Hi, and I need some advice

[startlookin]

Hi to everyone on TreasureNet. I want to start looking for coins and gold in Maryland. I recently found my coin collection in storage from when I was a kid, and that got me really interested in pursuing this hobby again. I have never used a metal detector, and I don't really know how to get started. I will probably start on my own property as it was a farm at one point and my back yard along with my neighbor's was part of a debris/refuse dump. We are always finding old glass and pottery just below the surface. Once I am familiar with using the metal detector, I am curious as to how to find good places to look for coins. I know people in this area spend a lot of time searching the many civil war battlefields for relics, but I am wondering if that is the best place to look for coins. I have been looking at this site for a bit now, and people seem to have success on riverbanks. How do I locate a potentially good spot? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris

 

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[gunntekk1]

first check the laws and get a metal detector that suits your budget and learn how to use it. they are not hard to use

 

[gunntekk1]

oh WELCOME to TNET good luck and go now and get one

 

[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, New York! You need to start researching places people gathered in the PAST (1870 - 1950). Good Luck!

A Few Sites to Get You Started:

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Old Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

 

[startlookin]

Thanks. That is a great list to get me started!

 

[ret-detector]

Welcome...

from Central Florida!


ret

 

[vpnavy]

Welcome aboard from the great state of Pennsylvania (USA)!

You didn't mention your state - but you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting your state for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Welcome aboard Chris and good luck!

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

Welcome Chris!

Wayne

www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[firemac]

welcome chris

 

[Urban Grund]

Welcome from Michigan!