We lived for quite a while in the old farm homeplace back in Ohio and I checked out the unfinished attic access a few times.
Apparently nothing there except lots of blown in insulation. Went on for years and finally got my White's 6000 DI (the first quality metal detector owned).
Having nothing better to do MDing due to weather, I started checking out the walls and ceilings to see if I could follow the electrical wiring.
At the upstairs attic entrance, about two to three foot over, I detected something slim and about 3 ft long. Also, in a neat circle about arm's reach from the entrance, three or four more signals.
Stuck my head and body up through the little access, felt around under the insulation, and came up with some very good finds.
What was the 3ft long item? A World War II Italian Jungle rifle with a three ft barrel and action with a folding bayonet in 6.5 Carcano caliber.
The other items I kept. The rifle I gave to a relative, George Gullett, to donate to the VFW in Minford, Ohio.
What I'm trying to get at, in order to make good finds, you must try to think like the people who were there in the past. The access and the insulation hid the items well, and humans, being lazy, will usually place their stashes where they are easy to hide and easy to retrieve.
Look for small slits in walls - you may find hundreds of coins in the wall below the slit. Be careful though, you just may find the wall full of used razor blades.
Look for loose stones or bricks in fireplaces. Loose floorboards in floors. False bottoms in drawers. Older windows had slots for window weights - another area to drop coins. Look for small access doors in closets.
Get a mason jar lid and ring and PRACTICE DETECTING THIS!!!!!!!! A mason jar full of $100 dollar bills will hold around $20,000, and the ONLY WAY THE DETECTOR WILL FIND IT IS BY THE LID AND RING!
If you live in an older home CHECK EVERYWHERE you think something may be and EVERYWHERE you think nothing can be. You may be surprised.
At times we think that the next treasure or big find is in the next county or state and we have to travel to find it. Sometimes it is just within a stone's throw of us in a place no one would ever suspect.
Also, if nothing else, it will give you practice MDing when the weather is bad.
Oh yea, another thing you can do to increase your detecting sites is to have a good business card to give out.
I scanned mine and uploaded it to show what mine looks like (sorry it didn't scan straight).
If you look professional you will be treated professional. My card evolved after three or four people said
"Oh yes, you're that detector guy."
Apparently nothing there except lots of blown in insulation. Went on for years and finally got my White's 6000 DI (the first quality metal detector owned).
Having nothing better to do MDing due to weather, I started checking out the walls and ceilings to see if I could follow the electrical wiring.
At the upstairs attic entrance, about two to three foot over, I detected something slim and about 3 ft long. Also, in a neat circle about arm's reach from the entrance, three or four more signals.
Stuck my head and body up through the little access, felt around under the insulation, and came up with some very good finds.
What was the 3ft long item? A World War II Italian Jungle rifle with a three ft barrel and action with a folding bayonet in 6.5 Carcano caliber.
The other items I kept. The rifle I gave to a relative, George Gullett, to donate to the VFW in Minford, Ohio.
What I'm trying to get at, in order to make good finds, you must try to think like the people who were there in the past. The access and the insulation hid the items well, and humans, being lazy, will usually place their stashes where they are easy to hide and easy to retrieve.
Look for small slits in walls - you may find hundreds of coins in the wall below the slit. Be careful though, you just may find the wall full of used razor blades.
Look for loose stones or bricks in fireplaces. Loose floorboards in floors. False bottoms in drawers. Older windows had slots for window weights - another area to drop coins. Look for small access doors in closets.
Get a mason jar lid and ring and PRACTICE DETECTING THIS!!!!!!!! A mason jar full of $100 dollar bills will hold around $20,000, and the ONLY WAY THE DETECTOR WILL FIND IT IS BY THE LID AND RING!
If you live in an older home CHECK EVERYWHERE you think something may be and EVERYWHERE you think nothing can be. You may be surprised.
At times we think that the next treasure or big find is in the next county or state and we have to travel to find it. Sometimes it is just within a stone's throw of us in a place no one would ever suspect.
Also, if nothing else, it will give you practice MDing when the weather is bad.
Oh yea, another thing you can do to increase your detecting sites is to have a good business card to give out.
I scanned mine and uploaded it to show what mine looks like (sorry it didn't scan straight).
If you look professional you will be treated professional. My card evolved after three or four people said
"Oh yes, you're that detector guy."
This is exactly why we look though!!!