Best places to look??

[gobblesandgrunts]

What are the best places or areas to look for coins? I know parks, but I dont know of any parks really old enough that are local to me that I could dig at.

 

[Coinboy]

Do some research and look for older places in your area like houses, older buildings, fields, etc. There are civil war sites in TN too.

 

[djackson7348]

If people have been there, they have lost things and the older the things they lost, the better. Good luck!

 

[dts52]

Hi, Jordan. I’m certainly no expert but if you’re focusing on coins you need to concentrate on places where people congregate. Churches, schools, playgrounds, etc. although it’s often hard to get permission for those places and a lot of them have already been hit pretty hard. In my experience, Boy Scout campsites are usually productive when you can get into them. Coins, neckerchief slides and pocket knives seem to be the main course at those sites. If you can find sites of church revivals they can produce as well. However I’ve found coins in the middle of cornfields and have no idea how they got there, except for a few very modern clad which I guess somehow got thrown into the manure spreader. Sidewalk and road tear outs have produced for some folks but I haven’t had that opportunity yet. Patience and persistence pay off.
HH
dts

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/casper-2/
you'll find an article here I did on research for spots to go

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/tn.html

Ghost Towns and History of the American West

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/629387-how-find-places-detect.html#post6455242

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.google.com/search?ei=MI...IBBDMuMTCYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab

now you cant usually hit battle sits - but nothing says you cant try to get permisssions out side of them

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/tn.html
you look at alot of these places -
you will find a lot say "unknown" "not found" "was near by" "exact location undetermined"
these are the ones i would look into - remember most may be on private property - so permissions need to be sought
some are on town or state property and may be able to be hunted - as long as they are not posted
trading posts can be awesome - some were near fording spots or ferry crossings - and people would camp near
them - some times loners - some times families - some times troops
I know a guy that has been killing it for last 20 yrs where there was a trading post from the 1600s
area covers like 50 acres+
he has gotten awesome coins, buttons and relics from here

 

[Georgivs]

I've had good luck under clotheslines in the past. Sometimes you can still find the T posts or just try to imagine which trees would have made the most convenient locations (usually close to the back door)

 

[gobblesandgrunts]

Thanks for all the replays, I am new and have been a few times and seem to just find trash most of the time lol