Sidewalk tear out in 1700s town

Pdr206 · Apr 28, 2014

Netted me a 67 dime and a 74 penny. Yippy.

cjon455 · Apr 28, 2014

it's probably only because that looks like a lot of chaos in that picture if you had time to go back when you can take your time I'm sure you'd find something old

Pdr206 · Apr 28, 2014

Headphones and the crew left. Unlnown INDIAN Head (my first!) unknown mens ring and a 1940 wheatie. Plus got perms just from ppl walking by. Streaking home im so excited!!!!

Pdr206 · Apr 28, 2014

Buff nick no date (yet.) ring seems newer, no makers nark buy has concentric rings inside band as if machined. Tungsten carbide? Its got quite the patina on it.

G.A.P.metal · Apr 28, 2014

ya looks like a great place to find soon old silver !
Gary

Pdr206 · Apr 28, 2014

How creepy would it be to show up at daybreak and start raking through the piles of dirt? This tracker 4 just isnt powerful enough!

jewelerguy · Apr 28, 2014

nice buffalo nick. the ring is probably brass, and possible that it's not a ring but a ferrule. probably a ring though

Pdr206 · Apr 28, 2014

Thanks! Huge ferrule though, fits my broken fingers quite nicely. Guess ill have it checked out. Never saw a ferrule this size with ridges inside before. Was telling the mrs this is my new wedding ring.

She was not amused.

vpnavy · Apr 29, 2014

Great finds PDR! Thanks for sharing...

Fletch88 · Apr 29, 2014

Pdr206 said:
Buff nick no date (yet.) ring seems newer, no makers nark buy has concentric rings inside band as if machined. Tungsten carbide? Its got quite the patina on it.

Nice Buffalo nickel! I've found 2 and cannot date either! Thanks for sharing.

g-olden years · Apr 29, 2014

Great going so far! :notworthy:

Hope you get back there. :icon_thumright:

Well, here's how non-creepy my one dawn dig at small sidewalk tear-out was: Nobody cared at all! A few passersby made friendly comments, and when the work crew showed up to start, they ignored me completely & I quietly took my leave. No problem! :icon_thumleft:

Unless your tear-out is now tightly roped off or severely posted, you're probably gonna have no problems if you show up early to detect there. Sadly for me, the series of street tear-outs now happening in our oldest business district are tightly secured, meaning both the construction company and the city itself don't want anyone in there, so I'm staying out. :BangHead:

Have fun & best luck to you! :cat:

Andi

park pirate · Apr 29, 2014

Nice, check it good before they fill it with crush run and rebar..

Pdr206 · Apr 30, 2014

Screamed at by a property owner for being on public frontage which was magically private property. Sigh. I apologized and left.

Msbeepbeep · Apr 30, 2014

Search it while you can! There's more there! GL. HH!
I missed an opportunity here! That's the part that gets me what in the heck do they think you are damaging, the dirt!

Pdr206 · Apr 30, 2014

She said she didnt want me to get hurt. Is the dirt going to attack me? Odd.

Deerhunter24 · Apr 30, 2014

Nice finds. Keep at it. You're not doing anything wrong, just keep looking. I've only been kicked out of one road construction project. 95% of the time there will be zero issues.

Just don't give up. There are usually pockets of good coins around.

One I was searching one time...no coins in the first 30 minutes. Then...BAM!!! 1843 Large Cent and 1860 Indianhead in back to back digs in 2 minutes.

Just gotta keep looking.

Good Luck and Keep us posted.

DH24

DDancer · Apr 30, 2014

Hit it and get it

Such things are a once in a life time opportunity to crack the past. If the city workers don't mind, or if they do one can usually work out an arrangement, then don't let the neighbors bother ya. Might even help to put on a safety vest

Work slow and dig it all. Don't be surprised when the local detectorist start showing up in droves. Hahh might be a good time to make some friends.