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rever_john New Member 37 Posts	Posted 10/18/2007 8:37 pm I'm going to house that my parents own this weekend to try my luck it hasn't been occupied in about 20 years and it was built in the late 30's what the land was used for before that I don't know but my question is that the dirt there is rock hard and even in the winter after maybe 2 inches it just as solid I was wondering how deep would you estimate a coin lost in 40's would possibly be Report this Post to the Staff

nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 10/18/2007 9:32 pm That question has no real answer sorry. It depends on weather conditions moisture content and believe it or not the fauna in the area. Coins lost a few years ago can be found deep down and those that have been lost decades ago can be found near the surface. With your ACE 150 you are slightly handicapped with the lack of a proper notch filter. Start in areas that are more likely to have regular traffic. Around the mail box is a very good start as people used to leave change for postage in their mail boxes. the work you way along the driveway if any. If there was an outhouse the check the path going to it. the same with any workshops or sheds there may have been. try to remember where you used to play and where your parents used to sit in th yard. Hope this helps a bit.. Report this Post to the Staff
rever_john New Member 37 Posts	Posted 10/19/2007 08:16 am i just wanted to add that the ground is primarily made up of clay and there are no animals bigger than a cat or two no live stock at all and never was and my mother said that there was nothing there before the house was built but there is a large section of gold dredger piles less than a half mile from there so it is possible that there was some kind of camp near it but according to her the ground has never been plowed ,tilled ,or graded and it has never flooded ( at least since they have owned it) (20 years) Report this Post to the Staff
casey jones Valued Member United Kingdom 103 Posts	Posted 10/19/2007 09:17 am If the ground is mainly clay I doubt you are looking at objects going to much depth unless they have been purposely placed in a hole. The exception may be a flower bed area or vegetable patch where the ground has been turned over. Edited by casey jones 10/19/2007 09:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
rever_john New Member 37 Posts	Posted 10/21/2007 10:13 am well I'm back from a fairly disappointing hunt 4 hours and all I dug was 25 memorial cents 1 weatie and 2 silver rings no good coins but at least I found the rings by the way not even one signal deeper than 2 inches Report this Post to the Staff
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