Best Place to find GOOD stuff?

[hedshot56]

So, after a week of detecting and digging in my abandoned house/ molasses mill/ mobile home site, I have found little more than junk. Lids, the metal off a mousetrap, a button, a buckle from a ladies shoe, and the head off a shovel, and some tin foil. So, I come to you guys asking where would be a place to find actual stuff that is historical, coins, bullets, that Kinda thing. So, any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I'm getting rather frustrated at digging up 3 jar lids every day.

 

[SusanMN]

Frustration and junk is part of the hobby. The "good stuff" could be anywhere amidst all that trash. Private homes seem the most likely to still contain old coins. Start checking around and asking for permission to hunt yards.

 

[ModernMiner]

Where in NC are you located?

 

[hedshot56]

Hiddenite is the town, but I live in the community of Vashti.

 

[Dwight S]

Keep working the area you're at. Under that trash may be some good stuff, or maybe not. North Carolina was a rather poor state. But, you've got a good site to learn your detector. Research your area's history and start knocking on doors. Just be sure you know how to recover targets without leaving too much damage.

 

[luvsdux]

One has to become philosophical about the junk to survive in this hobby, but persistence and patience will pay off.
luvsdux

 

[scotter1]

heck,why arent you out finding gems and gold.pm me ill give you some clues

 

[CincinnatiKid]

Dig all trash. As previously stated, doing so will allow you to dig better and deeper targets. "Masking" effects every detector.
Also, Mr.Terry Soloman posted a response last week, containing a great list of places to detect. Check out his info.
Much success to you...
Peace

 

[empty_pockets]

So, after a week of detecting and digging in my abandoned house/ molasses mill/ mobile home site, I have found little more than junk. Lids, the metal off a mousetrap, a button, a buckle from a ladies shoe, and the head off a shovel, and some tin foil. So, I come to you guys asking where would be a place to find actual stuff that is historical, coins, bullets, that Kinda thing. So, any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I'm getting rather frustrated at digging up 3 jar lids every day.

................Welcome to the hobby Mr......

 

[Argentium]

You might want to give the site you've been working a break , try hitting some of those curbside easements (between the sidewalk and street)
no permission needed there , check your town parks - look for some on the older side of town , as others have mentioned -ask friends and
neighbors for permission to go over their yards (older intact yards with large trees if possible ) get more familiar with your area with a bit of
research at the public library - the internet may be a great resource for historical research as well . Happy hunting !!!

 

[Produce Guy]

Try school play grounds,or Tot-lots,easy on the knees,not to deep and lots of coins and other interesting junk like-
pencils,paper clips,foil,foil,foil.

 

[TerryC]

You have only been at it for a VERY short time. Keep a notebook. Put in the 100 hours REQUIRED to become good at detecting. THEN ask the same question again. Your notebook will spell out where the better places are. My general advice is to LOOK WHERE PEOPLE GATHER/GATHERED. Sledding hills (in NC) are good places in NC because most would not think of snow in NC! It doesn't have to be a steep hill, just enough incline to get the toboggan moving. Let the rowdy nature of guys put the coins on the ground. The city of Roanoke Rapids, NC has a "lock" that goes around the rapids in town. I have hunted that area and the berms going to and from with good results. That was back in the '90s. I found a man's wedding band at the base of a large oak tree in Gaston, NC. I am told it was probably made during the Civil War as it was gold plated silver (see archives post). Down at Halifax, NC is the old road (Revolutionary War era) that now runs through farm fields... nest to hwy 125. Look there for relics. South East of Weldon, NC is a field where "iron clads" were built. Should be some relics there (private property rules apply). ALL of these kind of places are LEARNED through talking with the locals.... especially older folks. Now, go out and get some! TTC

 

[MuckyBottles]

Everywhere and nowhere. I have found stuff where other md'ers have pounded along with archies and hit paydirt. I have also found some great stuff where people least expect to find stuff. Remember we humans are a clumsy and awkward species. Persistence, determination and research pays off.

 

[Judepb]

Everyone finds junk, gotta keep hunting. Like someone said schools, playgrounds and I'll add ballfields. I always find coins there. Good luck

 

[MuckyBottles]

Everyone finds junk, gotta keep hunting. Like someone said schools, playgrounds and I'll add ballfields. I always find coins there. Good luck

Second ball fields easy digging. Also check piles of of old baseball diamond dirt, I always find stuff there as well

 

[beez0404]

If you hit some ball fields I might suggest the first and third base lines where a lot of spectators stand to watch the games. Football and soccer fields the same way. Along the sidelines. Something else you might try is the Alexander county GIS map which is a pretty nice one. PM me if you need any help figuring out how to use it.

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

You did not say how much land you have to detect. If it is a good size piece of land, try getting away from the areas you detected already. Sometimes the obvious places you think will produce finds, just dont produce.

 

[gusser]

KEEP DIGGING---Near every pile of horse crap........................................is a pony.

 

[Alan Applegate]

I'm beginning to wonder about old home sites.

Several years ago, I got permission to hunt a century-old home site, about 3 miles from my home, which was slated to be torn down. First of all, the ground was so hard, you almost needed a jackhammer. The place was littered with every known type of pull tab every made! The insides were even in worse shape, as every wall had been kicked in. I spent about 5 hours over a two day period, and honestly, all I found was a new, bright and shinny penny!

 

[Frankn]

Well, if you are looking for historical, Look in the old yards. The best ones are where the well to do use to live. Here's some things I found in one yard.

That's a 200 year old ax head that I mounted. The gold ring has a 3ct Ruby.
It's the same as sales, what matters is location, location, location! Frank...