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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1064376, member: 13650&quot;]It&#039;s not for the faint of heart.&nbsp; For some practice, go out and hand dig about 40 holes while it&#039;s 85 and humid.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s easy to forget that the holes don&#039;t dig themselves.&nbsp; And then, even with discriminate set you&#039;ll be finding junk.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I think it really depends on location and properties you think you have available.&nbsp; Out east would be awesome.&nbsp; Illinois pretty much sucks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Virtually no chance of finding 18th century stuff.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;ve never found any more than modern change but have found a lot of that.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got a Garrett Pro Pointer this year so I look forward to having that for assistance in the future.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Somebody on here found a really nice draped bust dime that was worth about $400 out in PA.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; It&#039;s not easy to get access to &quot;good&quot; property.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many people don&#039;t want you digging up their&nbsp; yards, while others think whatever is in the ground on their property is theirs.&nbsp; Even if they have no way of knowing or finding what is there.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; IME, it&#039;s easy to read wild success stories on the internet and dream about your own.&nbsp;&nbsp; In actual practice, most people will not be interested in it for long.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Edit:&nbsp; Just wanted to add that it really pays to have some knowledge of the land before you take off searching.&nbsp; Many homes have had fill brought in which basically buries the old ground.&nbsp;&nbsp; Where ever there&#039;s been fill, I wouldn&#039;t waste my time.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you don&#039;t know the area, this becomes more difficult.&nbsp;&nbsp; Original untouched ground where people gathered in the past, is where you&#039;ll want to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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