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- Thread starter gware12
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Unless there has been a lot of foot traffic, there probably won't be any good finds. Seeing metal detectors that close to historic locations will probably get a few people growling.
Neil in West Jersey
New member
Roadsides can be very good locations, depending on the the type of traffic, and the history of the road. This is especially true of dirt roads. I have found many older coins along the sides of old dirt roads, particularly ones that are maintained. That is when the road is more or less plowed to even out the surface, pushing older coins to the banks. On newer, paved roads you can expect to find a lot of litter tossed from cars. Sometimes you may find a road that has changed paths, for example Florida's A1A has many roads intersecting called Old A1A. This was the original path of A1A. If you are lucky you may find old cellar holes or abandoned buildings along these old roads. Road names can be clues as well. Road names such as Park St., Grove St, Burnt Mill Rd. are names that tell a story. Where was the park located? When did the mill burn? These are questions you should be looking for answers to.
Historic sites (and the adjacent land) are typically off limits, but if you are creative you can often get permission. I recently got involved with my local historic society. I made an arrangement to help them by promising to donate any item of historic significance related to the property or the area. Coins do not fall under this stipulation
Historic sites (and the adjacent land) are typically off limits, but if you are creative you can often get permission. I recently got involved with my local historic society. I made an arrangement to help them by promising to donate any item of historic significance related to the property or the area. Coins do not fall under this stipulation
John 'n' W.Va
Active member
I have hunted dirt roads in Fl. with great success. I have also studied where old churches and other old places were. If it was private property I would MD the dirt road nearby. My dirt road finds are: 1900, 1905 V nickel, 1902 quarter, 1839 cent, 1700 Chinese coin, 1907 Canadian quarter and a whole lot of wheat's. Oh yea, a nice fat 18 k gold ring dated 1945.