Hunted a yard while at work ;)

[bazinga]

I work for an auctioneer sometimes when they call and need an extra hand at setting an auction up. We had been at the same house the past 2 days and I decided to try out the tiny little strip in the front between the house and the street. There is a large, NEW, concrete porch, so most of the dirt has been moved or removed, but I still gave it a go. I got a litte shell gas token right off the bat... and then 2 memorials... and then about 4" deep a nice 1936P Washington Silver Quarter. Not bad for 10min of work and hunting EVERY INCH of that yard, haha.

The house next door though is OLD, probably 1880s or older judging by the architecture and type/color of brick used. If it's not raining on Monday I plan on asking the owners to see if I can hunt their yard... oh the possibilities...

 

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[bryan]

great find!!!! let us know if you hunt next door.....

 

[Joe88]

Congrats on the Quarter!!!
Good Luck with the neighbor.

Joe

 

[trk5capt]

BSCO, Nice Find, Good Luck. trk5capt...

 

[Green1]

wow... you and those mint marks,,, lol.. i hope you get the house,,

 

[Michigan Badger]

Nice finds. It's amazing how much can be found in these areas.

Badger

 

[icegator]

congrats on the find hope you get to hunt that neighbor's yard too

ice

 

[Deerhunter24]

Good luck. Hope u get permission and continue to post those great finds.

 

[Boobydoo]

Old house yards are the best,
especially if there's not 3 feet
of weeds grown up around them.
Good find, best of luck to you.

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[bazinga]

Old house yards are the best,
especially if there's not 3 feet
of weeds grown up around them.
Good find, best of luck to you.

Smiles!
BDoo

The yard is rather hideous as far as lots of nasty weeds laying on lots of mud... not much real grass to speak of... but they do mow it and keep the weeds down, so that is certainly nice. Not a huge lot of land, but should still produce some goodies if the ground hasn't been pushed around.

 

[froggy38383]

Good show on the finds... Reminds me of earlier this year. Had purchased a DeLeon, was itching to try it. As soon as we had a day above freezing I hopped in my truck and snuck off to a local playground during work hours to try it in the melting snow.

I was almost back to my truck when a couple of co workers in a truck saw me...

Later that day one of them said to me, "Oh, we saw your twin today when we were driving around!"

All I could do was smile.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Nice finds...I love those old houses ....hope you find alot more next door!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Not bad, HH Art...

 

[southbound]

WTG!!! Keep on looking!!!
Vern

 

[Mirage]

Sounds like a nice hunt - little effort with good rewards.

You are making the rounds I see - making the most of every opportunity. That's what you have to do in this hobby. You wait and it's gone.

Good luck on getting permission at that 1880s home.

Mirage

 

[lucky1777]

Congratulations on the silver and good luck on the other house.

 

[Will_detect4food]

I like the idea of hunting while at work, thats kind of like getting paid to treasure hunt

Way to Go!

 

[eathan]

Wow, that's inspiring!

I just started in this hobby (been only once so far) and have been meaning to search my own yard. The house was built in 1900 and sits on close to a 1/4 acre. There was a fire that destroyed a good 1/3 of the house in the '30s so the yard could hold just about anything. After reading this post, I'm excited to get out there! Hmmm, detecting in the dark...

 

[bazinga]

Wow, that's inspiring!

I just started in this hobby (been only once so far) and have been meaning to search my own yard. The house was built in 1900 and sits on close to a 1/4 acre. There was a fire that destroyed a good 1/3 of the house in the '30s so the yard could hold just about anything. After reading this post, I'm excited to get out there! Hmmm, detecting in the dark...

If the house was built in 1900 you should find at least 1 or 2 pieces of silver out there and a dozen wheats or more I bet! Good luck hunting it!