Nicer coins on east coast

[Kenkoehn1950]

It seems like the majority of older coins seem to be found on the east coast. While that may seem obvious, I find it interesting that a lot of the coins are found at 5" or shallower. I've been learning my AT Pro and am getting the hang of it and I've used my Whites Spectrum XLT and haven't found a single silver coin yet this year! Probably have at least 40 hours in and at least 300 coins usually anywhere from surface to 5" down. Hunting in Denver, Colorado. I would love to find silver at 3-4" deep!

 

[Ocean7]

silver at 3" deep is mostly long gone unless you find a virgin site never hunted. One school yard I hunted from 50's which always has silver - had lots of silver at about 5" mark. You just have to finds the right place where people actually had silver to lose etc. Silver quarters for instance, which are wider typically won't sink as fast and may be at 3-4" mark in lightly hunted or trashy areas. These are all from a school built in 50's. All cleaned with silver polish.

 

[CincinnatiKid]

Ocean7 is correct. Location is everything. Mass silver is still out there.
Both machines you mention are extremely capable of finding silver, shallow and deep. You may not find 1700s "coppa" in Denver, but you surely have 1800s silver.
Good luck
Peace

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

In my area of Maryland, PA. and Delaware we have a clay line at about 6 inches in a lot of areas, it must stop the coin from going deeper. I found a Barber Dime on a Bay Beach after a big storm, the clay line was about 1 inch deep, because the sand and soil got washed out. It was in nice shape also. The clay acted like a polish on it. I could be wrong, but it seems like most gold coins are found out West.

 

[SouthFLdigger]

I have not found a silver coin in south FL yet. Been doing this for 5 years. I'm sure if i took the time to search historical grounds i would find some.