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[dirtsearcher]

I headed back over to the site I started detecting again tonight.There used to be 4 houses on this lot with the oldest being constructed in 1890's and the newest in the 1950's.I have found coins from other countries from the 50's and 60's but the oldest U.S. coin I have found is a 1967 Quarter.Most coins are newer pennies.I am stumped why I haven't found silver here yet.All 4 of these houses were very nice with well cared for property.I haven't even found a wheat penny yet.There are still trees standing on this lot and I have concentrated on these areas seeing as they were not touched by the dozers when the houses were torn down.Does anyone have any ideas?I thought maybe my 4900DL MAX just wasn't going deep enough but I have air tested a dime at 7-9 inches.Today I found 5 pennies,a nickle and the 1967 Quarter as well as lots of trash.

 

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[SusanMN]

Maybe they've been detected before?

 

[dirtsearcher]

Thought about that but I am finding older foreign coins deep still.

 

[utah1066]

nice keep it up you will find more

 

[robbuckalew]

Try going after a good rain.
It helps the conductivity. Persistence pays off

 

[STH69]

never give up never surrender!

 

[ivan salis]

might have been "silver" cherry picked. in the past.

 

[Suckerpunched]

I'm finding the same issue where I hunt. Have found a couple old wheats, a canadian dime(1949) and a couple old silver rings. No silver US coins. This area was built in the 1940's and judging by the buttons and .30 caliber casings found should give up at least a couple silver coins...I'll just keep diggin....

 

[televue]

My house was built in 1939 and i still havn't found any silver yet. Im as puzzled as you are.

 

[Jimmy@romega]

Sometimes it's guess work, I have luck with gravel driveways also the path between the driveways and the main door that gets used. Since these houses seems pretty old try looking for some trees that might have been used for clothes lines. Some people back in the old days used them you might have luck there.

 

[allen]

sounds like they have been hit hard before...

 

[dirtsearcher]

Sometimes it's guess work, I have luck with gravel driveways also the path between the driveways and the main door that gets used. Since these houses seems pretty old try looking for some trees that might have been used for clothes lines. Some people back in the old days used them you might have luck there.

A lot of trees on these lots have nails in them and some have like tow straps tied to them.I just can't believe I haven't come across an Indian Head Penny or anything like that.I have worked the back of the lots and now when the rain lets up I am gonna do the front yards.