Newbie help

[Radioman]

I am very new to this hobby and I would like to know where to start. I live in Connecticut near Hartford. Where would be a good place to start doing this hobby? Also any helpful info would be greatly apprciated.
Thanks
Radioman

 

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[JC Allen]

R'man...Welcome here! You can scan the threads for great location ideas but some of the best are...
old forgotten spots (homes that are no longer around, towns which withered away, etc.)

The even harder part is matching the spots with where you can get permission &/or availability...

I put a fellow prospector in NJ onto a ghost town spot a couple weeks back and he found these:

un-id'd ring
1853 seated liberty dime
1964 wash 1/4
1942 merc dime
1864 indianhead cent

I'll shoot you a quick PM, but I'll grab you a spot of two in the neighborhood.
I'm stuck at the day j-o-b and have time to help ya out!

Take Care,
JC

 

[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, New York! One of the important factors is location - where are you hunting? If you are looking in local playgrounds or parks, you are looking in the same place as everybody else since 1980. You need to research places people gathered in the PAST (1870 - 1950). 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)

 

[TerryC]

Is that list GROWING, Terry? In a nutshell.... wherever people gather... gathered. TTC

 

[Tom_in_CA]

JC, I could use your help also as a newbie, I'm located in a small town in Missouri called Cabool, MO.

Haha JC, you're going to have to start charging for your site-tips and md'ing help The "JC school of detecting", haha