Common Sense Guide to Metal
Detecting
Contributed by R. L. Jones - RLJ234's
Weekend Gold Prospector
Detecting Around Old
Houses
A
good place to look is in old flower beds or small gardens. Rings and
bracelets could have fallen off when working in the dirt. Children could
also lose small toys while playing in the loose dirt next to their
parents.
A flower garden seen from the kitchen window
would have been a good place for the lady of the house to bury a cache of
money. The man of the house would have buried a cache of money someplace
that could be seen from the bedroom window. Loose change could have been
dropped when getting in or out of vehicles. Change could also have been
dropped on the side walk or path to the house. Any place the family could
have relaxed outside, especially around large trees used for shade, would
be a good place to have money drop out of pockets. Look for depressions
showing where large trees might have been. The place where a clothes line
might have been and outside under the kitchen window are two places the
lady of the house might have laid something down or dropped something.
Inside the house a likely place for a loose
board hiding hole would be in the kitchen, or the master bedroom. A loose
stone in the fireplace is another possibility. Don't overlook old Barns,
sheds, and garages that children could play in and where someone working
could have something drop out of their pockets.
Parks
Check the paths
to and from the parking area and the rest rooms. Also look around the
Benches or any place someone would sit (under a large tree). Where the
parents would sit to watch the children playing on the swings would be
another good spot.
In older parks check in front of bandstands or
areas where people would sit, to listen to bands playing in the summer.
Another good place is baseball diamonds. Check the infield and the area
where the players would wait to play. Also look in the area that the
families and fans would watch the game from.
One place you can generally find coins is in
the playground. Under the swings is one of the most productive areas while
the other amusements also provide good places to check. If
there have been fairs in the park look where concession stands might have
been.
Metal Detecting Other
Sites
Go to your
local " do it yourself " coin operated car wash.
Look for the place where they dump the contents of the 25 cent vacuum
cleaners. Search the piles and see what a gold mine they are
for coins and rings.
Search old farm mail boxes and pasture
entrances, lots of coins are lost there.
Sidewalks
I think one of the best over looked
spots are flower beds at older schools (they weren't there when the school
was built).
Try looking at old road side stops.
Especially the ones with a bunch of picnic tables.
Look no further than your backyard.
Flea Markets
- "No Explanation Needed Here, especially if on a dirt lot!"
Middle Schools
- middle school students usually pay cash for each lunch they eat, get
change, and go to recess right after the lunch, look where the kids go in
the school yard for recess, that is where the coins will be.
Playgrounds
- they may be oversearched, but you are likely to find something, there
has to be a few of them that haven't been searched, and coins are being
added every day.
Fair grounds
- lots of people in one area, people can easily drop coins where rides are
set up and where there are concession stands.
Beaches
- Rings and bracelets would work loose when playing in the water.
Hands shrink when they get wet from swimming, then they play in the sand
and their rings fall off.
Any place that someone would spread a towel would be a spot to loose
something in the sand. Change could fall out of a pocket when
getting in or out of a car. Where ever a concession stand might have
been is a good area to search. Look for places that people might
have gone after dark for a romantic interlude. A good time to check
out the beaches is after a large storm. The sand will have been
moved around possibly bringing coins and jewelry closer to the surface.
The local library
- you aren't going to find coins there, but it will tell you where to
look, research.
Pastures
on old farms are where small tools might have been dropped, forgotten
because of work, and lost.
Any place there is construction and
the ground is being cleared
Find out where snow is being dumped or
plowed to. Many items are lost in the snow and never found.
Ski slopes
are good places to check. Lots of people fall down while skiing and
their pockets can be emptied.
Antique Stores
(Treasurefish Addition) You know all the shops full of junk that you
always pass by everyday ? Many times, people rent booths in the
store to get rid of items that have truly been in attics from god knows
when. Also, think about all the old relic hunters that pass away.
Sometimes their spouses don't know much about their finds, but they know
they have value, so they sell them in these stores. My friend found
such a booth in an antique store and brought home a perfect confederate
blanket roll buckle for $2 (worth about $60). Word of caution: just
like online auctions, these shops can have reproductions, but at least you
can see it yourself before buying it. Treasure is where you find it!
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