I have been MD for a good 15 years or better. I have an older Garrett GTP1350. We have detected everywhere around my town. I have only found 3 silvers in that whole time. The first silver was behind the first church in Wills Point, Texas. It was built in 1870. I found my first silver coin on a empty lot behind the church, just after they bulldozed a house that was on the lot. It was where the sidewalk on the street, met with the sidewalk going from the house to the sidewalk on the street met, right in the corner. 1877 dime about 2 inches deep. On the opposite corner of the block, I detected a old house. I went there about 6 times and always walked away with a small handful of coins,etc. I found the next 2 silver coins in this yard. one next to a big oak tree, 1903 dime and the other across the yard 1912 dime.
Me and my hunting buddy have been every where we could think of in the town. We basically just find zincoln's that are on top of the ground or just slightly under the surface. I detected the old high school foot ball field under the bleachers, found a few handfuls of coins, but nothing old. I have found 4 or 5 1944 pennies around here tho.
My question is, we have just about burned out the few places we know of, I would like some opinions about where we can go in my area for a new challange. There was an old public swimming pool, but that area has been plowed over and a baseball field put in it's place. The only park is new (10 years old or so).
I went to the old Depot in town. There is a killer resource of info from 1937 (and updated in 1941) Wills Point Fire Insurance book that I looked thru. It shows every single house, business, carriage house, outhouse, etc in the town in that year. Many of the houses are still there, tho the carriage houses and outhouses and such are gone. Problem is, it's all private property and I am sorta shy about asking people to let me detect their yards. I hate getting turned down and I am sure I will. Can y'all experienced folks help me out here with suggestions?
Wills Point is a small town in Van Zandt county Texas, about 50 miles east of Dallas off hwy. 80. It was a major cotton selling place from it's inception in 1873 thru the late 50's. There were 6 cotton gins here at the same time. The original brick street thru the town is still in place as are many of the original brick buildings.
Thanks
Mutt
Me and my hunting buddy have been every where we could think of in the town. We basically just find zincoln's that are on top of the ground or just slightly under the surface. I detected the old high school foot ball field under the bleachers, found a few handfuls of coins, but nothing old. I have found 4 or 5 1944 pennies around here tho.
My question is, we have just about burned out the few places we know of, I would like some opinions about where we can go in my area for a new challange. There was an old public swimming pool, but that area has been plowed over and a baseball field put in it's place. The only park is new (10 years old or so).
I went to the old Depot in town. There is a killer resource of info from 1937 (and updated in 1941) Wills Point Fire Insurance book that I looked thru. It shows every single house, business, carriage house, outhouse, etc in the town in that year. Many of the houses are still there, tho the carriage houses and outhouses and such are gone. Problem is, it's all private property and I am sorta shy about asking people to let me detect their yards. I hate getting turned down and I am sure I will. Can y'all experienced folks help me out here with suggestions?
Wills Point is a small town in Van Zandt county Texas, about 50 miles east of Dallas off hwy. 80. It was a major cotton selling place from it's inception in 1873 thru the late 50's. There were 6 cotton gins here at the same time. The original brick street thru the town is still in place as are many of the original brick buildings.
Thanks
Mutt
