Worth a shot?

[m bryan]

Our school got a grant to put sidewalks all over town so kids could walk to school. They are scouping up a four foot by four inch path and hauling it off in dump trucks........Called the city and told them I wanted to look through the dirt...they told me to knock myself out...lol.......Here's the problem, drove by and looked where the dirt was hauled. It is in loads about four or five feet high. Too big to spread by hand......would I be wasting my time trying to md the piles?.......knowing where the dirt came from there has to be some old coins in there. Its mounds of dirt and grass.....any ideas? worth trying?

 

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[willie d]

This might be a crazy idea, but here goes; 2 homeless guys + 2 shovels + 2 24 packs of beer when piles are spread out.

 

[Prairie Prowler]

I would definately search these dirt pile/s..especially if from an older part of the town. you should find a good amount of targets.. hopefully coins ..Report back to us !

 

[sniffer]

it would depend on how much traffic was in the areas where the dirt was removed. if there was quite a bit of traffic, give it a shot.
I think walking up and down the hills would be hard on the back though

 

[m bryan]

it would depend on how much traffic was in the areas where the dirt was removed. if there was quite a bit of traffic, give it a shot.
I think walking up and down the hills would be hard on the back though

A lot of it was high traffic areas......I will give it a shot.

 

[m bryan]

This might be a crazy idea, but here goes; 2 homeless guys + 2 shovels + 2 24 packs of beer when piles are spread out.

Are you saying ground balance?

 

[BobinSouthVA]

I'd say go for it. Even if you can't move or sift the mounds.

I found a barber quarter in a mound this way

 

[willie d]

This might be a crazy idea, but here goes; 2 homeless guys + 2 shovels + 2 24 packs of beer when piles are spread out.

Are you saying ground balance?

 

[Syrena Hunter]

Yes, it is worth a shot!..go for the oppurtunity, sounds like the hard digging was already done.

 

[m bryan]

Got some older clad and a few tid bits.....mounds were full of grass and hard to detect....they still have several weeks to finish...so I will hang with it.