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Putting in my swing time...
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Critterhunter
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If you are popping wheats then silver can't be far behind. Once I hunted a spot where I popped a large cent, a canadian half dime, and a few indians and barber dimes from memory or so. It was wierd as it was a narrow strip of the grass in the middle of the field where they all came from. As I was leaving, a guy who works for the parks mentioned they had filled some ruts in the field a while back. That must have been where these coins came from, as they were all in one about 5 foot wide area about 20 feet long or so, but the grass had grown so I didn't know there was fill there. A lot of times when they build a home or such they strip the top soil and that gets re-sold, and then they use the dirt from the foundation to bring the ground they stripped back up to the level they want. They do that because they can get top dollar for topsoil, while the clay dirt from the foundation and such isn't worth as much to re-sell. Keep working that area as they bring in more dirt as you don't know what you might get. Why are the filling that site anyway?
There was a mowed grass lot next to some railroad tracks where my friends had pulled a bunch of silver and some of it pretty old from the 1800's. The soil had a lot of hot rocks and black sand and iron in it. I went there a few times with my friend but we never got any more silver out of there. Then one day I drove by and they had stripped about 12" of the soil out. We hunted it that night and got indians, barbers, and such. Some of which were right on top of this clay sublayer that was left when they removed the top soil above it. Just goes to show that no place is ever really hunted out. Those coins were all hidden by depth or masking or such. Bad news is all the good top soil was taken away and we never found out where. I bet it was loaded with silver.
There was a mowed grass lot next to some railroad tracks where my friends had pulled a bunch of silver and some of it pretty old from the 1800's. The soil had a lot of hot rocks and black sand and iron in it. I went there a few times with my friend but we never got any more silver out of there. Then one day I drove by and they had stripped about 12" of the soil out. We hunted it that night and got indians, barbers, and such. Some of which were right on top of this clay sublayer that was left when they removed the top soil above it. Just goes to show that no place is ever really hunted out. Those coins were all hidden by depth or masking or such. Bad news is all the good top soil was taken away and we never found out where. I bet it was loaded with silver.
Hey Critter. This spot is a legal dump for 'clean fill'. Everyone from the Boro, PA Power & Light and random landscapers dump here. Its been this way for decades. Now its a huge lot and still growing. When the piles become too numerous everything is bulldozed flat and the cycle continues. I can't tear myself away from this spot. Its 2 minutes from my house and I can let my dog run free. HH. Matt
Critterhunter
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Keep working that site when you can, because sooner or later some old coins are going to come in with a load of dirt. If you know of any sites around you where old house lots or streets or sidewalks or such are being torn up then I'd for sure stop and ask if they are taking the dirt to your little honey hole. If they are then gear up sparky because silver is on the way. 
Matt,very nice photos.Its always nice to get out on a search,which puts you a little closer to finding hat nice silver coin or gold ring.Thanks Ron
Uhg! Six hours yesterday and five hours today. One zinc and an old Pepsi bottle to show for it. Anyone here know how old this bottle is? I go almost every day so I dont really mind getting skunked; its better than being inside. I meet some cool people and dogs too. Im thankful for these forums. HH. Matt
Critterhunter
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I'm no bottle expert but my best guess is 60's to 70's for that bottle?
Got a story for you. One time I was way back in the woods metal detecting. My mind was wandering when all of a sudden I felt something cool and wet touch the back of my leg! I must have jumped about ten feet in the air. Turned out it was a dog that a guy was letting run free as he followed it. After that day I went to smaller studio sized headphones so I can hear what's going on around me better. I don't like headphones that block out all the sound. Besides, these things being about half the size of regular headphones are much more comfortable and not nearly as hot to wear in the summer. Super light too. I'm not talking about walkman style headphones. Those things always have terrible audio and let in too much sound. These are $20 Sony studio phones from Walmart. Great audio on them too. I think Crazyman turned me on to them.
Got a story for you. One time I was way back in the woods metal detecting. My mind was wandering when all of a sudden I felt something cool and wet touch the back of my leg! I must have jumped about ten feet in the air. Turned out it was a dog that a guy was letting run free as he followed it. After that day I went to smaller studio sized headphones so I can hear what's going on around me better. I don't like headphones that block out all the sound. Besides, these things being about half the size of regular headphones are much more comfortable and not nearly as hot to wear in the summer. Super light too. I'm not talking about walkman style headphones. Those things always have terrible audio and let in too much sound. These are $20 Sony studio phones from Walmart. Great audio on them too. I think Crazyman turned me on to them.