Metal Detecting discussions and finds

Interesting history of America in the year your coin was minted 1792... On April 2, 1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.

On February 20, 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.

 

If you are detecting, you should find nails right next to the structure. It's good to swing and get a read for what is in the ground. This lets you determine if the debris is all old, or if there is more modern stuff in the ground as well.
If the outhouse hasn't been dug, I would be willing to bet money that there are bottles... Post up if you find anything cool!

 

Isn't it great! The historical aspects of this stuff is very cool! And interesting!
I wish I had paid more attention in history class.....

 

Ive been around there and i know theres been no one scavenging it. Seems like people know its there but dont dig around for anything. Theres another place maybe a mile away but also no signs of a dump that i saw..it looked like it may have burned,but it was newer than the old log house/shack.

 

I would check out both of these places. Do you have a local museum? You can find quite a bit of local history if you have access to the info.

 

Not really. Its kind of secluded, most locals know about it as a landmark for hunting but thats it. I did find a dump pile by another place but it was maybe 70's as the bottles had screw tops, i found couple bayer aspirin bottles with screw top.

 

I needto get a metal detector

 

Some of those local landmarks are littered with pull tops, beer cans, and bullets. I would detect that kind of site if: A) I thought it were pre-1965, and B) it isn't too trashy where you just fight it too much. It is worth a swing or two to figure things out.

 

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Got my eye on a vortex range finder..first. but heres one area i need to search...clearing where there was a house i believe...fruit orchard north of clearing apples, plums most are in bad shape but usedto be a lot years ago. No trash pile found here that i know of

 

Clearing looks out of place

 

Very intriguing! This is a prime area to search. Do you see any building remains? Do you see metal debris/trash scattered about? Can you guesstimate the age of the fruit trees?
I would spend a bit of time looking around this area.

 

well see thats whats weird theres two places I found and clearly its a trash dump from the old days. no dirt covering it exposed. Sure theres dirt on it over the years but dig down a couple inches and you find glass/bottles etc. these other places no signs of metal or a trash dump but the one in the pic is clearly a house was there. there was something on a tree like a cabinet door. but nothing that stands out other than the fruit trees..

 

Perhaps the place with no trash has been changed over the years? Maybe somebody did some modern dirt-work? Could it be covered with leaves or other detritus? Sometimes things are very difficult to piece together. If I were scouting that area, I would "patch hunt" for any metal debris left behind. This is to say, I would move about very quickly with the detector to see if/what comes out of the ground. If I found little or nothing in 15-20 minutes, I would move on.
An orchard strongly suggests to me that people inhabited that area for some time. I would hope to see a foundation (perhaps made of stacked rock), but it's possible someone was living in a tent at that location.

 

No dirt work, its untouched. Just would be weird to clean up the trash and not the cabin. The one with clearing looks like might have burned cabin down as it was a clear spot.

 

The trash went somewhere, and prolly not too far away.
If the cabin burned, you will find metal and glass with evidence of that event.

 

Exactly! Im thinking its buried if cabin was just logs no glass,

 

Couple old bottles found today. Friend had a older metal detector was beeping coin but we couldnt dig too deep. Lots of old cans so prob picking up that also

 

Where would you find bottle values? Found a pepsi bottle, looked online one said $80, another site said$6....same bottle...lol

 

I hate to do this to ya. Apparently there is a price guide to it.
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