Now is getting close to the time for research for most of us.

[Elton]

Snow is predicted here for Thursday Night, and all day Friday. As summer wears down in many areas we will not be detecting much in the field.

Now is the time to start research on where the most likely place old coins still lay. Where to look for Old Coins, newer Silver coins ( 40/50's) and where to look for untouched areas we can detect.

It no secret it is getting harder to find Silver and Old Coins...just read the forums two pieces of Silver found is a big deal. When I first Started 20 pieces was a lazy day.. Is it still available in the field ??..Sure it is..it's just harder to get permission to detect the land it's buried in.. Is it impossible ..NO WAY..So plan your next years detecting ahead of time..get permission for areas you have never detected..private property etc...research where people gathered years ago.. make a plan and then do it next year,,..make the next detecting season the best you ever had.

If you haven't purchased a new detector in a few years now may be the time to start looking. Detectors have moved forward in the last couple of years. Sure yours will still work, but will it work as well as a new model..Lets face it..we need deeper machines to find deeper coins.. It's been almost 50 years since pocket change has been made with Silver ..That's a half of a century....... So everyone think about it, research, and lets start a have you hunted here post ...share your ideas.... This summer I found some old Ball fields from the 50's that you would never have known was on the land had someone not researched and found them. Back then kids played in jeans and shirts..not fancy uniforms like they do now. Lots of change was lost by players and the parents who came and sat on the ground and watched games.. Check out some spots..!!! You will be glad you did.

 

[gmanlight]

Thanks Elton i had forgot i was the last of the silver years.

 

[murfar1]

Thanks for the reminder and the encouraging words. I haven't found researching old sites and actually locating them to be a problem in my area. I've managed to locate virtually all of the ones I've researched. But for the most part, NO access. Reasons run from A to Z--turned into asphalt/concrete jungles, shopping malls, apartments, condos, homes, historic markers, state property or state parks....on and on. I use GPS for exact pinpointing after doing my research. I've taken numerous lengthy trips letting my GPS do the driving, so to speak. At this point I've become very discouraged especially given the rich history of this area.

The city was founded in 1777 and was the state's first capitol but nothing exists in its original state anymore unless designated as historic and off limits. The county fairgrounds dates to the mid 1800's. About 5 years ago in a re-vamping effort they bulldozed everything and put on 2.5 feet of new topsoil over most of it. The rest they covered over with asphalt. I learned this after going out there and talking to one of the long-term employees. There is one area within the original site of the downtown area which has several vacant lots-----all fenced off and locked up. Old canneries, train stations, schools/academys, hotels, even picnic sites popular in the late 1800-early 1900's. Even two early mining sites which are now protected state property. I've located and checked many, many. Same story----gone, all the victims of progress. We do have an old park here still accessible/searchable----the oldest area continuously open to the public in the entire state, opened to the public in 1797. Nothing there of course except clad. Nothing old. I can only guess as to how many times it's been bulldozed over/filled over. Now I can't say the entire county is like that but I can say I've researched a goodly part of it with the same results. I can give you (literally) hundreds of GPS coordinates. Some of them are recognizable when you get there by just one lonely little historic marker while others look ordinary to the extreme with nothing whatsoever to indicate what was once there.

Don't get me wrong. I haven't given up by any means and I refuse to be limited to tot-lots, city parks and schoolgrounds. I'm a coinshooter after the old ones and I'll get there sooner or later. It's just becoming more and more obvious I'm going to have to venture quite a bit further afield in order to escape the tenacles of "progress". Anyway, thanks for the kick in the butt. I'm down but not out.

 

[Elton]

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[jim tn]

We only occasionally see any of that white stuff, but it can get a tad crisp during the winter months. Jan. and Feb. I would really like to spend my winter research time down on the Florida beaches. And, I find I think much better when following my detector around. Hmmm, wonder if my wife has any research to do on anything. HH jim tn

 

[Idaho PRB]

I've started some historical research on my area, using the local library and I'm amazed at the leads I have generated. I also notice abandoned homesites when I am traveling around the area, mark them with the GPS and will research ownership to obtain detecting permission. I keep a spiral notebook with these places and any others that come to mind that I would like to pursue, along with names and contact info, so I don't forget about places that I want more information on. This is how I plan to overcome the "Winter Blah's".

 

[Elton]

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