Story of a house soon to be parking lot

[Pointman]

I stumbled onto a site last week that had an older house on it. My friend told me that it was a fraternity house and I understood that it was being turned into a parking lot expansion for the college. I have old maps and it is kind of a shame that so many old areas are now under asphalt and concrete.

Day one there was a pile of wood where the house once stood but it was too muddy to hunt. By the weekend the wood was moved out and most of the foundation was pulled up and discarded. My guess is that within a week they will probably start spreading gravel. I was able to work in a small area of the front yard and pull most of the coins shown here.

The toys were mainly found around the dozed part. I am hoping that they will clear more of the rubble and I can get access to the flatter areas of the yard. I also found a 1950s cap gun that was in about a dozen pieces from where the bucket struck it.

My 6" coil on my CTX was indispensable for working around the junk and the deep furrows made by the bucket.

 

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[jcobb]

great finds! love the silver. There are a lot of old places here getting turned in to parking lots. Gotta get em while the getting is good
Congrats!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice! Very nice! Priority one!!! The clock s ticking! Good luck. HH!

 

[Argentium]

Very nice finds , and yes it's sad to think of how much more dirt is continually being covered by asphalt and concrete , strip malls , and fast
food joints - pretty sad - some call it progress !

 

[mariposagold]

Save those coins. It could be another 100 years before they are uncovered again.


HH.

 

[treblehunter]

Good job so far, you need help, you better call your buddy's and hit that place fast! lol

 

[detroitdigger]

Awesome finds! The half is totally a great find! Congrats on all the silver!

 

[Wldbil]

Very nice finds... Looks like you have a good area to clean out, if you get enough time before the works starts. Good Luck!!!

 

[nsdq]

i know how you feel, thanks for saving what you can and happy huntinn

 

[RJGMC]

While you are still able to find out, find out where the foundation/concrete was discarded at. Might be worth a look also.

RJGMC
HI BOB!

 

[rayrayvegas]

Love those demo sites.hurry and get the rest. Congratulations.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Another sad story that is so often repeated, but I'm so glad you had a chance to recover some coins and relics from that site!

 

[Tenspeed]

Your timing was pretty good! Great finds too and I hope you get more before it is covered up.

 

[Pointman]

While you are still able to find out, find out where the foundation/concrete was discarded at. Might be worth a look also.

RJGMC
HI BOB!

I am positive that the debris is getting moved to the city dump, which is pretty much fenced in and you have to check into the facility, so it wouldn't be practical to go detect.

I went up there for a short while today. I found a 1944 P War Nickel, but the debris is still in the way. Looks like there may be a little more time before it get paved over.

This town has seen a lot of progress in the way of new businesses and new sidewalks. Too bad I can't just hover over everything like a buzzard and hit everything before it goes under pavement.

 

[jewelerguy]

finds = like
parking lot = dislike

 

[lab rat]

Awesome! Was it difficult to get permission to hunt, or did you just pop in without inquiry?

 

[wheatfinder13]

Very nice and cool story

 

[Pointman]

Awesome! Was it difficult to get permission to hunt, or did you just pop in without inquiry?

The operator really didn't seem to care and then when I stopped at the school they seemed more interested in what I would find more than anything.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

That looks like you had some nice silver saves, Pointman!

 

[wildcarrot]

Good Job.... you gotta keep your eyes and ears open