poll: unusual best spot to try

[rickhise]

I have a boat ramp close by, holidays the over flow goes away from designated parking an uses right away. Tons of stuff, also lot of dressing an changing when swim area is at hand? (b4 the safety factor is mentioned) its isolated an zero traffic.
where's your go to idea, at the end of this poll we will vote on best likely spot, try to make it something most could try, I know my spot is a little unique not for most.
every spot makes us all stop an think what do i have similar?
MY SPOT THE RIGHT AWAY AREA THE BOATERS SWIMMERS USE

 

[silversmith]

Along the edges of Bass Lake I found unusual quantities of Silver Coins behind stumps and downed tree's next to the water line. Took awhile to figure that out, if indeed I did figure it out. I also noticed lots of old, partially decade cigarette butts all around the stumps. In the early days my male relatives, were all smokers, by time I was in my late teens, I was too. But I recalled they always carried a Zippo in their pants pocket's. Later, me too. Now by the mid '60's the Zippos mostly disappeared in favor of the "Flip your Bic" generation, less fuss, just drop them in your shirt pocket with your smoke's. While fishing, you get tired and look for a place to sit down an have a smoke. I believe the silver came out with the zippo's
So, when detecting in a recreation area, keep your eyes open for a good place to sit down and have a smoke. It might be productive.
Oh, I gave up the nasty habit many years ago, thanks

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

An area that has been good for me is where cars park along the street.
Passenger side where they get out of the car on the curb side usually where the grass is.
As they slide out of there seat any money laying on the seat that came out of there shallow pockets will fall out just away from the curb
into the grass.
The area from the sidewalk to the road (curb ) is also a good yielder !

 

[Aurium]

Hillsides where fireworks displays are watched from. Or another great spot is hillsides that were picnic grounds and are now covered with 50 yr old trees. By far one of my best places. Hillsides for winter sledding. (I think there's a theme here... hillsides that get human actiivity)

 

[Aurium]

Oh almost forgot my #1 tried and true spot; in the winter watch where the snow is piled, or pushed from parking lots. In the spring go there and you'll spend hours picking up coin, after coin, after coin. If those area's have been used for a long time as in most small towns, you'll find some older coins mixed in as well.

 

[rbholt80]

my spot is the sides of old country roads. iv found rings old coins and new stuff. even out were no one lives way out in the stix.
i guess people throw stuff out or pull over to take a leack lol

 

[Keeshond John]

silversmith mentioned stumps and downed trees for smokers to sit on. I've found the bases of any large tree just off the trail in any wooded area where people have walked for years. Like a park or along a riverbank. Folks drop trou to the call of nature and always (it seems) drop lots of goodies out of their pants pockets too. This is my favorite spot of all to check. You would not believe the number of silver coins and car key sets I've found over the years. I'd have to guess that 75% of the silver coins I've ever found were taken from the back sides of large trees along wooded paths. This spot is so good I even take a rake with me to some areas so that I can clean out the leaves on the ground and gain more depth for my metal detector. On cleaning out a tree I check it off my mental list and move on to others. Been doing this for a long time and do not seem to run out of trees. Give this a try next time you are on a common path in the woods with big trees. Guarantee you'll be a believer.

 

[rickhise]

that makes good sense, wonder how many rings bracelets watches went out the window when those Micky d cups or ppr bottles got tossed.

 

[kascinoh]

One of the productive spots I found was where an old phone booth used to be - one of the old 3/4-style hooded booths attached to a phone pole, with the phone book hanging by a cord. The booth was gone some ten years ago - all that was left was the phone pole - but all the coins were still there - lots of quarters, dimes, nickels. Pull up in your car, reach out to pay the phone and oops - there went that coin, off in to the grass...

 

[qwk]

Around parking meters

 

[silversmith]

Hey Joel.....you betcha My profession has me running electric cables under the rider's side of vehicles in an under the gutter shield. I'm always amazed at the quantity of coins and other stuff along the riders door. You have a worthy point!

 

[GRAY GHOST]

ok, before you bust out laughing - i don't know what it is about holly trees and bushes, but i've always had some great luck around them. they seem to be relic, jewelry, and coin magnets! your're sure to see me around 'em like a honeybee to a tree! i can honestly say that that at least 7 out of my 10 best finds came from around holly trees and bushes, whether growing wild in the woods or in someone's yard. great topic, rick.

 

[PhantomHunter]

I like to hunt in old school yards and playgrounds. First place I hit is any hillside. I guess the kids love to roll down the slope and out rolls the lunch money. If I remember correctly some of it was probably mine that I lost XX years ago

 

[dirtdigginlady]

In the woods behind older churches (even if they are modern now). I think it's because churches use to not have bathrooms and people would sneek out to the woods lol.

 

[rickhise]

OK this is what were looking for 6 months from now pics beside holly trees off happy swingers.

 

[marcomo]

Lot of good ideas here, a couple new to me so thank you!

My idea isn't really an unusual spot per se, just one that I used to overlook.

I used to pass up those suburban post war homes for the older places, but I've come to realize that those ranch houses are good spots too. And plentiful in my neck of the woods!

Silver was minted until 1964, sometime around 1965 or 1966 clad overtook silver in circulation. So 1940's and 50's homes had a number of years for newly prosperous post-war suburban families to drop silver coins.

I've found more silver (albeit not old silver) and gold jewelry per square foot in those newer 40's and 50's homes than the older ones.

 

[Jay4]

I look for the shuffle boards in parks if they have them great place to find silver.

 

[norman maassey]

like old Cedar trees

 

[chuck ky]

found most of my silver when i started in the early 70's in schools that were built in the mid to late 50's.

 

[rickhise]

good logic