Got Permission to 1925 House

[fllawboy]

I just got permission to hunt a 1925 home in South Florida. The house is one of the oldest in the area that I have been able to locate. When it was built in 1925 it was one of the biggest houses and was owned by the same family well into the 1980s. It has had 2 owners to date. I would like to have some suggestions on how best to hunt this property, as I will most likely have this weekend as my only shot at it. The owner's wife is away and he has told me to come by and see what I can find. Apparently he is very interested in what is hidden on the property and his wife is against having her lawn and yard dug up. At best this weekend because of work commitments I will have 5 to 6 hours total to hunt the property. Given the time constraints I would like some thoughts on how best to approach this site. I am intrigued by the site, as I strongly believe that no one has ever hunted it before as most treasure hunters down here stick to the beaches, parks and surf. Thanks in advance for any suggestions and I will post anything I find in a follow-up post.
Best regards,

 

[khouse]

If you only have this one time to hunt I would first try to go over the whole thing with higher disc and cherry pick. Then if you have any time left lower your disc and hunt it again. If you find a lot of treasure then put on a head lamp and hunt all night!

 

[Daniel A.]

Take a friend if its a large property also if you are very careful in your hunt it might give you another shot at it when you prove that you left it in the same condition as when you arrived. Dan

 

[rifleman]

The above are good ideas. I would also look over the property and try to figure out where people would have been the most. Big people and kids. I wish you the best of luck. Look at the places where you might have hidden a cache if it were your property.

Good hunting, John K

 

[tabdog]

Hay Fllawboy,

The front side walk usually has coins. People are always walking, talking
and pulling things out of their pockets when going to the car or the house.

Any where kids may have played or people gathered. Use some imagination.

If it ever had a wooden front porch, check around it and even under it, if it
may have been one of those with a single layer of wood flooring. If wood
flooring is not joined, it will have cracks. Those cracks suck up coins.

Clothes lines, may not be there any more. Figger out where it should have
been and look there.

The infamous cellar doors. Look around those.

Stay away from ground right out side shop door ways. Too much various
debris was swept out side.

If the house has siding or similar debris, it will be time consuming close
to the house, due to pieces of siding Etc. Check by digging. Stop if it is a
problem and go els where.

Look under big trees. Sometimes, along to the front street is a good place.

There may be other obvious places once you start. Keep track and try to
be efficient, and search as much as you can, but DO NOT HURRY when
you are searching. You'll only waste your effort.

Have fun and take care of the nice lady's lawn.

HH,

 

[fllawboy]

Spent two hours at the house today, it was a nightmare. It had more hot rocks, sprinkler systems, and pipes than anywhere I have ever been. I could not get over the number of sprinkler pipes I encountered! I played with the gain, adjusted discrimination, but no luck. The sprinkler pipes and the other pipes I encountered kept coming up as Nickel/Ring on VDI or Penny/Dime on VDI. I used the 6x10 and found 2 Quarters (1973, 1990), 1 dime (1985), and 1 penny 1960. The only signals I was sure on were the Quarters, I just knew as soon as I heard them what they were. The dime and penny were iffy, because there were some pipes I had hit that gave the same sound and same VDI reading. The deepest coin I found was 4 inches. The foil in and around the house also made it a real treat to hunt. I had fun, but had at least expected to find a coin or two older than 1960. One thing I know for certain is that beer was plentiful at the house as I could not step two feet with out a screw cap or pull tab registering. There used to be a porch in the back, but now in it's place is a concrete driveway. It appeared that the soil around the house was not original. I live a few miles away and the soil is quite different,at my house the soil is very sandy, this soil almost appeared to be potting soil. I did not get any signals deeper than 6 inches, which I thought was strange.

I am debating about going back tomorrow to try the 4x6 shooter and the 12" spider. I do not know what to think of the location as a hunting spot, a little disappointing so far. My research had me convinced that I would find some older coins.

Back to the drawing board!

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I'd go back and try the 4x6 shooter, if the place is that trashy the 12" will drive you even more nuts then your first hunt. Make sure you sweep the sides of all walk ways, I always find coins there.