this old house

[veezafo]

my sister has and old Victorian house built in 1847 and yet to find a good hit anyone with any suggestions

 

[BH-LandStar]

1847 you say...I would find out if there was a barn, outhouse, icehouse, etc...if you can find these areas, you might get some hits...It is hard to believe that you have found nothing on a site that old.
What detector do you use, and how did you have it set up?

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[nugget]

Hi veezafo, also look for where the old fashion clothesline might have been, and around very old trees is also good for coins usually, unless someone has hunted it mercilessly before you. I'd also look to the horizon and see if there are any prominent landmarks, EG: Large boulder on a hill, unusual looking tree or similar. Line it up standing at the back door and detect along those lines. Also if you can find the old out house as BH-Landstar suggests then detect along those lines to the distant object. People did'nt trust banks in the old days, with good reason I might add, so they buried valuables for safe keeping. Assuming of course that the house is not in a built up area! HH regards Nugget.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hello all, its possible someone may have hit it in the past, dont let that deter you. theres still some stuff there. you just have to look a little harder and deeper. remember, veezafo that no one man or machine finds everything. people were tight with their money back then, and didnt lose money as often as we think. i too, like bh landstar have to question how your machine is set up, and how you are going about this search. even if the place was previously searched, say 10 years ago, then the advantage still lies with you in that the machine you have now is probably much better than the one they used. remember also that most people are lazy by nature and tend to skip over the harder to reach areas to hunt... around/under trees and bushes, up and down banks, very near the foundation, etc. under the porch [if you can do it] is also a very good place to try. good luck, check your machine, and hh,

 

[GRAY GHOST]

and oh yeah, almost forgot... check the cellar well! hh,

 

[dougmoore34]

Gray Ghost hit it right on the money. I have had great fun at houses in that age group. Under the porch and near the creek or pond are my favorites. The killer for me is finding time to hunt. Rain or shine Iam off to a friends farm in the am [23 acres with two old home sites]. First house site dates from 1880's and second from 1920's. Both houses were removed by hand [oh goody nails]. The new home site [1960's] still stands and coughed up some clad on the first two hunts [oh and about a million marbles]. I have to say that I really do enjoy my TR. It has been good to me [still have yet to try it at the beach].
HH,
Doug in OR

 

[veezafo]

nothing as old as the house, the ground is still all mud from the winter. here are some finds from today

 

[shark]

Where ya at Doug. I'm over on the coast in Southern Oregon.