Is it worth hunting

JC dig's

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Jul 10, 2007
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While I wa sitting around trying to decode if I was going to go take a chance and hunt a local park it occurred to me that wher my mother lives might be worth a shot.
she lives in a 1940ish duplex in Arlington Va, it has a very small front and back yard the type you would mow with a weedeater or electric pushmower if you get my drift. What do you think? It takes me about two hours to get there.
 

finderzzs

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May 2, 2007
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You bet, chances are good no one else has hunted there, and who knows, maybe the neighbors will allow you to hunt their yards also. Good luck.
 

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JC dig's

JC dig's

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Jul 10, 2007
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Culpeper,Va
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fisher 1236x / whites xlt / garret ace250
Your right, I bet nobody has ever even had a detector near this place (well maybe miss utility). I'm sure her neighbors would'nt care or even have a clue to what I was doing its very culturely diverse there.
 

finderzzs

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If there is a space between the sidewalk and the street, that is city property and you can walk down the street hunting this area, this is usually Loaded with stuff.
 

mastereagle22

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May 15, 2007
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I have found some good stuff in really small spaces before. The area between the sidewalk and the street holds lots of coins and items. I have yet to find any old coins in places like this but I think it is because I have never hit the old parts of town here. Besides take your mom to lunch and make it a nice trip. Take the chance the only thing you have to loose is a little time and a little gas money, the rewards could be well worth it.
 

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JC dig's

JC dig's

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Jul 10, 2007
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fisher 1236x / whites xlt / garret ace250
Thats a great idea my mom always enjoys a visit. Thank's I did'nt think of that area between the road and the sidewalk. I can't wait to get started it's so hard in Va to find good places to MD. I live 5 miles from where the battle of Brandy station took place, and when ever I ask permission to MD I get poo-poo'd or they say "yea maybe sometime" and it never materializes.
 

luvsdux

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May 16, 2007
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I have come to the conclusion that one should NEVER assume that a place wouldn't be worth detecting. The only way to find out for sure is to detect it. Sometimes great targets show up in the MOST UNLIKELY PLACES. I have made good finds just because I didn't turn off my detector on the way back to my vehicle and happened to get a signal along the route. Often, you won't find much, but you never really know without trying.
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