need some advice

[molonlabe12]

Cant seem to find anything but pop tabs and zinc pennies. Any suggestions on where to look for a better find.

 

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[DBANDGB]

first place is where are you located. not your home address

 

[Terry Soloman]

If you are looking in local playgrounds or parks, you are looking in the same place as everybody else since 1980. You need to start trying to research places people gathered in the PAST (1870 - 1950). You need to start thinking outside the box, and be prepared to do a little work with your head, not just your machine. Good Luck!

A Few Sites to Get You Started:

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Old Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Your post is extremely vague..not even a mention where you are find zincs and pop tops. Everyone finds those, just have to keep digging

 

[molonlabe12]

I live in columbus ga. Lots of civil war history here but the battle sites have been developed and built on. Going to do more research and find some other good areas.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Well you are in a good area...I wood be hunting any wooded areas. I would love to have the chance for Civil war relics

 

[relicmeister]

Well you are in a good area...I wood be hunting any wooded areas. I would love to have the chance for Civil war relics

I agree- woods are your best bet to find the old and interesting. be patient, persistent, and expect to cover some ground.
good finds aren;t going to find you!

 

[Slingshot]

Anywhere close to the river, downtown district is old enough for anything, get a small coil and learn to hunt in the trashiest places you know of, lots of goodies have been masked from the bigger coils for decades even in places they say are pounded to death.

 

[dustywallen]

Cant seem to find anything but pop tabs and zinc pennies. Any suggestions on where to look for a better find.

Been right where you are. Take the advice of moving locations. The best detector does no good if nothingis there. Try your grandparents home and another good thing to do is tell others your in the hobby. This can produce "hot spots" as well. Will be looking forward to you r finds.

 

[molonlabe12]

Just found a location to an old fort and a road thats being dug by the river and close to where the battle was held. Gunna go see if i can dig the road before it gets paved again.

 

[JoeB_OH]

All good advice & Good luck! I would add: Grass or unpaved parking lots.

 

[pkb]

what kind of machine are you using ? Just curious

 

[molonlabe12]

Teknetics alpha 2000. Just got into the hobby and didnt want to spend too much on my first machine

 

[McKinney_5900]

If you are finding pennies, then there are still dimes and quarters there, even in your own yard. It took me 7 days to even find a penny in my own small yard. Within 2 months...I dug lots of dimes where I'd missed finding one within that week. If you are still at home to detect, dig it all.

 

[pokerdad911]

You have to find the zinc and tabs to get the gold. So keep digging. I usually eliminate zinc / pull tabs on my detector and just go for the silver to make a small payday. Good luck.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome to the forum,

To find gold you will dig your share of pull tabs, there is no way around it. We have all dug a HUGE amount over the years, but it does pay off!

Regards,

 

[wayfas4u]

Hey man, I've been in your shoes before. Finding somebody nearby in your town with the same interest and develop a good relationship is a good start - a metal detecting buddy! All of the places Soloman listed is perfect material! Look online for old aeriel photos.....www.historicaeriels.com for example - these photos show a look into yesteryear. I've located old home sites and schools by comparing old maps versus current maps. Google earth I use regularly. My best finds though are talking with older people. I've gained a friendship with a 90 year old man who has given me permission to hunt his property that has old homesites from turn of the century. Today it's nothing but a plowed cotton field, but back then someone's home. I've found numerous silver coins this way. My point is all the text books and internet won't necessarily tell you where X marks the spot, but just talking with older people about the past can give you great locations. I always shake hands with the land owner and usually they enjoy good conversation about the past.

 

[mudd punk]

If you are looking in local playgrounds or parks, you are looking in the same place as everybody else since 1980. You need to start trying to research places people gathered in the PAST (1870 - 1950). You need to start thinking outside the box, and be prepared to do a little work with your head, not just your machine. Good Luck!

A Few Sites to Get You Started:

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Old Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

Pretty much covers it! Or everywhere!!!!

 

[penzfan]

Nice list

 

[bigfoot1]

the most overlooked places to hunt are the,"fluke"spots.any turnout on a highway,small patches of virgin ground etc.be creative.I have had some excellent finds in places that had no obvious reason to search.