ne_seeker
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I am wondering what kind of luck others have in squeaking out older coins.
Several sites I have researched and visited seem to be likely locations for finding Indians, Barbers, etc. but I have not located any early finds yet. Examples are 100+ year old homesites (now a field) and a park site that was used heavily for 75+ years.
Even though it's probable that some of the sites have been detected over the years, I have gotten some wheats (1930's-50's) and a couple of Mercs but am still looking for pre-1900 coins.
In your experiences, have you been able to usually find a few early coins in spots like these? My hope is that there are still some left that I have passed over due to my lack of experience!
Logic tells me there should be some of these finds left... on the good side, there are a couple of good trashy areas (old trash) I can still try to clean up looking for deeper stuff.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Several sites I have researched and visited seem to be likely locations for finding Indians, Barbers, etc. but I have not located any early finds yet. Examples are 100+ year old homesites (now a field) and a park site that was used heavily for 75+ years.
Even though it's probable that some of the sites have been detected over the years, I have gotten some wheats (1930's-50's) and a couple of Mercs but am still looking for pre-1900 coins.
In your experiences, have you been able to usually find a few early coins in spots like these? My hope is that there are still some left that I have passed over due to my lack of experience!
Logic tells me there should be some of these finds left... on the good side, there are a couple of good trashy areas (old trash) I can still try to clean up looking for deeper stuff.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
