mofo5
Junior Member
Hello all,
My first post here. I have a problem, and I am seeking the collective wisdom of those who gather here.
In 1986, I was 9 years old and a upstart numismatist. My dear mother bought me several nice coins (a few walking liberty halves, some mercury dimes, buffalo nickles, franklin halves etc. about 10 coins in all)and a few old paper dollars. I loved and cherished these so much, that I decided to bury them in my backyard. I put them in a 12"Wx10"Hx5"D plastic miner's box and buried them. 20 years later, I want to dig them up now. My problem is that I know that the box is buried in my backyard, in 1 of several places. I am just not sure where exactly. Does anyone have any suggestions on finding such a thing?
I am fairly ill-prepared to look for this detector-wise. I am using what I have available, an OLD Jetco GTX Huntmaster. It has helped me find some large rocks so far, but I'm worried it won't detect the silver that's approx. 15" underground and underplastic.
UPDATE: I just tried simulating the conditions the coins would be buried in (under at least 6 inches of dirt and thick plastic) to see if the Jetco would show anything. Unfortunately, it did not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
My first post here. I have a problem, and I am seeking the collective wisdom of those who gather here.
In 1986, I was 9 years old and a upstart numismatist. My dear mother bought me several nice coins (a few walking liberty halves, some mercury dimes, buffalo nickles, franklin halves etc. about 10 coins in all)and a few old paper dollars. I loved and cherished these so much, that I decided to bury them in my backyard. I put them in a 12"Wx10"Hx5"D plastic miner's box and buried them. 20 years later, I want to dig them up now. My problem is that I know that the box is buried in my backyard, in 1 of several places. I am just not sure where exactly. Does anyone have any suggestions on finding such a thing?
I am fairly ill-prepared to look for this detector-wise. I am using what I have available, an OLD Jetco GTX Huntmaster. It has helped me find some large rocks so far, but I'm worried it won't detect the silver that's approx. 15" underground and underplastic.
UPDATE: I just tried simulating the conditions the coins would be buried in (under at least 6 inches of dirt and thick plastic) to see if the Jetco would show anything. Unfortunately, it did not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.