but at least the noobs who see this might realize there will be some hunts with very average finds, it's just part of the hobby, and most detectorists are able to enjoy all their hunts, even the ones with the average finds 
they all looked like they had been in the dirt for quite a while. So that kinda shows there likely have not been fresh drops, or very few, at least none that I could find. too bad they were not still there to see that (I think my "totally" coinless hunts have been pretty rare though with my Nox, even if it's just one or two coins ) Also, when I am ready to finish my hunt for the day, I like to have my last dig of the hunt to be a non-trash find, so sometimes I'll dig a few more targets trying to end my hunt on a coin and not trash doesn't always happen, but fun trying anyhow 
I know most of the sports fields in our area have been shut down for most of the year now , some parks here are just opening but many are still closed. Still might be some finds from previous years but wouldn't count on recent drops.Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement, and while I wish we both were having more productive hunts, at least I know my "average" hunts are not highly unusual
...and I can relate and agree with when you said: "I never have a bad day detecting even if the spot only yields a few coins." while someone who is not into detecting might not understand that, somehow simply just being out there hunting and digging is fun in itself even when the finds are average. I guess it's like how some people enjoy going fishing even if they don't catch much, they simply enjoy being out on the boat trying.
Thanks for the tip about active sports fields, while some of those areas themselves have reopened, I don't think they have been very active this year, the hunts I did near the end of August (and posted a thread about) at a county recreation park that includes a baseball field and concession stand I think yielded more coins than any other location so far, but still was not a lot of coins, and you could definitely tell they were not fresh drops
I know what you mean about nickel VDIs, sometimes I think I'm going to dig a nickel but it's not, but one time when I was digging the motel permission and was about to finish up my hunt, someone came by and I was explaining a little about my detector and said if I get a "13" VDI it could be a nickel, it's no guarantee, but a reasonable chance it is, right after they left I detected another spot, got a 13 and it was a nickel
Interesting you should mention wooded sites, I have been considering trying some woods hunting too just to see if I might find some old relics, I don't have to go far as the edge of our back and side yards goes into miles of woods, but I also was waiting for it to get more into fall season, just wear bright orange or a reflective vest if there are hunters in the woods you detect.
Anyhow, we don't have any really large parks in our small town, but quite a few small mini-parks, but they don't seem to be active enough to replenish the area with fresh drops, what I'm really trying to stay alert for is opportunities to ask for better private property permissions as I think that might be the best chance at finding some really older coins, especially if you can get a permission that has not been hunted yet, or hunted very little.
When you said: "Not every spot is a winner. I’ve hunted a couple of older parks here and literally have found nothing but junk." it reminded me how I am determined to "try" to find at least one coin per hunt, if I don't I still have fun trying, but I had times I extended my hunt a little longer just trying to not leave totally coinless
Hope your next hunt is better than average, but have fun anyhow !
I was originally planning on getting back there today (Monday) but something came up where I needed to stay close to home longer today and limited the time I'd have to go on a hunt elsewhere today, so I might just get out in my own yard for a quick hunt, especially now that I have my 31" Sampson shovel and can more easily go after those deeper targets than before
I definitely plan on getting back to that permission hopefully tomorrow, but if not then later this week as my schedule and responsibilities allow.
I even found an old wrench deep in the dirt !
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Okay, did get back to my new permission today (Tuesday) for my 3rd hunt there.....
It was about a 2 3/4 hour hunt, great weather and moist soil !
Still no silver yet, but did find my first quarter at that location today, I was beginning to think I needed to name it the "dime and penny field" as that was the only types of coins I found there before today
Anyhow, I found a total of one quarter, 2 dimes, and a penny ! (and of course trash
As usual I could tell still no fresh drops as they all look like they've been in the ground quite a while
Here's a pic of all the finds including the trash and then a closer pic of each coin so you can see they oviously are not fresh drops
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It must be a very trashy field, as there are a LOT of seemingly good signals that are still there when I raise my coil and rescan, indicating the target is more than likely large metal trash like a crushed aluminum can.
If even half those signals were truly good I'd have been digging a lot more targets
I do notice how close some the dates on coins I dig are to silver coins, so it does give me hope I'll dig a silver coin before too long - hopefully
I'd like to find spots where vending machines were next to or on grassy areas, but any outdoor vending machines I see nowadays all seem to be on concrete
Good idea though to check for as far as past possible locations !
(and he actually used the words "treasure hunting" )
) I had 13 good finds (3 clad dimes and 10 pennies) and about 14 pieces of trash.)
maybe it's from those trailers that used to be parked there.
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but with 4 hunts and only finding trash and one very encrusted Lincoln penny, I figured it was time to give this permission a try again.
Nope, no glass fuses yet, but interesting how much you are finding them, maybe those people thought it wasn't okay to dispose of them in the trash ?
As far as non-coin finds I am finding my share of bottle caps and various pieces of hardware like bolts, screws, nails, and misc hardware stuff I can't even name
While so far that 3+ acre field has only yielded clad, modern pennies, and trash, I'm still hoping it might surprise me with a really good find like an older coin, but regardless I do seem to be fine-tuning my detecting skills there so if nothing else it is like a 3+ acre "classroom" for "Detecting School"
