Cladiator (OR)
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Hi all,
So about a week ago I was working the front yard of an old elementary school (near the street-side sidewalk) and a lady with a couple of dogs wanders by and tells me I ought to go check out the house they are tearing down a couple of blocks away. I say "thanks for the tip" and end up investigating the place a day or so later. Turns out, only the garage and shed in the back yard of the place has been demolished and the house (built in 1920, sitting on a corner lot) is being remodeled. So I stop and catch one of the workers as he comes out the front door and ask if it would be ok if I detect the place when the crew isn't working on site--he says "have at 'er". I thank him and show up a couple of days later after I know the crew has gone home for the night.
First swing the Deus in the sidewalk strip I get two target hits--turns out to be both clad (penny and nickel) but I'm thinking this might be a pretty productive spot. The results of the first four hunts are in the pictures below. They represent the sidewalk strips (10' X 100') and the small front yard (10' X 20'). I kicked myself for the gouge I put in the back of the Merc--I got complacent after recovering so many pennies and wasn't using good recovery techniques. I spent a couple of hours this evening in the back yard, but there was so much trash and iron (and remnants of old burn piles loaded with nails everywhere) that I only added four clad coins, two old crusty spoons, a carabiner, and a toy car to the totals below.
I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. I'll be checking in on the place from time to time so I can hopefully hit the areas under the old sidewalks when they get them torn out. Also, a couple of different folks in the neighborhood stopped by to chat while I was detecting and I got permission to hunt their places too--one is a house built in 1890. Should be fun!
Thanks for looking and good luck on your next hunt! ---Cladiator
So about a week ago I was working the front yard of an old elementary school (near the street-side sidewalk) and a lady with a couple of dogs wanders by and tells me I ought to go check out the house they are tearing down a couple of blocks away. I say "thanks for the tip" and end up investigating the place a day or so later. Turns out, only the garage and shed in the back yard of the place has been demolished and the house (built in 1920, sitting on a corner lot) is being remodeled. So I stop and catch one of the workers as he comes out the front door and ask if it would be ok if I detect the place when the crew isn't working on site--he says "have at 'er". I thank him and show up a couple of days later after I know the crew has gone home for the night.
First swing the Deus in the sidewalk strip I get two target hits--turns out to be both clad (penny and nickel) but I'm thinking this might be a pretty productive spot. The results of the first four hunts are in the pictures below. They represent the sidewalk strips (10' X 100') and the small front yard (10' X 20'). I kicked myself for the gouge I put in the back of the Merc--I got complacent after recovering so many pennies and wasn't using good recovery techniques. I spent a couple of hours this evening in the back yard, but there was so much trash and iron (and remnants of old burn piles loaded with nails everywhere) that I only added four clad coins, two old crusty spoons, a carabiner, and a toy car to the totals below.
I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. I'll be checking in on the place from time to time so I can hopefully hit the areas under the old sidewalks when they get them torn out. Also, a couple of different folks in the neighborhood stopped by to chat while I was detecting and I got permission to hunt their places too--one is a house built in 1890. Should be fun!
Thanks for looking and good luck on your next hunt! ---Cladiator