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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone specifically hunt for new money? I used to hunt for the older coins and silver, but in my area all the old areas are worked out. I'm sure there are still old coins to be found, but I don't care to spend a whole day to find one silver dime, I would rather hunt for clad and then when I get a large amount of it, I cash it in and buy numismatic coins with it or silver bullion. Anyone else do this?
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Pillar of the Community
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Hunt for clad? Isn't it everywhere you look?  Don't feel bad though - The only old coin I found in the last 3 years was a dateless buffalo! Edited by Mark1959
12/01/2017 1:57 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Unless you live in a strange place there are always places that are not hunted out. The trick is getting permission to hunt.
I happen to hunt with a deputy sheriff and we have an unending number of new places to hunt every year.
If we go an hour without a good coin or jewelry, we move up the road to our next adventure.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Hate to say it, but I almost have as much fun hunting specifically for new coins as old coins anymore. I live in the city and I hunt schools, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, etc. within 10 miles of me, its normal for me to find $10-15 dollars, sometimes more, in change each time I go out for a half day. To each his own I guess.  Edited by jmgi
12/01/2017 5:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not interested in clad, but if it gets in the way I will dig quarters. I average a couple dozen silvers each year, the last few years. I have one quart jar full of clad, and one of cents, from the last two years or so. I one of those that will hunt half a day for a silver.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
United States
454 Posts |
I have saved everything that is clad that I found since Dec. 2014. I have 4 full rolls of clad quarters, 2 rolls of dimes, $7.00 in loose quarters and less that a roll of nickels, and maybe 14 rolls of LMC. The wheat pennies went into another container. Found my first silver coin this past month, a 1906D Barber dime. Living the dream, Webekin |
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United States
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I have gone just to hunt clad before. I do prefer to spend longer amounts of time to find fewer old coins than I do clad though. I have been to parks where it seems like every few steps is a quarter or dime. Also where there are large amounts of clad, there is also a good chance of silver or gold jewelry. I've been to places where I've accumulated over $50 (after going there a few times).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With every passing year, coins are used less and less. Today, seems everything is bought on credit. Even the clad is cleaned up in most of my public spots.
I will say one thing though, when I started back up a few years ago, many of the old timers said "these spots were cleaned up years ago." Wow did I prove 'em wrong! 250+ silvers and hundreds of coins 100+ years old from these spots. Personally, it's not so much luck, it's truly the detector. I found that out through trial and error. A little bit of experience helps also. So does thinking outside the box.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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