1770 Church Hunt

diggin4clad · Apr 25, 2019

This past winter we were given permission to detect an old church that dates back to the 1700's. The weather was nice today so we decided to give it a try.
Results were not good to say the least. All we dug were junk items....nails, rusty bottle caps, some aluminum scrap and other junk items. Just up the road is an old abandoned house so we hunted it for a while and the results were the same.....junk targets.

Tom_in_CA · Apr 25, 2019

I am utterly shocked. An east coast Connecticut post (accompanied by cool pix of super old churches, established 1770, no less) is NOT accompanied by LC pix ??

What's the matter ? Did you not get on the mailing list for the LC pix ? You merely plant it in the lawn, feign a surprise, do an in-situ pix, and photo the LC (or bust or colonial copper) that you "just found". Sheeesk. C'mon. Get with the show ! :sissyfight:

diggin4clad · Apr 25, 2019

Tom_in_CA said:
I am utterly shocked. An east coast Connecticut post (accompanied by cool pix of super old churches, established 1770, no less) is NOT accompanied by LC pix ??

What's the matter ? Did you not get on the mailing list for the LC pix ? You merely plant it in the lawn, feign a surprise, do an in-situ pix, and photo the LC (or bust or colonial copper) that you "just found". Sheeesk. C'mon. Get with the show !

Tom....don't you know we here on the East Coast don't find our Large Cents in old sites? We only find them in modern schoolyards. :laughing:

Bajanick · Apr 25, 2019

Looks like awesome places to hunt. Probably hunted already but you should be able to get

something that was missed. What about the perimeter of the property like meadows or flat

areas that people may have congregated at away from the buildings.

jwp1964 · Apr 25, 2019

Somebody with a CTX beat ya to it. Picked the cherries and left the pits...

Tom_in_CA · Apr 25, 2019

diggin4clad said:
Tom....don't you know we here on the East Coast don't find our Large Cents in old sites? We only find them in modern schoolyards.

LMAO

jmaryt · Apr 26, 2019

Tom_in_CA said:
I am utterly shocked. An east coast Connecticut post (accompanied by cool pix of super old churches, established 1770, no less) is NOT accompanied by LC pix ??

What's the matter ? Did you not get on the mailing list for the LC pix ? You merely plant it in the lawn, feign a surprise, do an in-situ pix, and photo the LC (or bust or colonial copper) that you "just found". Sheeesk. C'mon. Get with the show !

place has been 'cooked" that's why! man busts a gut to get permission, and strikes out! getting to be a giant pain in da ass! .hell's a fire, if he did find any coins, it probably would be because the place was "salted"..golf?..anyone?

(h.h.!)
j.t.

jmaryt · Apr 26, 2019

diggin4clad said:
Tom....don't you know we here on the East Coast don't find our Large Cents in old sites? We only find them in modern schoolyards.

ain't no lie! popped many of 'em in school yards! brought in with the fill!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

jmaryt · Apr 26, 2019

Bajanick said:
Looks like awesome places to hunt. Probably hunted already but you should be able to get

something that was missed. What about the perimeter of the property like meadows or flat

areas that people may have congregated at away from the buildings.

or possibly a "picnic" area away from the church!..possibly in a small stand of trees!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

rustyk1 · Apr 26, 2019

Tom_in_CA said:
I am utterly shocked. An east coast Connecticut post (accompanied by cool pix of super old churches, established 1770, no less) is NOT accompanied by LC pix ??

What's the matter ? Did you not get on the mailing list for the LC pix ? You merely plant it in the lawn, feign a surprise, do an in-situ pix, and photo the LC (or bust or colonial copper) that you "just found". Sheeesk. C'mon. Get with the show !

I am going to blame the USPS for losing the last shipment!!! Sometimes it just happens and we don't get them out in time! :sissyfight:

bubbaron · Apr 26, 2019

Your results from these two hunts are very similar to most of my old site hunts also. This is why I coin stab for clads most of the time. Just have to keep trying those older sites. Just finished four weeks of rehab for my Achilles tendon problem. Hope to finally get in some hunts if it ever stops raining !!

Vermonster · Apr 26, 2019

Bummer, looks like it would be a great spot.....

Digger-Dave · Apr 26, 2019

Had the same trouble with old sites. Sometimes soil was brought in and it is filled with junk.

Think about how many times that roof may have been stripped too.

Diggin, did you work the outside edges?
Had my best luck off the beaten path.

diggin4clad · Apr 26, 2019

Bajanick said:
Looks like awesome places to hunt. Probably hunted already but you should be able to get

something that was missed. What about the perimeter of the property like meadows or flat

areas that people may have congregated at away from the buildings.

The pastor told me that others have hunted here before but I wanted to try my luck. I tried all locations on the grounds...same results iron infested and junk targets.

jwp1964 said:
Somebody with a CTX beat ya to it. Picked the cherries and left the pits...

Really? Let me guess...YOU use a CTX ?

jmaryt said:
place has been 'cooked" that's why! man busts a gut to get permission, and strikes out! getting to be a giant pain in da ass! .hell's a fire, if he did find any coins, it probably would be because the place was "salted"..golf?..anyone?

(h.h.!)
j.t.

Maybe there just wasn't anything there EVER ?

jmaryt said:
ain't no lie! popped many of 'em in school yards! brought in with the fill!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

I've found a good number of Large Cents in schoolyards. many of the schools were built on top of what once was farms.

jmaryt said:
or possibly a "picnic" area away from the church!..possibly in a small stand of trees!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

Did that !

bubbaron said:
Your results from these two hunts are very similar to most of my old site hunts also. This is why I coin stab for clads most of the time. Just have to keep trying those older sites. Just finished four weeks of rehab for my Achilles tendon problem. Hope to finally get in some hunts if it ever stops raining !!

I'm basically a clad stabber too but this was worth a try.

Vermonster said:
Bummer, looks like it would be a great spot.....

Looks can be deceiving I guess

Digger-Dave said:
Had the same trouble with old sites. Sometimes soil was brought in and it is filled with junk.

Think about how many times that roof may have been stripped too.

Diggin, did you work the outside edges?
Had my best luck off the beaten path.

I worked all around the place.....same junk everywhere.

jwp1964 · Apr 26, 2019

diggin4clad said:
The pastor told me that others have hunted here before but I wanted to try my luck. I tried all locations on the grounds...same results iron infested and junk targets.

Really? A CTX? Should I run out and get one?

Maybe there just wasn't anything there EVER ?

That was a joke...[emoji23]

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diggin4clad · Apr 26, 2019

jwp1964 said:
diggin4clad said:

The pastor told me that others have hunted here before but I wanted to try my luck. I tried all locations on the grounds...same results iron infested and junk targets.

Really? A CTX? Should I run out and get one?

Maybe there just wasn't anything there EVER ?

That was a joke...[emoji23]

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Then I guess I took it the wrong way...….sorry

jmaryt · Apr 26, 2019

diggin4clad said:
jwp1964 said:

Then I guess I took it the wrong way...….sorry

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it's possible the church was devoid of 'good" hits.one has to keep in mind, the old yankees were very mindful of losing anything!..anything at all! most of 'em were
"dirt balls" poor..period,as it was all farming back then, and if they lost a coin or two, it was usually in the farm fields, while ripping their guts out behind an "ass"
i have hunted churches, and it's been MY experience that "most" are really, really, "cooked" because guys wacked 'em many years ago, and "never" asked permission, just drove by and hunted them!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

metaladdict · Apr 26, 2019

Time to hit it with the Equinox! :yes:

diggin4clad · Apr 27, 2019

jmaryt said:
diggin4clad said:

it's possible the church was devoid of 'good" hits.one has to keep in mind, the old yankees were very mindful of losing anything!..anything at all! most of 'em were
"dirt balls" poor..period,as it was all farming back then, and if they lost a coin or two, it was usually in the farm fields, while ripping their guts out behind an "ass"
i have hunted churches, and it's been MY experience that "most" are really, really, "cooked" because guys wacked 'em many years ago, and "never" asked permission, just drove by and hunted them!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

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I agree with your assessment.

metaladdict said:

Time to hit it with the Equinox!

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If that place is "hit" with an Equinox, it won't be me doing the "hitting"

jmaryt · Apr 27, 2019

metaladdict said:
Time to hit it with the Equinox!

i'm beginning to become a believer!.they ain't exactly giving them away,
BUT maybe it opens up sites again! been following the "nox" on forums and video! apparently the "real deal! we are all looking' for an edge! i'm just sayin'

(h.h.!)
j.t.

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