Anyone else hunting parking lots?

[funnyfarmman]

I was waiting on my wife at a park that is about 10 years old, and decided to hit the parking lot. It was ground up ashphalt and rock, and had very few cars in it. I lined up where the doors would be (based on my car + trash on the ground), and was hitting coins like crazy when my wife showed up. A couple of days later I tried it at another location and found coins, and a heart pendant. I went back to the park today when it would be slow, and hit it again from end to end. Got several coins, including a 1955 wheatie, and a silver ear ring. Lots of coins were on the surface or just under the loose gravel. This parking lot is overflow for baseball and soccer fields, and gets alot of traffic every weekend. I was wondering if anyone else does this? It is not near as beautiful as the pond I hunted tuesday, but it was fun and productive! The pond yielded two pennies, and fishing sinkers larger than I have ever seen. My X-70 stunk at IDing trash around the pond, but has been awesome most other places I have used it. Still trying to learn it, but having lots of fun.

 

[billiard rich]

I wish we had some unpaved parking lots around here. Glad you're having fun with your new machine.

HH

Rich

 

[Don]

I have once so far. Reason being it is used for flea markets on the weekends. I didn't find a whole lot there either, but I will try some like you said. Thanks for the tip!!

 

[grinsebring]

door line

ffm, right about parking lots. we have those nice unpaved lots around here that have the top couple inches of sand and pulverised shell. The door line area is where the pocket change and jewelry hit the ground when the passengers get out. I have a very popular steak house in our burbs that has a 1/2 acre of dirt parking. The owner gave me carte blanche on the place couple years ago. I pulled a lot of clad and a large silver chain from there not to mention earings and other odds and ends. This post just reminded me to get back there. It's been a while.....Gil

 

[Bowhunters]

I started doing it a few weeks ago when "I" got out of my truck with a new pair of shorts on and saw some change fall out of my pocket and then the lights went on in my head and by the time I was finished MDing the area I had $3.27 to show for my efforts, so I look for them all the time now.

 

[geodawn]

I found my first Merc in a hard packed dirt parking lot.

 

[Scrltt641]

I hunt gravel parking lots myself. Also, around concession stands where they play baseball is a great place to find coins, especially lots of dimes.

Trudy

 

[Schrecky]

I look for parking lots that are bordered by a grassy section. When the snow plows plow the lot they shove the snow (and clad) into the grass. I've seen a few of these spots that were loaded.

 

[Kerry]

I live in a small town, and have been mentally going over all the parking lots in town and can't think of one that's gravel. But I did have the same luck in my driveway. I've found a few coins where we get in and out of the cars. (I showed my husband a dime I found and he said "hey, I've been looking for that.")

My house was built late 1890s, so I'm hoping under the gravel drive may pay off with something besides new clad.

 

[steve in so la]

I agree with Kerry - more luck in driveways. Some produce wheats and silver plus the usual clad. Steve in so az

 

[hidin]

I like the "local"(that means ten miles away around here) highschool parking lot. Its paved but has grass medians between each parking lot-its on a hillside so is staggered up the hill. I find quite a good assortment of change. I also have hit the local forest trailhead parking lots. The dirt is extremely hard packed but I have found change.

I like parking lots!

 

[motor20]

50 percent of my time

is spent on gravel parking lots. Mostly trail head lots and those where hunters park. I usually find several bucks a year in dropped shells. I can use some and sell the rest at the flea market. Lots of quarters and dimes.

Church lots look good too, just gotta get out and hit more...

 

[wescowood]

I hunt the parking areas at our schools, parks, and area lakes. They all have gravel parking areas. Another great spot to hunt while your out at your area lake is where people park their R.V "s. To lower the front leveling jacks, a person usually has to get down on the ground and manualy release them into position prior to leveling the camper.

HH, Wes.