I've had a sidewalk strip in town that has been calling my name for quite some time. I finally had a chance to get out to it this past Saturday. I only had three hours to hunt so I got out there bright and early. From past research, I was able to learn that this particular sidewalk once fronted an old 1880's multi-story sanatorium that became a hotel in the 1890's. Not long after, it burned to the ground. Now two 1930's era homes stand in the spot of the sanatorium and you would never know anything else had ever been there.
I started running a row down the edge of the sidewalk from one end of the block to the other. At my third hole I got a 12-42, dug down about 7 inches and was surprised to pull out a 1935 Mercury dime. I continued down towards the half way point and dug lots of coins and a few Wheaties. At the mid point I dug two Wheaties out of one hole and then about 15 feet further I got a sweet 12-46 signal. The ground had a gravel layer that I had to get through but once I did I pushed the target out of the side wall and was surprised to see a silver quarter tumble out! I figured it would be a Washington but soon realized I had a 1908-D Barber quarter! That's my second one this year and I was a very happy camper. I ran the coil over the hole again and I got a another sweet 12-45 high tone. I dug a little further and pulled out a 1944 Mercury dime from the same hole. I then went a little further down the walk and soon got a 12-45 and found another Mercury dime dated 1937 in the plug just four inches down. Some of the other finds I made were a very nice brass padlock keyhole cover, an early costume ring and a monogrammed cuff link. I only managed to cover about a third of the area that morning so I will definitely be going back.
I started running a row down the edge of the sidewalk from one end of the block to the other. At my third hole I got a 12-42, dug down about 7 inches and was surprised to pull out a 1935 Mercury dime. I continued down towards the half way point and dug lots of coins and a few Wheaties. At the mid point I dug two Wheaties out of one hole and then about 15 feet further I got a sweet 12-46 signal. The ground had a gravel layer that I had to get through but once I did I pushed the target out of the side wall and was surprised to see a silver quarter tumble out! I figured it would be a Washington but soon realized I had a 1908-D Barber quarter! That's my second one this year and I was a very happy camper. I ran the coil over the hole again and I got a another sweet 12-45 high tone. I dug a little further and pulled out a 1944 Mercury dime from the same hole. I then went a little further down the walk and soon got a 12-45 and found another Mercury dime dated 1937 in the plug just four inches down. Some of the other finds I made were a very nice brass padlock keyhole cover, an early costume ring and a monogrammed cuff link. I only managed to cover about a third of the area that morning so I will definitely be going back.
