Dredging for coins?

[CarsonChris]

I have an area I want to dredge for coins. Bottom is thick mud. Is this a possibility and what would I need to do it?

 

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[Attakpilot]

Carson Chris, pm me so I can get more info and I will get you going!

 

[russau]

Try contacting the manufacture of your dredge (if not homemade ) OR maybe you can modify their coin basket to fit your dredge. Good luck !

 

[Attakpilot]

Built this in a day, sucks quarters right off the bottom of my pool! Air powered by my brownies third lung!

 

[Reed Lukens]

Thick mud turns the river brown when dredged, you can get a coin basket for any dredge like Russ said. What do you have now?

 

[Jason in Enid]

You mean something like this?

 

[russau]

Yep that would do it ! Cheap / light weight / and very simple to build ! BUT youll need a tender to keep the rocks out OR sink the ship!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Yep that would do it ! Cheap / light weight / and very simple to build ! BUT youll need a tender to keep the rocks out OR sink the ship!

Naw, the worst that happens is the floating basket get heavy, then tilts down letting material slide off. How fast it loads up depends entirely on where you work. Mud, sand and little bit of rock give you plenty of work time. Working in a gravel stream would certainly require close attention, but only to prevent losing targets you are vacuuming up.