Question About Basement With Dirt Floor

[metaltaylor4]

We recently got permission to go hunting on a pretty old property. The basement is all dirt but has loads of nails,bolts, iron pieces etc. on the surface. We were thinking of trying to rake some of the junk to a corner to try to get around the mess. Any suggestions on what we should do? Is it even worth hunting?

Thanks

 

[RHorseUSMC]

you can turn down your sensitivity since any coins that we're lost won't have the weather outside to make them go deep into the ground. About ten 10 years ago a member from our club was digging an abandoned house that he got permission to hunt before it was tore down. Using a small coil he got a good signal at about a foot deep. Turned out to be a mason jar full of gold and silver coins. Good luck!

 

[utahshovelhead]

Hi Metal,
I had done some hunting like that on a dirt basement in a 1880s home. I detected it, then raked it and tried it again. I suggest a small coil and slooooowwww sweep with little sensitivity as lots and lots of targets, pipes, and junky junk. I did not find a jar of coins but I had a great time trying as I was inside on a rainy day. Found some toys, utensils, and whatsits. Be sure to check under any hole in the floor upstairs like heat vents, and pipe holes, that is where most of my targets were as I imagine the kids pushed them down along with some marbles.
Good Luck,
utahshovelhead