Several yrs ago I tracked down the owner of a very old house ,that was 3 miles from where I live. No one was living there and he said go for it..Very big yard,fresh mowed and grass really low ,not thick ,and didnt seem to grow well there. Thats a great thing.
B4 I even start I must say this is the best place I ever found but one other place was close.(will tell that story maybe another time) . I have no pics ,sry. Have no way to take any.
I detected this place for 2 summers. I was there alot. After wrk and the weekends. But I recall the first time well. First good coin was a worn thin ,no date, barber quarter. Dug some other things ,then next to one of the big oaks in the yard got a iffy signal deep. ID was jumping around. dug down 7-8 inches and found a 1851 large cent. I was stoked to say the least. buried the hole and went back over it wt coil. Got a terrible signal in about the same place that would only come in wt low tone and not every pass. Well I had to dig it. 1832 (or so) hard times token. Bout fell over ,I hadnt been there an hour. Recall finding one more good coin ,a mercury dime. Then I had to leave (girlfriend thing) as much as I did not want to. I cant tell about each coin I found and you will see why but I was back the next day and then for that summer (often )and the next summer.
I started digging everything that gave a signal. Dug a ton of trash and clad which I did not keep track of .But I did keep a list of my finds for this place. Here It is:
1 walking liberty half .
9 mercs.
6 buffalo nicks.
156 wheats.
2 barber quarters.
1 1804 half penny.
1 hard times token.
1 1851 large cent.
6 indian head pennies.
3 silver roosevelt dimes.
2 silver washinton quarters.
I may have forgot to write a few on the list also. LOL
The 1804 is by far my oldest. The soil in this place was very kind on the coins and I could just see the date and details on that coin. One indian penny 1867 in EF worth $160.00. Not many come out in EF.
When I left this place it was hard to find a signal in any part of the yard. I still did not want to quit but someone bought the place. I drive by it all the time wanting to go back.
If it makes a noise - Dig it! Good Luck
B4 I even start I must say this is the best place I ever found but one other place was close.(will tell that story maybe another time) . I have no pics ,sry. Have no way to take any.
I detected this place for 2 summers. I was there alot. After wrk and the weekends. But I recall the first time well. First good coin was a worn thin ,no date, barber quarter. Dug some other things ,then next to one of the big oaks in the yard got a iffy signal deep. ID was jumping around. dug down 7-8 inches and found a 1851 large cent. I was stoked to say the least. buried the hole and went back over it wt coil. Got a terrible signal in about the same place that would only come in wt low tone and not every pass. Well I had to dig it. 1832 (or so) hard times token. Bout fell over ,I hadnt been there an hour. Recall finding one more good coin ,a mercury dime. Then I had to leave (girlfriend thing) as much as I did not want to. I cant tell about each coin I found and you will see why but I was back the next day and then for that summer (often )and the next summer.
I started digging everything that gave a signal. Dug a ton of trash and clad which I did not keep track of .But I did keep a list of my finds for this place. Here It is:
1 walking liberty half .
9 mercs.
6 buffalo nicks.
156 wheats.
2 barber quarters.
1 1804 half penny.
1 hard times token.
1 1851 large cent.
6 indian head pennies.
3 silver roosevelt dimes.
2 silver washinton quarters.
I may have forgot to write a few on the list also. LOL
The 1804 is by far my oldest. The soil in this place was very kind on the coins and I could just see the date and details on that coin. One indian penny 1867 in EF worth $160.00. Not many come out in EF.
When I left this place it was hard to find a signal in any part of the yard. I still did not want to quit but someone bought the place. I drive by it all the time wanting to go back.
If it makes a noise - Dig it! Good Luck