Detecting a Very Trashy Area

[ivy_walls]

I use the Ace 250 and I came across this area of about 5 lots where houses once stood in a fairly old neighborhood - 1870 and up. Only problem is the vagrants have trashed the area pretty bad. All I found was trash and a bike license plate from 1969 (was pretty cool). Any advice ??

 

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[Digginman]

Get yourself a Sniper Coil, or do what I would do:

Dig Everything!!!! You will find better stuff as the junk gets taken out.

DM

 

[Jeffro]

I have this river 'beach' I've been working for three visits now. Still haven't got the surface trash gone, but I am finding some decent stuff. Nothing exciting yet though. Get a hit every couple inches to a foot or so, do a lot of digging, curse the pulltabs and bottle caps.

Haven't struck wheat yet, or silver, but getting close. early 1960 cents galore...

Keep at it Ivy... if you have to, break out a rake! Tough not to get impatient though.

Try this..... pick a five foot bt five foot section where it seems to be the trashiest. Work your way down through the trash in this one square only. Go over it several times, from different directions. Once the trash is pretty much gone, crank up the sensitivity and see what comes out.

This MAY be an indicator of whether or not you want to pursue it further.

If nothing special comes, well then maybe you'll hit another square and see again?

If something good does come, you'll be jazzed enough to take on another square regardless!

It's all about motivation and patience to make the good finds.

 

[ivy_walls]

thanks guys ... that makes a lot of sense !!

 

[Sandman]

Jeffro gave good advice. Also the use of a very small coil, "Sniper" will help with the pinpointing one piece of trash from a coin.

I know using a rake seems like a waste of time, but sometimes it is the only way to get the coil to see the good stuff.

Sandman

 

[ivy_walls]

thanks sandman !