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Would you detect an old store basement with a dirt floor?

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Goes4ever

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A friend of mine recently bought an old store in downtown, the building is from the late 1800's and he said the basement has a dirt floor, the beams that hold the floor up are logs with bark still on them. Do you think it would be worth checking the dirt floor to see if anything was ever lost or do you think it would be a waste of time?
 
No, I think it would be worth checking out. The area cannot be that big and would not take long to go over it and you never know what you may find. I would assume that the area would have been used for inventory storage for the store and who knows what may have been buried down there over the years. I would definitely give it a shot. Let us know what you decide and if you do hunt it, what turns up. I of course would want some of the proceeds for giving such sound advice.
 
For sure! Check it out...could be some real interesting things down there! By the way...a moonshine distiller comes up on E-trac as a 12-60. Haaaaa...just kidding....good luck and let us know what turns up!!!
 
Oh yeah, good possibilities.
 
I would check it for sure. Marsha just said to me the other day we should check the back half of our basement before we move and I think it could have something under the dirt as the house is 110 years old. Let us know what you find.
 
I'd check it out for sure !
What the heck - if it comes down to it, you could even crawl around on your hands and knees with a pinpointer ! :rofl:

I know someone that owns an 1800's era Hotel - I hunted lawn around the hotel last year an found a few keepers.
While I was there the owner told me that there was a tavern in the basement that has a dirt floor. He said I could hunt it in the future when he had the keys with him to get into the building.
I plan on going back this summer and see if I can find anything.

HH --- Mark
 
Looking forward to seeing what you find!
Good Luck,
Bunker
 
I did a dirt floor speakeasy with Teknetics Mark 1 was a gold mine of coins found 2 loaded pistols also.Most people buried there money in basements so you could get it in winter and bodies if you are from Chicago or family members until frost went out in 1800's.Also if house burned down your money was safe underground.Just think of the old coppers that are being found in cellar holes out east.
 
Prep1957 - What does this mean "or family members until frost went out in 1800's"?
 
In the early 1800's the only unfrozen ground was in cellar hole or in cellar hole under house.Lot of old houses were also built right over well for same reason up north here to get at them.Although it would sound like a good idea to just passed love one outside to freeze solid it was not done much because critters outside would help themselves.I was told also family members may be 20 miles away but you may not see each other till spring and of course it was just good manners to wait until spring so everyone could say there goodbyes.I use to dig a lot of outhouse/privy pits would find some "Bones" now and again.I have only dug 2 pits this year but have made more bottle digging than coin hunting ever if you do not mind the seeds.What a lot of people do not realize when you are coin hunting that 1830's house in the middle of a plowed field had a well and maybe one or two outhouses those bottles are money get your probe out and find that ring of money.It was common also clear up to early 1900 if house was bad.It was more important to protect hand dug well so they wood fill with bottles so they could reclaim it if decided to rebuild new house.Dig Safely and never alone.
 
I would for sure hunt that basement! And, after you've dug all signals above iron, then for sure go back and dig any big iron signals or even large "coin" signals that you think is just a piece of metal. Reason being that people often buried their money in the basement, and if it's in even a jar with a steel or iron lid then you might only get a large iron signal, but if it's a glass lid jar then you might see a giant coin signal. Outside, I hear people liked to hide money where they wouldn't be seen digging, so usually that's in the chicken coop or barn or such. On the other hand, some people just waited until the middle of the night and did it right out in the open too. But, one thing for sure...They always had a permanent marker to locate the loot. That's why I ALWAYS will hunt around any big boulders in the woods and such looking for any large signal at all. They might have used a fence post as a marker or a big tree too, but whatever they used it was usually something that would be around for a while. Of course in a barn or chicken coop they didn't really need to have a marker on where it's at, but outside they almost always used a marker of some type. Even a big rock that you can move by hand with effort...If there is a signal under that then dig. I also read that people would usually like to bury it outside where they could keep an eye on it from the house, so if the structure is still standing looking for a marker in direct line of sight of a window.
 
Terry, I've seen you in action. If there is something there, you will find it. Best of luck to you.
 
elki1052 said:
Go ahead and do it, just take afriend with you in case of any thing going wrong.
HH.
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what would go wrong? I will have a friend with me...I mentioned this is my friend who bought the building....lol
 
I would go for it. Not going to cost anything to look. If you need a friend to take along, keep me in mind. I am close to you and always willing to take a look. Let us know how you do. I hope there is something awesome hiding out.

Don
HH
 
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