2 months-1005 coins and no silver yet

[litefire56]

I've been MDing for 2 months now and tonight I broke the 1000 coin milestone. I still have yet to find silver. Just wondering if anybody can advise me where to hunt. Been to a couple old farm sites and still no luck. Not complaining... as I did find a beautiful 14k with 7 Rubies ring, just need to feed my hunger for silver.
Thanks! Any advise will be greatly appreciated!

John

 

[N.J.THer]

Congrats on the 1000 milestone and the gold ring. Better then I did in my first two months. When looking for silver I've always had luck in older parks and any home built in the fifties or earlier. Be patient and it will come although I know someone that was metal detecting for eight years before finding silver that is an extreme case.

NJ

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

I've been MDing for 2 months now and tonight I broke the 1000 coin milestone. I still have yet to find silver. Just wondering if anybody can advise me where to hunt. Been to a couple old farm sites and still no luck. Not complaining... as I did find a beautiful 14k with 7 Rubies ring, just need to feed my hunger for silver.
Thanks! Any advise will be greatly appreciated!

John

John last year I found over 11,000 coins and had I think 12 silver coins total.. Try a few older spots... This year I am doing much better, even had back to back silver coin days... I did some research and found a few older areas. You can look up forest preserves, parks, ask permission on private property and any public vacant lots that might be around. Also someone mentioned older homes. Glad to hear you hit gold...last year I found a lot of gold and silver jewelry...this year not nearly as much up to now...are you finding any wheaties that look like they have been in the ground for a while? If so there should be some silver around... If you have any older churches in the area with grounds...maybe ask permission there... Good luck it will be all that much more special when you find it!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow an awesome few months heck with that kind of finds take the clad and go buy some silver lol

 

[litefire56]

wow an awesome few months heck with that kind of finds take the clad and go buy some silver lol

Actually I did just that..Bought a Peace dollar, 1893 Chicago Colombian Fair half dollar, 34 Quarter, 1906 Barber dime some Buffalo's and IH's. I wanted to see how my 250 would react to them and to give it the "scent" like a trained bloodhound to find more!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow an awesome few months heck with that kind of finds take the clad and go buy some silver lol

Actually I did just that..Bought a Peace dollar, 1893 Chicago Colombian Fair half dollar, 34 Quarter, 1906 Barber dime some Buffalo's and IH's. I wanted to see how my 250 would react to them and to give it the "scent" like a trained bloodhound to find more!

rofl lol great idea

 

[pennyfarmer]

I have never used a Ace 250 but I am sure they are plenty capable machines. It took me a few months before I found my first piece of silver. I think that my advice would be to take a look at your hunting techniques and possibly the areas you are at.

First techniques

• Make sure you keep the coil as close to the ground as possible. I literally keep the coil in contact with the ground.
• Sweep speed matters. This is where your test garden can come in handy. Bury some coins at different depths and find a sweep speed that works!!
• Overlap your swings. I have been in a hurry and missed several coins. You can't rush treasure

Areas

• I have always loved construction sites when I can get in them.
• After a storm I like to drive around some of the older areas that could possibly have trees that were blown over.
• Drive around older parts of town and look for people re-landscaping their yards. I have only been turned down a few times.

I hope this may help and get your mind turning. One last thing keep a good outlook. Many times when I had a positive look on my hunt great things seemed to jump from the ground.

 

[Happy Harry]

I also use an ACE250 and have been MDing since 1-1-08. I have less than half of the coins that you have found. I did however find a 1944 Walking Liberty Half. It was found at a home site that is slated for teardown. I received permission from the property owner / builder. the homes that are on this site were built in 1916. I also found 3 wheat pennies there. I was working under the area of an old clothes line. Look for older areas that are slated to be redeveloped. Look for empty lots that have old foundations or slabs. If you find an older location check with or at the assessors office you can determine when the property was developed. Sounds as if the ring you found is a beauty. Keep going and remember this is a hobby!! Have fun with it. HH

 

[Turtleman]

LF 56,
I have had an Ace for more than a year and was never able to pull silver from the turf at the local parks. Now that I have a Minelab Explorer I have been able to find some silver coins in the turf. However, I did find some silver dimes with the Ace in the woods and harder to reach sections of the parks I hunt. The Ace is a good machine but it does not go as deep as some of the top end machines. In my area, a lot of retired guys detect everyday with really good machines (not to mention Capn SE lives nearby). They have hammered the turf, and although no place is ever hunted out, they have dwindled down the amount of silver in the turf. So what I did, realizing it was going to be difficult to sniff out silver with the Ace in the turf is I asked myself, "Where could I go in this park that the retired guys wouldn't go? Where would it be more challenging to hunt? Where is the most difficult place to hunt in the park that has potential for holding some old coins?" This has worked and although it requires hunting on slopes and in weeds and other stuff, I've managed to pull silver with the Ace.
I hope you find some soon but don't put too much pressure on yourself. It will happen in its own good time.
Best wishes,
T-man

 

[I_Dig_NYC]

It took me 5 months to find one silver 1960 dime.

I still haven't found a gold or even a silver ring.

I haven't found half the coins you have either.

Count your blessings. Be patient. Search those older wooded areas thoroughly.

Your not doing bad for only 2 months work. Your ahead of the game actually.

Some people can't find that in a year.

 

[Codes]

Not sure if I can offer any advice about where to hunt at. Just keep going over your old spots and DIG EVERYTHING. Even those things you may have left behind, dig ' em. I found about 500 coins at my old elementary school cherrypicking all the coin signals and I thought I had dug it all. Well, yesterday my luck changed. I told myself I was going to dig all signals no matter what they were. I ended up finding a 1915 Buffalo nickel in a place I had been over several times. Just today I went back to another place I had been over several times and found a '44 Wheat and a 10K ring.

There's definitely good stuff out there. The question is; Do you have the patience to dig all signals?

If you answered yes, you can find the good stuff

Happy Hunting,
Codes

 

[Monty]

Look deep. I have watched a lot of newbies and if it is over 4 or 5 inches they tend to skip it and go after the shallow stuff. Unfortunately with the ACE, many times the silver sounds just like lawnmower slaw. I know because I have dug 8" to find a piece of an aluminum can! I have found several dimes along the curb line in front of old areas of town. They use to park in the street and drop change when they got out of a car I guess?..or buggie depending on how old the coin is. Monty

 

[Goes4ever]

I use the ace 250 as well, and just yesterday I found just over 1000 coins and my 2nd silver coin. I hunt mostly old houses, I just keep knocking doors, only been told no a couple times, it is frustrating I know! I have found 45 wheats this year as well, so I know the ace can sniff out coins to 8"

 

[Detectingfreak]

nice job on your 1005 coins! Keep looking for that silver! Hey if it makes you feel better my last silver was two years ago.

 

[kimsdad]

Congratulations on your stellar coin count in 2 months! I'm new to this too, but I got lucky & found one silver coin in the first 2 weeks. Still looking for more. Sounds like you got a lot of good advice in the responses. I've found no Indians or buffalos, and my oldest coin is a penny from the 1920's. Lots of clad, but nowhere near your count. I still get just as much of a thrill digging a clad quarter as a wheat penny though - seems like every hit is something to look forward to. Maybe your next hit will be something shiny! HH