches in Polk, Dallas, Cedar, and Dade counties... have 1903 map showing all the old schools churches etc... and I have dug a few wheaties but... (Sorry guys) wheaties just don't do a thing for me ....

Where I lived in Oregon the populated history didn't even start until 1910 or so. Found lots of wheaties, mercs, walkers, but indian heads and Barbers were truly a very rare thing. Never happen on 1/2 cent or large cent ... etc etc.
Those type coins are my goals for here and I know it's just a matter of time.
Before everyone jumps all over me... I know there's ALWAYS another great find lurking somewhere at these parks and churches.

However... consider that these rural towns never had a population over a couple of hundred people in the first place, and these parks and churches have been pounded for the last 40 years...

I'm thinking the odds could be a lot better by going after the grand old homes that are everywhere around this part of Missouri. Much more likely that there are lots of great goodies in yards that have never been hunted at all.

mike

 

[John M (Ct)]

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