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Found an abandoned home site on 6 acres that is slated for office buildings in the next 1-2 years - there were at least three houses on the property at one point but one house was demolished in the 1980s. I remember driving by that place in the late 1980s and noticing one of the houses being in poor shape at THAT time. Now the remaining two houses are starting to deteriorate, but those two had almost no targets - good or bad - remaining!
I first hunted it two nights ago for about 3 hours in 12 kHz and was surprised at how quiet things were!!! Only signals I got in the first hour were some tiny bits of aluminum wire - that side of the property had been hammered HARD it seems. Walked up to some concrete steps and got a soft high tone which was a high-relief Memorial laying on edge next to the steps. 12" away I got another almost identical high tone and this one was a 1956 Rosie - both coins were about 5-6" deep and were not a problem in 12 kHz. I honestly may have missed them in 4 kHz but I didn't think to check the signal before digging either one.
Made my way over to the second house the other night and it had a concrete walkway with a 20 foot square area that I knew had to hold some coins. Switched into reactivity 3 in 12 kHz and dug two copper Memorials and a zincoln. There weren't even that many trash signals - someone had taken their time here and picked through it rather well (I haven't tried Deus Fast there yet
). A little flustered at the lack of targets I looked around some more and found another concrete walkway that led to a small depression. Further map research showed there was a structure at the end of this walkway in 1957, but was gone by 1971. Pulled another Wheat and a couple of older Memorials from there and then scored a third Wheat for the night on the way back to the car at only 2" deep
Seemed to be a little unproductive but I wasn't through with the place yet. I figured that whoever hunted the area possibly never knew of the house demolished in the 1980s since there is almost no trace today. I noticed some daffodils which are usually a dead giveaway, and then I saw the old concrete front walk almost completely covered in pine needles! Bingo! I knew where to start out next time!
So tonight it was 12 kHz again and at first I dug a lot of these small lead pieces which I'm not really sure what they were used for. First coin signal was a booming copper Memorial at "88" only 2" down. This was a good sign for me since this was such an easy target and would have been seen by almost anyone. Not far away I got a bouncy 50s VDI but it too was a shallow 1-2" target. 1935 buffalo nickels are always a good sign that the site may not be totally dry!!! Now we're cookin with gas - so I dig more lead weight thingies, and make my way into what was the front yard...dig some round pulltabs. Then a screaming "89" comes out of nowhere and this one is the Cumner Jones & Co button from either WWI or WW2 era...love digging the old buttons too!
Once I got through most of the front yard that I could see, I started moving towards the backyard. The Deus hits a surface target and locks onto "82" in 12 kHz which is the sole Wheatie of the hunt, a worn 1930 D. Then I wandered into the dreaded can slaw, and decided to fall back to 4 kHz. There's no EMI here (for once) so this was a welcome change and I know 4 kHz still hits nickels pretty hard in reactivity 2. Then came a moderate high tone, VDI at 75-76, but the audio wasn't as clear as previous coins. At 4" down I saw a silver rim and pulled a nice Rosie. Now things are getting exciting! This hunt is only getting better! But it's getting onto 1:00 or so, and I have to work tomorrow so can't do an all-nighter! Decided to pull one more coin and call it quits - but I will definitely be revisiting this place and soon! It's only 300 yards from the front door...
The last coin I dug was the 1936 Merc and it was covered in a layer of oxidation - it was about 4" deep and was near the edge of the driveway. Nothing like a silver to end a great hunt!
I first hunted it two nights ago for about 3 hours in 12 kHz and was surprised at how quiet things were!!! Only signals I got in the first hour were some tiny bits of aluminum wire - that side of the property had been hammered HARD it seems. Walked up to some concrete steps and got a soft high tone which was a high-relief Memorial laying on edge next to the steps. 12" away I got another almost identical high tone and this one was a 1956 Rosie - both coins were about 5-6" deep and were not a problem in 12 kHz. I honestly may have missed them in 4 kHz but I didn't think to check the signal before digging either one.
Made my way over to the second house the other night and it had a concrete walkway with a 20 foot square area that I knew had to hold some coins. Switched into reactivity 3 in 12 kHz and dug two copper Memorials and a zincoln. There weren't even that many trash signals - someone had taken their time here and picked through it rather well (I haven't tried Deus Fast there yet
). A little flustered at the lack of targets I looked around some more and found another concrete walkway that led to a small depression. Further map research showed there was a structure at the end of this walkway in 1957, but was gone by 1971. Pulled another Wheat and a couple of older Memorials from there and then scored a third Wheat for the night on the way back to the car at only 2" deepSeemed to be a little unproductive but I wasn't through with the place yet. I figured that whoever hunted the area possibly never knew of the house demolished in the 1980s since there is almost no trace today. I noticed some daffodils which are usually a dead giveaway, and then I saw the old concrete front walk almost completely covered in pine needles! Bingo! I knew where to start out next time!
So tonight it was 12 kHz again and at first I dug a lot of these small lead pieces which I'm not really sure what they were used for. First coin signal was a booming copper Memorial at "88" only 2" down. This was a good sign for me since this was such an easy target and would have been seen by almost anyone. Not far away I got a bouncy 50s VDI but it too was a shallow 1-2" target. 1935 buffalo nickels are always a good sign that the site may not be totally dry!!! Now we're cookin with gas - so I dig more lead weight thingies, and make my way into what was the front yard...dig some round pulltabs. Then a screaming "89" comes out of nowhere and this one is the Cumner Jones & Co button from either WWI or WW2 era...love digging the old buttons too!
Once I got through most of the front yard that I could see, I started moving towards the backyard. The Deus hits a surface target and locks onto "82" in 12 kHz which is the sole Wheatie of the hunt, a worn 1930 D. Then I wandered into the dreaded can slaw, and decided to fall back to 4 kHz. There's no EMI here (for once) so this was a welcome change and I know 4 kHz still hits nickels pretty hard in reactivity 2. Then came a moderate high tone, VDI at 75-76, but the audio wasn't as clear as previous coins. At 4" down I saw a silver rim and pulled a nice Rosie. Now things are getting exciting! This hunt is only getting better! But it's getting onto 1:00 or so, and I have to work tomorrow so can't do an all-nighter! Decided to pull one more coin and call it quits - but I will definitely be revisiting this place and soon! It's only 300 yards from the front door...
The last coin I dug was the 1936 Merc and it was covered in a layer of oxidation - it was about 4" deep and was near the edge of the driveway. Nothing like a silver to end a great hunt!
