First hunt of 2009

[chemist100]

I finally made it out for the first time this year to the old school yard I have been hunting for about a year or so. The weather here in north georgia has been pretty crappy the last week, but today was 60F and overcast. I managed to unearth 17 lincoln's 1 quarter, and 3 dimes, all clad. In the past, I have pulled 1 1917 merc, 2 wheats, (1937,1951) and a 1941 jefferson (2 weeks ago). Everything else I have ever found at this site has been clad. This is a very large site, 3 ball fields and some other small areas around the fields. Has anyone else ever been to a large site that only gave up a few old keepers? I'm under the impression that there HAS to be more silver at this site I also thought that the few keepers that I found were just the odd coins that were missed by others in the past. I know that this is a very old school, although not the site of the original school building. But I think the original building was somewhere on the property or very near by. I'm in the process of researching the area, and it turns out to be the oldest commuity in the county that I live in. I still think there HAS to be more sivler there!!! HH everyone!

 

[burglarifyoulike]

yes, i have been to sites where by all logic there should be oldies and find none and don't know why. i've thought at some point perhaps it was filled or maybe i wasn't in the spot where the coins were dropped. keep going back, do a generalized search til you find something then slow down over that narrowed area- i certainly am not an expert , being sort of new to this hobby, but this has worked in 2 spots recently for me.

 

[mikewaz]

Not a bad way to start the year bud!
I'm sure there's a lot more there, but if it's been hunted to death, you'll have to either think outside of the box to find those unsearched areas, or switch to a larger coil and slow down your sweep speed.

I've hit places in the past that have been pounded pretty hard and still find silver after all these years using just an 8" coil, but really keeping an ear open. In an area that was loaded with pulltabs and bottle caps I cleaned house by switching to a 3" coil. I felt like I was hunting with a toothpick, but there was a lot of good targets between the junk. If the site is trashy, you should be able to find a 5 x 10" elliptical coil for your Tesoro.

Good Luck!
Mike
PS. 60 degress and overcast! That's tropical weather to us Northerners.

 

[tymcmurray]

You are probably right. Patience will win out!

 

[rjw4law]

I went back to a spot that has been hunted to death, I hunted it with great success in 1984....went back 5 times in the last 6 months....clad, clad, clad, clad, clad then suddenly this past month (Dec/Jan) a 1937 merc, 1898 Quarter and a 1908 dime ( all on separate days). Think of where most people would put the detector down, then go outside the boundaries.