First old find!

[NoThisIsPatrick]

Well it happened. I finally broke out of the clad fad!

My girlfriend’s house was originally built in 1907 and housed some pretty important people in the town over the years. I think there’s gotta be more out there but my AT Pro is giving me lots of low iron tones with hardly any high tones :/

Still came away with a 1940 D and 1953 S wheat penny, along with $1.86 in clad. Lots more to find- I’m coming for you, silver!

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Determination is Key

 

[CreakyDigger]

Keep digging, you'll find them.

 

[smallfoot]

Slow down over the iron and listen good for a high tone in there. Turn and go at it from another angle. AT Pro will pick it out. Dig all the iffy signals.

 

[washingtonian]

Way to go man. If you got that on a first pass I think there’s bound to be more stuff there. I lived in a 1908 house a couple years back with a modest sized yard and got 3 silver dimes, a silver ring, 20+ Wheats and an 1880s Hong Kong coin. They don’t all turn out like that but sometimes they do! My first (quick) hunt there only turned up a single wheat to get excited about.

 

[smokeythecat]

Smallfoot and Washingtonian are both correct. Silver on old sites, for all intents and purposes is not plentiful, except on great occasion. My neighbor's house was built in the 1890's. I found probably 50 wheat cents and only one 1944 dime.

 

[invent4hir]

NoThisIsPatrick, gotta like your optimism

 

[Bodkin]

Once you nail a few silvers (or whatever your desired target may be) you will learn a little more on each. Dig it all though, you'll find some other cool stuff along the way. Have fun and good luck (that always helps too!)!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on the Wheats, now hit that yard from a different direction. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you missed from the first time.