Last week when I went camping I packed the detector with me. I started doing a little searching in the campground and the first coin I dug up was a 1917 wheat cent. I was very exited. I dug some clad stuff and a few more memorial cents before I was informed I can't detect in a state campground. Oops. The next place I headed was an old beach site and came up with wheat from the 50's. I am still dying to dig some silver, but the wheat's were a good start for me. :thumb:
Congrat's on your finds so far. The best thing I have ever found was some old pull tabs from pop or beer cans. I did find a nice piece of copper wire once, but it was connected to something on both ends.
Well I had my detector out again over the weekend kind of scouting for new places to look. I found some Lincoln memorials and some clad dimes. One dime I dug was a 196..........................5!! so close. I did manage to pull up a 1955 D wheat and a 1945 Jefferson. When I dug the nickel I thought it was a 1948 and thought oh well its 60 plus years old, and threw it in my pocket. When I got home I looked a little closer and saw it was a 1945, I thought, wait a second, flipped it over and sure enough it nad a big old D over the dome. Cool my first silver find. 35% silver, but some silver. I was exited. I'll try and get a pic when I get a chance.
Huh? How "coin"cidental, my first real find was a 1917 wheat, in my backyard. I am finding about 75% my early finds ie before 1970 under an old elm tree in my backyard, it looks a bit like a war zone now. Yesterday I had to dig about 7-8" down, and under a tree root to get a 1958. These metal detectors become too derned much fun when you find goodies like that, especially in my own yard. My house was built in 1933, but my next door neighbours was built ca. 1864, wonder what is there...
Tha's funny, the wheat cent I found was in my wife's uncles yard! I found a few bits of buried hotwheels there too. I had permission where needed, but my father-in-law had me nervous in a few spots. I told him mabey we should try these later, When I know I can look there. To me that's the hard part, finding landowners and getting permission.
I'm so jealous!! I've wanted a wartime nickel for, well...for a couple of months, but that's basically how long I've been into coins now = ) I have a metal detector also, but I don't know where to go around where I live! It's basically all developments built in the 1980s....but there IS this farm next door that's been here for a long time. dunno how long, but I'll bet I could google it....
Go to the local tax assessors office with the address and they can tell you the owner or if you are not sure of the address you can pull the tax maps on the area and get it there. Usually the clerks that work in the assessors office are pretty willing to help you to look up a few places until you get the hang of doing it on your own.
