More sidewalk tearouts...More Seated coins.

[bk]

I came across this sidewalk tearout today in a park where many old coins have been found in the past. As soon as I saw it I figured it would be good because the original sidewalk was very old and not likely to have a lot of gravel under the cement. There was about 2 to 3 inches of sand and then black dirt. The coins were in the black dirt about 1 to 2 inches deep.

 

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[mchamby]

Wow, I wish my town was doing some sidewalk tear ups. We have a lot of history burried in the ground but most of the folks are too uppity to allow digging. HH
Mchamby

 

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[ZumbroKid]

Nice finds BK, You did well for the short time there.

 

[Ocean7]

most excellent finds! Congrats!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Man, I still can't get over those awesome coins you dug bk.

Those are so spectacular. I know it wasn't easy but you make it look that way.

I've got to get to some bigger sites that had more early action.

Badger

 

[bk]

Man, I still can't get over those awesome coins you dug bk.

Those are so spectacular. I know it wasn't easy but you make it look that way.

I've got to get to some bigger sites that had more early action.

Badger

Badger,
Finding the coins was a piece of cake. Finding the site was the hard part. You just have to be there at the right time. This town is off the beaten path. There aren't any main highways that go through there. I usually drive there a couple times a year just to see if anything is being tore up. There were two gold coins found in a yard just outside of the picture.

 

[DETREASUREHNTR]

Nice finds way to go!!!

 

[funkman]

great finds.....all of them I still need to find.

congrats

Funkman

 

[whites6000inPa]

Some really nice coins. I may have to tear up some sidewalks in my own town. They just don't do that sort of thing out in the country. They just let them deteriorate.

Wyatt

 

[Ramapirate]

Those are some beautys! I keep digging clad and hoping for the day. This dude was digging behind me at Southport, N.C. at a park on the Cape Fear River Monday running a White's DFX against my Ace 250 and he popped a Rosie that I'd ignored the signal thinking the Ace 250 was lying. I'm going to learn to dig them all one day! Stupy me...

Tomorrow could be the day,
Ramapirate

 

[Ramapirate]

I failed to mention the Rosie was a '64, but silver is silver... And he dug it and I didn't...

 

[BuckleBoy]

This is just great. You know, people seem to think that such a small area as a torn out sidewalk is too small to bother with. We have to remember that we have built layer upon layer in our older cities, and that any area is worth hunting. Those stories of people on the way to work who jump out of their car to swing a metal detector for fifteen minutes and come back with a seated silver coin are true. You're the proof. Congrats! I think I should be more observant in my own city to the construction going on around me. Best Wishes,


Buckleboy

 

[Michigan Badger]

Maybe you covered this already but how deep dig these run?

Judging by their excellent condition I'd say there must of been some distance between them and the concrete.

I've often thought about looking into exactly how they laid sidewalks 100 years ago. That might be interesting.

Badger

 

[ZumbroKid]

Most old sidewalks sections in the heart of the down town, were laid over the old wooden board walks. The old buildings were there for 100 years or more. Bk can explain more about this.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Most old sidewalks sections in the heart of the down town, were laid over the old wooden board walks. The old buildings were there for 100 years or more. Bk can explain more about this.

Hey free, I didn't know you were still with us. Thought maybe you went to your happy hunting ground.

Maybe I just missed your posts ? Anyway, nice to see your post.

Badger

 

[ZumbroKid]

Depends of the phase of the moon.

 

[bk]

Maybe you covered this already but how deep dig these run?

Judging by their excellent condition I'd say there must of been some distance between them and the concrete.

I've often thought about looking into exactly how they laid sidewalks 100 years ago. That might be interesting.

Badger

Badger,
As Pete said, most sidewalks near old buildings in downtown areas had wooden sidewalks, so when a coin was dropped it probably rolled until it fell through a crack. When these boardwalks were replaced, dust and dirt that collected beneath these boardwalks would cover up the coins so as not to make them visible once the boards were removed. Then they probably just put sand down and leveled it out a little.
In residential areas, before sidewalks were put in, these areas were nothing more than paths in the dirt. They got worn down by foot traffic. Later, when the sidewalks were put in, they would just fill in the low spot in the "path" to bring it up to grade and pour the cement. I have observed several sidewalk projects where the areas closest to the edge of the sidewalk had the least amount of sand and the sand would get deeper as you got closer to the center.
The coins that I found here were only 1 to 4 inches deep. The deeper coins were those closer to the center of the sidewalk.

 

[Michigan Badger]

WoW! Thanks bk, I'm saving this info.

Badger

 

[ZumbroKid]

In Lacrosse Wisconsin, me and bk met hunting sidewalk tear ups. The 4th street project 2 years ago from Hood St to Jackson St, lasted about 4 months, lots of hunters hit it. Me and Bk were there. Bk had to travel an hour to get there one way. I ended up with about 70 coins the newest was 1903, just from this 4 block stretch.

 

[Jerxs]

Jesus!!!!

Nice haul man!!!!

Jer

 

[Getty]

Impressive!! WTG BK!!!