ANYBODY detect around thoso old barn silos that dot the landscape especially those old brown tiled ones? And fine anything worth while? I just realized I know where one was and it stands on a vacant lot and never thought of it as a possible target rich area for a metal detector.until now.
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ANYBODY DETECT AROUND OLD BARN SILOS???
- Thread starter Woodchuck
- Start date
You have to remember, the best places to detect, are where many people gathered, for the express purpose of exchanging money (ie.: saloons, stage stops, stores, etc....) or the express purpose of travel (camp-sites, layover camps, stage stops, hotels, etc....) or the express purpose of recreation (beaches, parks, athletic fields, picnic grounds, camp grounds, etc..., etc......) I would therefore think this (old silos or barns) would not, in and of themselves, be a good area to detect. They were just "work zones", of just a particular set of workers. They are not particularly a "gathering" spot, where multiple people came and went, recreated, slept, ate, played, spent $$, etc..... Also, they are working zones, so will be susceptible to farm junk (iron, tractor junk, slag, wire, etc.....).
Sure, "anything is possible", and sure enough, someone can come on saying they found a such & such at an old barn or whatever. But ratio-wise, to the type takes someone finds at an old-town sidewalk tearout, a beach after storm erosion, a virgin stage stop or picnic site, etc.... it will not compare.
But if you're talking REALLY old barns or silos (1700s or early 1800s) then perhaps it's worth your time to "go into relic mindset" and put up with a large ratio of junk (both old and new) for the chance at a large cent, reale, etc.... Would you want to do that for a wheat penny? Probably not
Sure, "anything is possible", and sure enough, someone can come on saying they found a such & such at an old barn or whatever. But ratio-wise, to the type takes someone finds at an old-town sidewalk tearout, a beach after storm erosion, a virgin stage stop or picnic site, etc.... it will not compare.
But if you're talking REALLY old barns or silos (1700s or early 1800s) then perhaps it's worth your time to "go into relic mindset" and put up with a large ratio of junk (both old and new) for the chance at a large cent, reale, etc.... Would you want to do that for a wheat penny? Probably not
Cajuncoinhunter
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Well stated Woodchuck. You make some fine points. CCH
Yes, many have been, are, and will be "target rich" sites to hunt, but not necessarily with a metal detector. I have hunted a number of them through my life, and when I did so using a metal detector, the result fitted what Tom in CA suggested. That is, there's always a chance for some older coins and good stuff, but the odds are not really in your favor. Sure, there can be the incidental loss of a single coin or two from routine site activity, but most of my better recoveries came from locating the right nearby areas where people could have taken a lunch break or just paused a while to rest.
The reason I know many of them can be "target rich" is from my other site hunting, and that's been when we wanted to thin down some of the annoying birds. Often you can thin down a build-up of 'pests' and it was/is a great way to get in a little work with a .22 rimfire, and has been for a hundred years, plus! Also a little activity with a shotgun. the result leaves .22 caliber brass and spent lead at a site. Now, it's not always so terrible as to drive you nuts, but there have been a few I was invited to go hunt that had seen a LOT of former activity and a savvy detectorist would be removing a lot of surface spent cases and lead to remove the good-target masking.
Good Luck in your efforts!
Monte
The reason I know many of them can be "target rich" is from my other site hunting, and that's been when we wanted to thin down some of the annoying birds. Often you can thin down a build-up of 'pests' and it was/is a great way to get in a little work with a .22 rimfire, and has been for a hundred years, plus! Also a little activity with a shotgun. the result leaves .22 caliber brass and spent lead at a site. Now, it's not always so terrible as to drive you nuts, but there have been a few I was invited to go hunt that had seen a LOT of former activity and a savvy detectorist would be removing a lot of surface spent cases and lead to remove the good-target masking.
So, back to your question. Yes, you can find a coin or two or some other neat stuff, and honestly, it never hurts to give it a serious try. Just be patient, remove all good and questionable signals, and don't get too hung up in any of the VDI and TID responses. Try to research the site well and get an idea of what regular activity might have taken place there, the era, and look around for any places to take a break or sit down and eat a lunch (or other meal).Woodchuck said:
Good Luck in your efforts!
Monte
many o farmer lost his wedding ring by the siloes because the corn stardh makes thear fingers slipery , also a good spot for a cash is the silo always check around the foundation but beware some have been used as dumps and as mice and rats come to eat the corn , so snakes come to eat the mice give it a swing