New Site to Metal Detect?

Sterling in Va · Mar 19, 2012

I've done some research about the area in which i live, and have found out that there was an old baptist church about half a mile from my house. It was in existence from the 1770's to the 1830's, when it was taken down to a new location, which is also near my house, now occupied by a CVS pharmacy.(That church was also destroyed, at the turn of the century, yet the cemetery remains, now at a major intersection) I was wondering what the chance would be to detect anything at the old church site, now nothing but woods. I would be using a Fisher F2.
Thanks.

Dwight S · Mar 19, 2012

GO!!!! You've got 60 yrs of church activity, tt the very least you may find a few coins. Since you're in Central VA, the hub of the Civil War, there may be more there than those few coins. As has been said before, if there was human activity, there is a chance to find something. Just stay away from the cemetery...

TerryC · Mar 19, 2012

Check out the areas around the old church grounds where the picnics and "socials" would have been held. Flats areas. Fewer trees. Under large trees where the kids would have played ESPECIALLY if they have low hanging branches. Any streams very close to the church area? TTC

Sterling in Va · Mar 20, 2012

What I meant by "would I find anything" was that would my Fisher F2 go that deep? 200 years of dirt is a lot, so I was wondering if my little begginers metal detector would go deep enough to pick up a coin, or anything else for that matter. Oh, and also-Terry C- the church was at the intersection of 2 creeks, if that helps

TerryC · Mar 20, 2012

Sterling in Va said:
What I meant by "would I find anything" was that would my Fisher F2 go that deep? 200 years of dirt is a lot, so I was wondering if my little begginers metal detector would go deep enough to pick up a coin, or anything else for that matter. Oh, and also-Terry C- the church was at the intersection of 2 creeks, if that helps

Your F2 is very up to the task. Not my first choice but very sure you have enough machine. Go for it! Two streams? I am DROOLING! TTC

gleaner1 · Mar 20, 2012

I bet it is not a new site to metal tecters. That sight has seen tecters before, you can bet your eye teeth on it. But even if not, you will want a bigger coil than stock on the F2, it is effective, but it is not deep with the stock coil. If you only run the stock coil, and the site is virgin, you should be finding some goodies. Expect tons of iron trash. But expect some good hits.