Hunted some sidewalk tear outs

[WhiteTornado]

Construction crews have been doing sidewalk improvements in our town and finally are getting to my neighborhood. I was able to do a quick, 30-minute hunt one block over on some sections. No great finds, just one clad quarter (dated 1984) on a corner tear out. Other sections mostly had iffy signals that would likely be trash. I dug one that was a bit stronger than the others but it was just a screwcap. I had to hunt fast to beat the fading daylight, plus I still had some home obligations to tend to afterward.

Our part of town is not that old, houses go back to the early 1970s, so I wouldn't expect to find any old coins. Perhaps a bit of clad, as evidenced by the quarter. It was good for the experience since I had always wanted to try hunting sidewalk tear outs. I should get another chance when they do them at the end of my cul de sac. Timing is everything as they seem to fill in the tear outs the next day. A few weeks ago I missed a couple of decent-looking ones that were on either end of the local pool parking lot. They were filled in before I could make it there.

Happy hunting everyone!

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

Only goes back to the early 1970s ? Why even bother ? Starting in about the 1910s or so (depending on big city vs small city, downtown vs residential, etc...), sidewalks began to be put in, at the same time as whatever structures were built. So for example, if a neighborhood went in in the 1920s or later, it's most likely that the sidewalks went in at the exact same time. No time for dirt paths, etc... But if portions of town pre-date the turn of century, is when there could be periods of time where earlier dirt or wooden paths existed. THOSE are the ones you want to hunt

 

[WhiteTornado]

Only goes back to the early 1970s ? Why even bother ? Starting in about the 1910s or so (depending on big city vs small city, downtown vs residential, etc...), sidewalks began to be put in, at the same time as whatever structures were built. So for example, if a neighborhood went in in the 1920s or later, it's most likely that the sidewalks went in at the exact same time. No time for dirt paths, etc... But if portions of town pre-date the turn of century, is when there could be periods of time where earlier dirt or wooden paths existed. THOSE are the ones you want to hunt

Oh I understand that and I think I've even read similar posts (maybe yours ) on here before. I'm still learning my machine and this was an easy opportunity to get some practice time in. It's only a short walk from my house, so no need to even drive to the hunting site.

 

[Madzen23]

My town is also doing tear outs.. but on the streets only. I cant wait for the sidewalks to be done! I've done some of the streets without much luck. But I dug out underneath the sidewalk in my front yard and scored a 1941 Quarter almost immediately. One thing I also did was check out the town library for any books with early town pictures (images of america has some excellent ones). They helped me narrow down some great spots. The Librarian can be a ridiculously good resource for finding the oldest spots in town.

Best of Luck! Happy Hunting

 

[cudamark]

Your detector doesn't care if the sunlight is fading or not so don't let that stop you! In most cases, that's the best time to hunt during the summer months (and any time you don't want an audience). Go to a beach, tot lot, or modern park if you want clad. If you have an older section in your town, keep an eye on the sidewalk tear-out progress and jump on it right away if it gets in that neighborhood.