Long shot, but told money buried in my yard

[Holly_squirrel]

My question is, if someone was to bury money , about 50 plus years ago.. What sort of container Would they have possibly used?
When we bought our house , 18 years ago, the then owners told us to be on the lookout for $ 17,000 that they were told was possibly buried here.
The original owners who built tbis house owned 300 some acres around here. They sold it off in lots. One elderly neighbor told me how they sold her 3 acres for 4,000. So anyhow , it's quite possible that alot of money was moving through their hands. However I doubt tbe story seriously, because how could one saftey bury money in heavy clay soil... And expect it to be safe...
So anyway, say it was true.. What signal should I be looking for on my ace 250? My whole yard lights up as iron, due to coal and slag... So digging every hit is impossible.

Also, can this detector detect through cinder block? Lol. We got this bump out on tbe basement wall that makes no sense ... No real purpose we can imagine for it... But I'm not willing to rip a foundation wall apart ... Unless I had good reason

 

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[goldentruth]

I doubt if there is anything there, but it would be easy to check. The cap block on top are solid, but the rest are probably hollow, grab a hammer and knock a hole. Much better than wondering what's there.

Is there an old barn or out building there? I have seen some nice caches come out of barns.

Good Luck. Knock that hole. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If your hubby teases you when you find nothing, just tell him to shut up and patch the hole.

I once saw on the TV show "The wildman" he was sent out for evidence of a rat problem, He punched a hole in the cieling and about 30 plus rats poured out and on top of him! Wow!

 

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[Holly_squirrel]

I once saw on the TV show "The wildman" he was sent out for evidence of a rat problem, He punched a hole in the cieling and about 30 plus rats poured out and on top of him! Wow!

I saw that episode .. Yes that was horrifying. Take a single rat... And I think they are adorable( except for their tails) but raining rats was creepy as all get out

 

[dieselram94]

I once saw on the TV show "The wildman" he was sent out for evidence of a rat problem, He punched a hole in the cieling and about 30 plus rats poured out and on top of him! Wow!

That is really disgusting. I have pulled down ceiling tiles in a old school and had mouse skeletons fall on me....I almost got sick and the first thing I did when I got home was take a long shower. I think I washed my hair about 6 times!

 

[goldentruth]

That is really disgusting. I have pulled down ceiling tiles in a old school and had mouse skeletons fall on me....I almost got sick and the first thing I did when I got home was take a long shower. I think I washed my hair about 6 times!

Thats why I always wear a hat when working overhead! lol

 

[dieselram94]

Always best to not look up....

 

[goldentruth]

Always best to not look up....

Thanks for the "Like" dieselram... I sent you a funny joke to your PM (I did not want somebody to complain for not being proper.)
Best to you man & I dig your labels.( Now if we could only have the people checked who want us checked for gun control then the playing field might be more fair), lol !

 

[dieselram94]

Thanks for the "Like" dieselram... I sent you a funny joke to your PM (I did not want somebody to complain for not being proper.)
Best to you man & I dig your labels.( Now if we could only have the people checked who want us checked for gun control then the playing field might be more fair), lol !

That is a good point. If they were checked out there would be very few left, who had any cedibility left. Thank you for the compliments on the labels. We need more great Americans like yourself.

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[Frankn]

Holly, Let me explain. I have done masonery work along with all the other building trades, so here it is. What you have there is called a cheek wall. It was put up to support a flaw in the original wall. Block walls have steel reinforcement. There is a steel reinforcement called chicken ladder that is placed between blocks horizontally, usually every 3rd course. They add a lot of strength. There may be steel rebars placed vertically, the block are usually filled with mortar around the rebars. These steel reinforcements will drive a detector crazy. Calm down and casually check the yard. It will be very nice out by Monday there the same as in Md. here. Good luck, Frank...

Think of something pleasant.

 

[Holly_squirrel]

Holly, Let me explain. I have done masonery work along with all the other building trades, so here it is. What you have there is called a cheek wall. It was put up to support a flaw in the original wall. Block walls have steel reinforcement. There is a steel reinforcement called chicken ladder that is placed between blocks horizontally, usually every 3rd course. They add a lot of strength. There may be steel rebars placed vertically, the block are usually filled with mortar around the rebars. These steel reinforcements will drive a detector crazy. Calm down and casually check the yard. It will be very nice out by Monday there the same as in Md. here. Good luck, Frank...

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Well Ty! Ok... I knew something was setting the detector off in different spots.. That one spot may just have more or something . Glad I didn't go crazy... I made a small hole to peak in .. I think I saw the chicken latter

 

[dieselram94]

Holly, back when I owned a duplex building I was repairing a soft spot in a hallway under the carpet. The soft spot turned out to be a hidden compartment in the floor under the rug. The lid had become dislodged and fell into the compartment.

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