Am I searching the right spot???

[GotSilver?]

Hello All,

Just want your thoughts on something...from all your experience. I found a 1964 Washington last night in a new field I found. Great! All the other clad I pulled out was from the late 1960's and 70's and 80's - and there was a decent amount of it. If I'm desperate for some older silver...1940's Merc's let's say...are my odds most likely very low for finding that in this area, given the date pattern of the clad I pulled out so far? I would love your insight. Thank you....

 

[E-TREC-Virginia]

Well, the only way to know is to do some research into the history of the site you are detecting to see what it was used for and when. Sometimes, even if a site has some history to it changes to the landscape, i.e., dirt being moved around, fill dirt, etc. could affect what you find and where you find it. One of the oldest coins I found was in a soccer field that was made from fill dirt. You never know!!

 

[Ray-Mo.]

Wheaties and silver coins were in circulation at the same time and as a lot more pennies are lost than other coins as a general rule they are a good indicator in general

 

[ryanchappell]

Hello All,
Just want your thoughts on something...from all your experience. I found a 1964 Washington last night in a new field I found. Great! All the other clad I pulled out was from the late 1960's and 70's and 80's - and there was a decent amount of it. If I'm desperate for some older silver...1940's Merc's let's say...are my odds most likely very low for finding that in this area, given the date pattern of the clad I pulled out so far? I would love your insight. Thank you....

I think the 1940s mercs were still in circulation until around 1964. People were not hoarding the mercs in great numbers because they looked different or anything, as far as I know, they were pretty common in circulation until silver prices went high enough to switch to clad in 1965, or least almost up to that time. The US would let the silver coins wear pretty thin due to circulation. Now they pull even discolored coins. I dig about 6-10 1940s mercs for every one Rosie.

I would keep hitting it and move on if I didn't find any wheats or silvers, but they may be deeper than the clad. If all you keep finding is more of the same, the area may have just been used 1964ish and later.

Find out what was there, and when it was used. If it is old enough, keep trying. You may have to clean up the clad garbage, or hit it during the rainy season so you can get more depth.

 

[Damar2003]

I would still hit that spot because there problaby some more rosie's and washington silver there , and silver is silver. But as stated above try and find out some history of the site and that should give a good indication of what to expect. If I start a new area I want to start pulling wheaties as I know the silver is not far behind. What I really like is to find the indian head pennies and then I know I am in old silver territory. Research is the key. Good luck on your future hunts

 

[CTX-3030]

Ray-Mo, thats about the same rule of thumb that , in my experience, can be used over here in Western Australia.
People I detect with that use other brands of detectors , seem to have about the same recovery ratio. There is of course the rate exception to
the rule, when the ideal site is found, but for the majority of the times it's about the same.

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