Had some fun today diggin in the dirt. Found a first for me today. Never found a fish scale before. To bad about the hole but its still cool I think. Check out the condition of the 1867 Indian head penny. Super nice. Also found the 1890 V nickel and a 1915 Barber dime. Found 4 Indians total for the day. Fun time out.
Great finds, Jim. I didn't know that Canadian silver five cent coins were known as "fish scales". I knew that US silver three cent coins were often called that. Learned something new today. Good for me.
Bro, I have ask in several post across the street.....How do u find good spots to metal detect? I went on web last night and found an Ohio web site that list several places to go but my thought is the site will be searched over TOO well. Any suggestions? TIA
Thanks guys. Hey Silverdollarman.... ..old home sites are the place to go. Go knock on doors and keep knocking til someone says yes. Look for old stone foundations on the homes and go ask. The last of the Virgin sites to detect. BUT The fishscale and the Barber plus 3 Indian heads were all found at a old church lot. With permission of course.
I used to work with an old timer who when he was young used to work in logging camps in the Upper Penninsula, and when he retired he bought a detector and searched the places where the camps were located,He had some success. Please dont post anymore coins like this, your going to force me to buy a detector and I dont have the time. Hah! Nice find.
Thx 4 the reply, JJ. I found my 1st yesterday...a 1981 Canadian penny, but at least it wasn't "foil" hehe
my new metal detector will be here today... see what you made me do I've been looking at a 1850 map of connecticut that shows where houses were at that time... two of them are on my landlord's land (just mostly foundations left)...he thinks they are from the 1700's... along with old stone walls in what is now woods. I'll probably get out tomorrow with it before the woods get all overgrown. I'll post any 'treasures' but I suspect it'll be awhile before I find anything.
Another thing to research is old quaker homesteads (yah, like the guy on the oatmeal box). They had a tradition/superstition of burying a silver coin in (I believe) the north coner of thier crop fields. These fields were edged by the traditional stone walls. This has been known for generations, but that doesn't mean they've all been found. Just worth checking if you live near any old quaker settlements.
Hey Rax... ..sounds like great potential sites. Hope ya find something. Ya never know that is the fun of the hobby. Takes about a month of learning what the detector is telling you. You can still find stuff right outta the gate but the more ya learn it the more you'll find. Location is the most important thing in successful detecting. Keep us posted. You live in a great old state that should give up some cool old coins. Go get em.
There is only one problem and that is some of these "old Quakers" may not want you on their property looking for anything. Please keep this in mind!
Tis the golden rule to detecting Some of the sites I'm refering too have been long abandoned and are now forested property. But as you stated, always always get permission.....I've only heard that rock salt is quite painful.
