The good, bad and the ugly

[John 'n' W.Va]

This is my finds today from a 2 hour hunt. I found a 1940 house that got torn down Friday. Found the owner via the Internet. Owner gave me permission, but I had to show her what I found. I was hoping to find some older coins then what I did. I found an old copper hair barrette that said honey on it. She said it was her mother's. Of course I gave it to her. Oldest coin 1947. Most coins in the 70's. Four clad dimes.

 

[DavHut]

I dont find old houses to be the "gold mine" most of us would think them to be. Yes the odds are in favor of older stuff, but that goes for trash too. And once a house has been demolished....whoowhee, does the trash quotient go up!

Besides, even today most houses are not Rockefeller Manor. Working stiffs are not known for enhanced wealth, either lost or otherwise.

This is not to say that I wont hunt them when I can - I do. But it's mostly just for another, different place to hunt. Some of my better finds have come from old house sites - along with some of my greatest junk finds. They are a mixed blessing. Best to grid and go slow.

 

[Uncle Willy]

What one tends to forget about old houses - the people that lived in them way back when had little or no money to lose.Even one coin was a fortune and guarded closely. People just could not afford to lose even a penny. To some having a penny was the difference between being broke or not broke. Everything is relative.

Bill