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Re: Remember years ago . . . Posted by: Charles (Upstate NY)
Date: August 10, 2017 05:06PM |
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About the time I got my Explorer (2009), I ran into one of the old timers in a park I was hunting. He told me how many old coins they used to find there in the "old days" (1980s ?). He didn't say it to discourage me, though (He has since passed away). I have since found many old coins in that park and others. One of the "secrets" is that around 1960-1970 maintenance at the parks was cut back, and many of the picnic grove areas were allowed to get overgrown. If you're willing to deal with the ticks and poison ivy, you can find good stuff there.
Re: Remember years ago . . . Posted by: Tony N (Michigan)
Date: August 11, 2017 05:55PM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,318 |
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About the time I got my Explorer (2009), I ran into one of the old timers in a park I was hunting. He told me how many old coins they used to find there in the "old days" (1980s ?). He didn't say it to discourage me, though (He has since passed away). I have since found many old coins in that park and others. One of the "secrets" is that around 1960-1970 maintenance at the parks was cut back, and many of the picnic grove areas were allowed to get overgrown. If you're willing to deal with the ticks and poison ivy, you can find good stuff there.
I have brush stomped over hillsides now overgrown that used to be cut grass in the 1800's where people hung out for the view. I knew a couple guys who would flip a 4x8 sheet of plywood over and over in tall grass and brush. Researching farm fields and woods that used to be more populated but today wouldn't be a place anyone would detect. Dave Z found a tavern site from the 1600's in a modern farm field and raided it for cut silver.
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Re: Remember years ago . . . Posted by: Charles (Upstate NY)
Date: August 13, 2017 11:11AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 1,292 |
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About the time I got my Explorer (2009), I ran into one of the old timers in a park I was hunting. He told me how many old coins they used to find there in the "old days" (1980s ?). He didn't say it to discourage me, though (He has since passed away). I have since found many old coins in that park and others. One of the "secrets" is that around 1960-1970 maintenance at the parks was cut back, and many of the picnic grove areas were allowed to get overgrown. If you're willing to deal with the ticks and poison ivy, you can find good stuff there.
I have brush stomped over hillsides now overgrown that used to be cut grass in the 1800's where people hung out for the view. I knew a couple guys who would flip a 4x8 sheet of plywood over and over in tall grass and brush. Researching farm fields and woods that used to be more populated but today wouldn't be a place anyone would detect. Dave Z found a tavern site from the 1600's in a modern farm field and raided it for cut silver.
With the 4x8 lying on the ground, would they stand on top of the 4x8 and detect?
Re: Remember years ago . . . Posted by: Tony N (Michigan)
Date: August 14, 2017 10:05AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,318 |
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About the time I got my Explorer (2009), I ran into one of the old timers in a park I was hunting. He told me how many old coins they used to find there in the "old days" (1980s ?). He didn't say it to discourage me, though (He has since passed away). I have since found many old coins in that park and others. One of the "secrets" is that around 1960-1970 maintenance at the parks was cut back, and many of the picnic grove areas were allowed to get overgrown. If you're willing to deal with the ticks and poison ivy, you can find good stuff there.
I have brush stomped over hillsides now overgrown that used to be cut grass in the 1800's where people hung out for the view. I knew a couple guys who would flip a 4x8 sheet of plywood over and over in tall grass and brush. Researching farm fields and woods that used to be more populated but today wouldn't be a place anyone would detect. Dave Z found a tavern site from the 1600's in a modern farm field and raided it for cut silver.
With the 4x8 lying on the ground, would they stand on top of the 4x8 and detect?
Yes.
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