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Tuesday's Tips - If you see a place to detect - GO!

pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,324 ✭✭✭✭
Ok ok, I know what you're thinking, "Thanks Mr. Obvious."

But, what I mean is, if you see an opportunity, take it. Don't wait a few months until baseball season is over, or for that Registered package to arrive via USPS. That opportunity may not be there tomorrow. Go get permission to hunt, or if it's public land that permits detecting, go!

Just this past Sunday I was in town detecting and I spotted an area that was dug out for a new parking lot. After a half hour I had a merc and two wheats (shown in my June 20th thread). Today (two days later), the lot's been filled in with dirt, so no more detecting there.

Also last year I detected an old dirt sidewalk path in town. Found two Indian Head Cents right on the path! A month or so later, big machinery took over a foot of dirt from there, lowering the path. A quick scan after revealed nothing!

Last year I got permission to detect around a pond at a local hotel and found a wonderful sterling silver buckle. About 3 months later it was torn down, pond removed... to make way for a McDonalds!
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Just something to think about. Now get out there and detect!

Comments

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Excellent advice. Some opportunities may be there for only a day. Cheers, RickO
  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice Find!image
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,334 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice find image
  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    Boy have you got that right! About 10 years back I got permission to search an old gas station and motel lot out in the desert that also had an old casino down the road and found 5.10 in face value of silver on the first day including my first Morgan dollar. Being on vacation I decided to head off deeper in the desert in search of gold and check the area later on as it was only about 40 miles from home. Well, long story made short, I finally headed back out there about 6 months later and found new construction being built on "MY" site! Who knows what I missed finding by putting it off until it was too late. Now if I get permission to search a site, I search all day long and keep going back until I know there is nothing left that I can find with my skill level or the capabilities of my machine...

    Rick
    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed lamb contesting that vote. Benjamin Franklin - 1779

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    dime. My oldest US
    detecting find so far.
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    signal I get for the most
    part. Go figure...
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,865 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Be ready when opportunity knocks.
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