dave in iowa

Disapointing search....... went to a house across the street today, built in 1852 ,over 30 to 40 families have lived there thru the years, active place ,,,but no finds , 2 memorial penny's and a button, really thought this would be a great yard , just goes to show you , you never know ,...but i will try it again and see,,,,,,,,

[INDY]

I know the feeling Dave, went to a house in the summer that is 95 years old numerous families have lived there, detected it twice and found only one 70 something penny and very little trash, I thought that was weird.

Being built in 1852, whatever is there most likely is rather deep.
All you have to do is get a bulldozer and scrape off about 8 inches of topsoil.
Just don't get caught.

Although perhaps the next time you do it up will pop a real treasure.

.....that yard may have had topsoil and fill dirt brought in several times over the years. As boobie said, the really old stuff is probably deep.

[Joe(TX)]

Dave, you need to use a 10 or 12 inch coil and hunt in All-Metals. If you get a lot reponses, switch to low discriminate and check the signas out! Go slow and be prepared to dig deep targets!!!......GOOD LUCK......JOE