Coins in crick

[chevyman75]

My friends had a coin collection stolen a few yrs ago well I found the kid that stole them and he told me where he dropped them in and going to show me tomorrow.. my question is how far will the coins travel down crick. He said he just dropped them in didn't throw them. The current was not strong that day. But this crick does flood pretty bad.. would they have just settled down within so far of drop or could they be way down crick? These coins were from all over the world and some were from his father when he was in military. Any help is appreciated

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[sjvalleyhunter]

I can't help you with your question about the coins, but I will say that you should drop that kid in the crick for stealing them in the first place.

 

[kingskid1611]

Your best bet is to start where he dropped them and follow the flow down. check when you had flood years since and maybe climb the sides of the banks a little. Good Luck

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Depends on river bottom type. 1-If rock strewn than they probably got caught in crevices and didn't go far, 2-if hard pan then they could have traveled quite a bit. If soft and mucky then revert to either 1 or 2 depending on how swift the current was during said floods. Good luck.

 

[chevyman75]

Thanks I will try that

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[Retired Fire]

I guess it depends on a multitude of conditions. Hard or soft bottom, sand, mud how stong of currents and how often. But I would bet the majority of them are still within a few yards of the dump site unless they were in a box and they all got swept away at the same time. Just my 2 cents.

 

[smokeythecat]

Let us know.

 

[angelito1]

It will be found exactly 12.32 feet downstream

 

[SteveM70]

I hope you can find them but what's the chances you're the first person he told where he dumped the coins?

 

[chevyman75]

Well no one else around me metal detects. And rest are to lazy to look haha and I will let you know what I find. It's supposed to rain next few days meeting with the kid tomorrow to show me and angelito ol hold you to the twelve feet. And the bottom is rock and orange iron sludge with some Sandy spots.

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[smokeythecat]

Just start and then work downstream. You'll probably recover most if the creek isn't too deep.

 

[chevyman75]

About 2ft at the deepest and then gets more shallow as you go down

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[signal_line]

I know a guy who stole his Dad's dime collection and bought candy with it. Must have contributed to his Dad's heart problems.

No telling without more info how far they traveled downstream. If that creek freezes they could be nowhere in sight as the ice acts like a bulldozer. I've read about people who dredged lots of coins near a bridge where people would toss them in the water, so if you are lucky they all might be right where he threw them.

 

[chevyman75]

That's what I'm hoping

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[cudamark]

If they were just individual coins dropped into the "creek", they're probably still right where they hit the water or slightly downstream depending on current strength. If they were in folders......they could be a LONG way downstream.

 

[chevyman75]

If they were just individual coins dropped into the "creek", they're probably still right where they hit the water or slightly downstream depending on current strength. If they were in folders......they could be a LONG way downstream.

2 hand fulls of loose coins


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[SteveM70]

Anything?

 

[chevyman75]

I have not had a chance to get out yet. And now we are supposed to get some snow so will have to wait and see what it does. I'm hoping maybe Monday since I'll have off

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[wingmaster]

They won't be up the sides of the creek they will be on the bottom, they should settle in the first crack they hit or behind some rocks maybe but once they are flat on the bottom I wouldn't think they would have traveled too far. He might not be telling the truth though and if you don't find any he's lying to you. HH

 

[SusanMN]

This thread title brings back old memories. Where I grew up a crick was a shallow water stream that sometimes disappeared altogether in the hot summer months. Creeks on the other hand were deeper, fast moving and could drown you. We kids could play in the cricks but would get walloped if we went in the creek.