depth of an object

[John D.]

Since I am new to the forum and coin shooting I have a question. If an object is dropped on the ground and left undisturbed, how far will it sink into the ground? I know this question has probably been answered dozens of times, however I can not find an answer anywhere.
John D.

 

[DavHut]

...alas there is no pat answer. Anyone of us can tell you about ages old coins weve found on the surface and clads weve dug from 8". Alot has to with activity on the site. Soil brought in or moved, trees planted or uprooted - you get the idea.

But all things being equal and absolutely NO activity occurring on the site, coins will be covered and appear to sink, more than they will actually "sink". At what rate? I dunno. It's different from one spot to another... just too many variables to give you an absolute answer.

Better to say that most coins are found at less than 10", usually a lot less. Then all you need is a detector than can do that for you.

 

[ohio fred]

Some say a inch every 10 years but it depends on what type of soil,or sand some places have a soft top of 3 to 4 inches and then it start to get hard,also depends if the ground was turned over there is a lot of things to take in consideration.Even if someone brought fill dirt in now the coins are deeper ,but were did the fill dirt come from because there might be coins in it that were from a old site >hopes this helps some good luck good hunting.

 

[DavHut]

...the asme one I made: just too many variables to say for sure.

 

[ohio fred]

n/t

 

[John-Edmonton]

Depends... If you put set coin in a jar of sand in in your house, after a year it will still sit on top. However, if you put it outside, leaves, grass, dust, dirt, water etc. all tend to cover it up. So, there is no real answer, as it just depends. I have dug 80 year old coins in the top 3 inches of dirt, and have also dug them at 8 inches.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Other than landfill, weather and catastrophies there is no answer because there has never been a method devised to determine how a coin sinks, why it sinks or what causes it to sink other than gravity, or why one coin will sink deeper than another coin in the same area. THere are many theories but they are just that Only Mother Nature knows and she ain't talking.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah as I have stated many times I have dug coins from the 1700's at two inches and clads at 8-10 inches in the same area. Go figure.

Bill

 

[mr miner/logger]

Last spring I noticed a golf ball behind my neighbors house. It was on top of bare dirt heaved up by the frost. I was curious as to how deep it would sink during the summer. By fall it had sunk more then half of its diamenter.