"New" Spot Loaded With Old Coins

[Sooper Dave]

I found an old place on the maps a few weeks ago that looked awesome. Well I couldn't hunt because of all the snow and then all the rain we've had. Thursday was a beautiful day in the 60's so I made the drive to see what I could luck up on. My first target was a War Nickel and right after I dug a Washington and a Merc. I hunted the place hard for about three hours and had a great time digging all the old coins that were deep down. I had a good feeling about this spot since it's in a remote area but you never know if a place has been hunted hard over the years. I haven't dug a silver quarter in months and got three from there. I was excited to see the Barber quarter for sure. Everything besides clad was 6"-9" deep and I was using the Ultimate coil on the Etrac. HH David

 

[jewelerguy]

oh man those kind of places are super fun. what a haul!

 

[bill_wabo]

Sooper nice! All those keepers in one hunt? As doninbrewster said, looks like a virgin site.
I would make a nice display frame to never forget that day. Go back some more are certainly waiting for your coil! HH!

 

[Crappies-n-Coins]

If all that is from a 3 hour hunt, you can bet spending a couple days there is going to add plenty more finds. I wouldn't sleep a wink until I was back there. Congrats on your new honey-hole

 

[Ahab8]

Wow that's a killer place Soops! Love it man

 

[ivan salis]

nice honey hole spot

 

[Ifoundit69]

Well done , some really nice coins in there !

 

[Sooper Dave]

Thanks for all the great comments. I went back there for a few hours today and the finds were slow. I did get two more Mercs, a War nickel along with a handful of wheaties. The best thing was a very old Chinese coin.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Holy silver !!!!! Great finds ! Love how green those Indians look, man they're bright green in those photos! Congrats and happy hunting

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very well done SD! I am a coin guy, and that is a really, really nice pile of coins.

That one pic would be a good month for me. Wow. Congrats.

 

[Jonnythack]

What maps do you use? I am trying to find a good map to look for old places to hunt in my area. Thank you!!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Holy silver !!!!! Great finds ! Love how green those Indians look, man they're bright green in those photos! Congrats and happy hunting

Thanks Diggin Dude! The Indians come out with that pretty green patina here most of the time. They get a little more crusty in fertilized fields.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Very well done SD! I am coin go, and that is a really, really nice pile of coins.

That one pic would be a good month for me. Wow. Congrats.

Thanks Tom! I am lucky to run up on a site that hasn't been completely cleaned out from time to time. These sites are getting harder and harder to find these days.

 

[Sooper Dave]

What maps do you use? I am trying to find a good map to look for old places to hunt in my area. Thank you!!!

Hey Johnny, I use a combo of Sanborn maps. Historic Map Works etc.. to look for old sites

 

[Jonnythack]

Hey Johnny, I use a combo of Sanborn maps. Historic Map Works etc.. to look for old sites

Great. Thank you so much. Awesome stuff!