Buying a house that was built in 1939...

[gearhead]

I think what I'm looking forward to most is going over the yard nice and slow. It's a weakness, I know...

 

[Jason in Enid]

Don't blame you one bit! I hope it has a nice big yard.

 

[osgood]

I kid you not, Ive said this before, if I won some massive lottery, I would buy up very old estates just so I could detect them, then would resell them. Hope you find silver and other goodies there. Good Hunts, CO

 

[blade310]

Best of luck gearhead,hope you can post some good finds.

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Those were the silver coin years.
Hope you do well.

 

[gearhead]

Thanks for the kind words. I should be closing on it before the end of next month, will let you know if I'm able to pay it off with my finds. Ok, back to reality...

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi gearhead, sounds like you have some good potential going on there. To heighten that potential you might do some land record research into ownership/plats/maps etc and come up with some even earlier history than what you already know.Years ago I was told by an elderly Lady that where my side yard is there was a house there in the 30's, and another in the cow pasture across the road.She had visited the people living in the house when she was a little girl. Since then I have dug stuff from my yard that may indicate a place that would have predated the 30's place by several years.You just never know, but then sometimes we learn something a little extra that adds even more potential.HH, Charlie

 

[gearhead]

Found out the subdivision was old farmland up until 1918, the houses next door were built in 1921 and 1924. Would LOVE to find some old large silver.