Been at it for 20 years. I still have 4 detectors
Its not easy anymore. Old house sites are good. The best places I ever knew are paved or illegal.
Lake Allatoona actually has a beach you can hunt. They will even give you a map.
The “S” indicates San Francisco mint and lack thereof indicates Philadelphia mint.
You can get an idea of value of silver content at http://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html
Numismatic value at http://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html
My collection / hord of coins required a truck to move in 2006.
I have more than 450 loose pre civil war coins, gold coins and silver coins to trade for Colt 1911s and pre 1898 colts.
In the past I've traded for land, cars and civil war relics.
I don't collect coins, I just have them...
I use 4 different detectors depending on conditions.
Nothing works well in Virginia iron soil.
I use a Fisher 1270 in normal soils... In Texas I got Republic of Texas buttons and some Mex artifacts.
In Savannah I use a Whites MXT. In Tennessee I got an Oval CS plate
Locally I use a shadow X2...