Thu, 15 October 2009 I have just heard from another disappointed treasure hunter who finally got a chance to search an old country homesite that you'd think would be teeming with choice finds. But aside from a couple of zinc pennies and a clad dime, he was pretty much skunked. Sadly, this is the rule rather than the exception for old homesteads. Why? This podcast covers some of the basic reasons old coins are hard to come by at rural homesites. But we all like happy endings, so this show ends with a tip about hunting one particular area of the old homestead where you might actually find several coins bunched together. And don't forget to check out my book, at http://treasuremanual.com. Comments[3] |
A lot of good info and truth in this pod cast.
Well done as always.
One exception is those picnic groves on farm land. City folk came a visiting!
Well done as always.
One exception is those picnic groves on farm land. City folk came a visiting!
posted by: Ross Soderberg on Thu, 10/15 11:37 AM EDT
Nice Pod, Dan. I have been hunting old farms and homes, too, since 1968. You are spot on with your assessment .. for the most part .. depending on how old the farm is, it has been my experience that the coins I have found were generally found in the laundry washing area, under clothes lines, and around carriage houses and tack rooms. Generally speaking, if the carriage was taken out, it was either headed to church or to town for one reason or another, and in either case, the occupant(s) had a few coins in their pockets... Which leads me to another area of concentration .. Old road beds.. coins and watches often jiggled their way out of pockets on the dirt roads.
Very good information, and I agree with most of it. However, you forgot a couple of things. Farm houses often had stands along the road to sell excess produce. Farmers often sold eggs right from the chicken coop too. Lots of times, those city folk came to the farm to buy. Also near the "coal shoot" the farmer would pay the delivery guy for a load of coal he just brought. I have done pretty well at old farm houses. Just food for thought.
Tim
Tim
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