Elementary...My Dear Watson

Silverhorse65 · Oct 27, 2021

I've been detecting a local elementary school grounds that's been around since the early 1900's. I'll normally detect for an hour or two at a time. I've probably been there about once a week since early August. I didn't know what to expect at first, usually elementary schools mean lots of pennies with some nickels and dimes interspersed. This school yard has been much better than expected though. I've pulled close to $50 in clad, plus all the silver pictured. Sorry, but this one is going to be pic heavy.

kaufenanger · Oct 27, 2021

Congrats on all the silver! That sites really producing for you!

CallMeGrey · Oct 27, 2021

I like your persistence! And it's paying off. Congrats on the silvers!

IDXMonster · Oct 27, 2021

Me thinks that place hasn’t been hunted very well, until now! Never gets old, does it? :yes:

Well done Mr. Horse!

markinswpa · Oct 27, 2021

Very nice pile of silver, congrats. That school has been good to you. Hope there is more there for you. What am I saying, theres always more. Good luck, Mark

GroundSweeper · Oct 27, 2021

That’s some great hunting :thumbsup:

!!!

TommyJay · Oct 27, 2021

WOW

looks like you found some nice virgin ground, congrats on all that Ag! NEVER be sorry about being pic heavy.

cellrdwellr · Oct 28, 2021

Definitely some nice hunting, congrats on all the oldies!

Silver Saver · Oct 28, 2021

Nice silvers! What an excellent hunting ground!

KingTotsalot · Oct 28, 2021

Royal Congrats to you...another totlot hunter! :laughing:

KT never managed to get onto any really older school totlots and grounds, but was always amazed at the amount of coinage, and the occasional decent ring present! Just keep plugging away on it! Once you get most of the clad out of the way, you will open it up for deeper and better finds!

Tom_in_CA · Oct 28, 2021

good show.

aviationgale · Oct 28, 2021

Wonderful finds..I especially like the last ring...definitely vintage 1960's..

metaladdict · Oct 28, 2021

Wish we had old untouched school grounds. :no:

Silverhorse65 · Oct 28, 2021

kaufenanger said:
Congrats on all the silver! That sites really producing for you!

Thanks K, just wish it were easier to find more like this! I often wonder if that's what it was like in the 70's and 80's?

CallMeGrey said:
I like your persistence! And it's paying off. Congrats on the silvers!

Thanks Grey, persistence is a key to this hobby :yes:

IDXMonster said:
Me thinks that place hasn’t been hunted very well, until now! Never gets old, does it? Well done Mr. Horse!

Thanks IDX, it's been so much fun I've even done some after-dark hunting there as you can see in the one photo.

markinswpa said:
Very nice pile of silver, congrats. That school has been good to you. Hope there is more there for you. What am I saying, theres always more. Good luck, Mark

Your right Mark, there's always more. I keep going back thinking "this will be the time I don't find anything", but it just keeps producing.

GroundSweeper said:
That’s some great hunting !!!

Thanks Sweeper!

TommyJay said:
WOW looks like you found some nice virgin ground, congrats on all that Ag! NEVER be sorry about being pic heavy.

Always enjoy others hitting the jackpot as well! "777"

cellrdwellr said:
Definitely some nice hunting, congrats on all the oldies!

Thanks CD, not quite as old as that East Coast stuff though :laughing:

Silver Saver said:
Nice silvers! What an excellent hunting ground!

Thanks Saver, now I just have to find the next one

KingTotsalot said:
Royal Congrats to you...another totlot hunter! You know, I had another honey hole like this last Spring. It was right next to a tot lot. I showed up and there was another guy hunting the tot lot. I didn't go hunt right away because I didn't want him to know I was pulling old silver just feet from "his" tot lot. Then I thought to myself, "you're crazy self, he's probably finding the gold rings"

KT never managed to get onto any really older school totlots and grounds, but was always amazed at the amount of coinage, and the occasional decent ring present! Just keep plugging away on it! Once you get most of the clad out of the way, you will open it up for deeper and better finds!

Absolutely KT!

Tom_in_CA said:
good show.

Thanks Tom, just trying to rep this lonely area of the Country stuck in the middle of the two Coasts

aviationgale said:
Wonderful finds..I especially like the last ring...definitely vintage 1960's..

Thanks, I love finding all the vintage stuff as well, especially the history of some of the relics.

metaladdict said:
Wish we had old untouched school grounds.

I feel your pain, public ground that produces like this is few and far between here as well. I've been lucky enough to find a couple of areas, but have been to many others to find these. Good luck on your hunt for the pot at the end of the rainbow!

ScaredOfClowns · Oct 29, 2021

Wow - that's an awesome haul of silver! Congrats on a great hunt, looks like you found a fairly untouched site!

Older schoolyards are my favorite places to detect - you never know what you might find. It's hard to find schools that haven't been extensively remodeled in recent years. One older school near me has its old playground paved over with asphalt - I often wonder what's under that blacktop.

Silverhorse65 · Oct 29, 2021

ScaredOfClowns said:
Wow - that's an awesome haul of silver! Congrats on a great hunt, looks like you found a fairly untouched site!

Older schoolyards are my favorite places to detect - you never know what you might find. It's hard to find schools that haven't been extensively remodeled in recent years. One older school near me has its old playground paved over with asphalt - I often wonder what's under that blacktop.

You're right, it's definitely becoming more and more difficult to find virgin ground as they remodel or tear down these older buildings. I'll bet there's lots of trick or treats under that blacktop! You'll just have to wait for them to decide it's time to replace it.

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