gravel parking lots

[fozzy767]

i hunt ballfields and get alot of hits from gravel lots...are the rocks containing alot of whatever to send my detector into overload mode???

 

[jim tn]

Parking lots in general are good coin shooting spots. I've had some very nice success on gravel parking lots, but most are. tough to dig. HH jim tn

 

[fozzy767]

i didnt know if it was money or if rocks contained something that set detector off

 

[coinnut]

Gravel lots are hard on the machine. I can get my DFX to find large coppers at 11" under ideal field conditions, ----- about 8" almost every where else, -----and about 4 - 5 " maximum, on gravel lots. The gravel is almost like newly turned, disturbed dirt. It doesn't do the transmit signal well. Add the fact that gravel is highly mineralized and you get the picture - LOSS OF DEPTH. Overload is a great concern. I don't know what machine you are using, but lower the preamp and sensitivity (or similar controls) and get a stable solid threshold. This is the maximum depth you can get. Also slow down your swing (to moderate) and over lap at least 50%. I just got 4 coppers from a parking lot at a place popular in the early 1900's. I was shocked. They were definitely fill brought in a long time ago. They tore up the gravel and some remained. All coppers were between 2 - 5" and were ratty at best. Try the settings and let me know.

 

[BarberBill]

Yah, gravel parking lots are a pain to detect and to dig, but they often produce coins. Whenever I'm detecting an area where the parking is on gravel, I usually detect my way to and from my vehicle.
HH
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[Mirco]

Yah, gravel parking lots are a pain to detect and to dig, but they often produce coins. Whenever I'm detecting an area where the parking is on gravel, I usually detect my way to and from my vehicle.
HH
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A friend of mine Vanagel found a wallet on the gravel parking lot. After several sleepless nights he decided to return it to the owner whose name and # he found inside. Now Vanagel dates her and spent already roughly 30 times more than there were money in the wallet!!

 

[BarberBill]

I've known girls like that! LOL
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[JB(MS)]

Gravel parking lots are hard digging, but I've found a lot of coins in them. A couple of weeks ago I spent about 8 hours total in five or six trips hunting what was a gravel parking near the high school and athletic fields that was used from 1959 or so until around 1970. It has a couple of inches of dirt and grass on it now but the coins I found there were anywhere from one to five inches down in the gravel. Hard digging, but I got the silver dimes and wheaties in the photo plus several more wheaties, quite a few clad and memorials and several nickels. There's a sports complex just down the street from my house that also has a gravel parking area, and woodchip playground. Very few coins are lost in the playground, but the moms and/or dads evidently pull quite a few coins, and an occasional nice jewelry item, out of their purses and pockets with their keys as there's always several coins to be found where the cars park.
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[coinhog]

Just spent about 20 minutes in the neighbors gravel driveway,, picked up a quick couple of bucks in clad just under the surface,, anything deeper then 4 inches can stay tehre,, least for now

 

[fozzy767]

i went soccer lot shopping and picked up about a dollars worth in 30 minutes,i agree if its not on top i dont do much more than an inch

 

[Uncle Willy]

Gravel parking lots contain lots of coins and other items lost by people getting in and out of their cars.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah many of these lots are hot spots for coins and goodies. Many don't think to hunt them.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

That wasn't a very profitable trade.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Some rocks do. They are called "hot rocks." and are a real pain.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Lower sensitivity works best in many areas.

Bill