sodbuster Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 2:34 PM, Mike_Hillis said: I'm just a pirate. When I find a silver coin it just goes into the back pocket of my jeans and I'll wash it off under the facet when I get home. Then I'll coon-finger it for the rest of the day, take it to work for show and tell and then toss it into the silver drawer with the others and occasionally sit down with the drawer and coon-finger them all again, remembering where I found them, or trying too, and noticing they are getting a little blacker than last time I pulled them out. All the others just go into a tub for cleaning and cashing in on some rainy day. HH Mike Mike, you are a man who truly enjoys his finds, and gets the full satisfaction from finding them. Arghh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 12:23 AM, Daniel Tn said: I don't have to worry about it where I'm at. Folks around here were so poor they couldn't tell the depression was going on. If they had a dime to lose, they spent all week looking for it til they found it. You won't find much with that attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Tn Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Badger-NH said: You won't find much with that attitude. It's not an attitude or state of mind. Having a different mindset doesn't magically make what isn't there just appear. You must not know much about rural Tennessee and its history. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 6:40 AM, Daniel Tn said: It's not an attitude or state of mind. Having a different mindset doesn't magically make what isn't there just appear. You must not know much about rural Tennessee and its history. Mindset is a better word but I completely disagree. Believing that there are good targets to be found will lead to more finds than thinking nothing is there. We have the same dirt-poor cellar holes up here dating all the way back to the early 1600's. Every one of those households had coins. Thinking positive thoughts will keep you going longer and looking in places that you might not otherwise consider if thinking negatively. Coins dropped in snow/leaves or darkness were lost for good. Drunkenness, fighting, getting on and off your horse, building stone walls are good ways to loose a coin. Often the safest place to keep money was either on your person or buried in the ground. Those are positive thoughts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I have the same thing going on here in rural ancient VA. People didn't have a lot of money, their wealth was measured in land. However, I'm getting better at reading the land (and using maps and research technology), so silver is turning up. Even found a very old gold ring in excellent shape. I agree with both of you. ? You have to put in a lot of time, and expect to get skunked sometimes. The good finds are delicious. ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 These days, I seem to get skunked about 8 out of 10 hunts, but I know the stuff is out there. ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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