Coin Shooting: The Complete Guide

Successful coin shooters do homework before digging:

Historical Maps: - Sanborn fire insurance maps - Old town plats - Historical society records - Google Earth historical imagery

Key Locations: - Old home sites - Former schools and churches - Town squares and gathering places - Swimming holes and picnic areas - Old fairgrounds and racetracks

Permission hunting opens private land full of untouched finds.

Approach Tips: - Be professional and friendly - Explain what you do (hobby, not treasure hunting) - Show examples of finds (photos work well) - Offer to share finds or pay a finder's fee - Provide references if asked

Always: - Get written permission when possible - Fill all holes - Remove all trash found - Report significant finds

Frequency: 7-15 kHz range is ideal for coins

Discrimination: - Light discrimination - Accept nickels (commonly rejected) - Iron rejection moderate

Target ID Ranges: - Copper penny: 75-84 - Silver dime: 78-82 - Silver quarter: 82-86 - Clad quarter: 79-84 - Indian head penny: 72-77 - Large cent: 85-92

Recovery Speed: Fast recovery in parks, slower for maximum depth in fields.

Grid Your Sites Systematic coverage beats random hunting. Mark rows with flags.

Slow and Low Keep coil close to ground, move slowly. Rushed hunters miss deep coins.

Hunt the Edges Boundary lines, fence rows, and property edges often hold concentrations.

Change Your Angle Swing from different directions - some coins only respond to certain angles.

Return to Hunted Sites After rain, after ground freezes/thaws, with different equipment.