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What I was staring at was a Union (most likely officer's) sword belt plate. The plate is in great shape with just the
backside hook being broken; probably the reason why it was discarded. Someone actually left this in the ground??? The only thing I can gather is that maybe
the digger had started digging this hole when it was getting dark, they didn't have a flashlight, and they didn't have a probe.
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The Explorer II Pays Off Huge Instantly for Bruce! This is a must read story about some amazing finds found in an
extremely short period of time. Since January 13th, 2006, Bruce was able to detect: - 143 rings - A 5.5 MM Platinum 2 ct PC Diamond ring - 43 watches - 32.5
gram gold nugget Bracelet - $780.00 Clad And so much more. We have a full story with several images of his incredible finds with his Minelab Explorer II Metal
Detector using the new Excelerator Coils.
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Old Coin Recovered 10 Inches Deep With Explorer II! Went out today to a beat to death old home site, a little place we
call "The Barber House" that has yielded many a sweet find over the years. It's only been hunted about 150 times! But this time it was different;
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Class Ring Found and Returned 39 Years Later. After the storms hit Daytona Beach recently, my wife and I decided to
try our luck at metal detecting there since we heard they were finding a lot of silver coins. I have been metal detecting since 1985 and this was the most
pleasurable and profitable trip I have ever had. The very first coin I dug up was a silver quarter and it happened to be from my birth year. I told my wife
then that I had a feeling in my bones this was going to be my lucky trip.
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Explorer II Finds Gold Pocket Watch! I took my new Explorer II to a favorite hunt spot of mine for years now, a place my
buddies and I have nicknamed "The Barber House." The next thing I dug was a little weird sounding and the box and the numbers were all around. But in
a good way. So I dug it up. Turned out to be a green and crusty pocket watch, seemingly intact save for the face and the door. I initially cleaned up the watch
with some soap and water and it did wonders. It was at that point that I realized it was gold!
Read more on Mike's story and see his finds!
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Some Great Recent Finds by Satisfied Kellyco Customers I purchased an Explorer II metal detector four months ago and I have found many items
including coins of recent dates but I made my biggest find two days ago a belt buckle dated early 1840's in Haledon New Jersey. It was about 4 to 6 inches deep
and I found it in an open field
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Mike Does It Again With Minelab's Explorer II! Went out with my buddy Darren and hit a few spots using my Minelab Explorer II metal detector
yesterday. We didn't get much, but I managed to find a few pieces of lead, silver coins and a couple wheaties.
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past 20 years credit me some genuine finds.
Some examples are cannon balls,
Spanish Reales, Civil and Revolutionary War relics as well as
jewelry from beaches like working watches, sterling silver and
gold rings. The gold rings were instantly taken almost before
I could free them of the dirt by my lovely wife Junice. Which
was okay since she supports my hobby. Plus not to mention hundreds
of regular clad coins. Click for Story
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 Silver
Dollar Cache Found with Minelab Explorer
I started to dig under the
block and that's when I hit something. After removing
some more dirt, I saw what I thought was a round piece of concrete.
I removed more dirt and saw it was round alright but some sort
of jar. I pulled on it and out came this crock. It has
some kind of a spicket on it made out of metal. The crock
had a sealed brown glass jar in it and as I nervously removed
the jar I could see. . . Click
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 Nelson
Found Treasure Worth Thousands
In
just one summer, Nelson unearthed numerous rings including this
100 year old gold ring with an estimated value between $5,000
- $10,000. Using both Minelab Explorer and White Surfmaster
PI Pro, Nelson has found silver coins, clad, diamond rings,
etc...
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This Metal Detector Has A
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 Explorer
II Rakes in Some Big Money Finds!
This
Huckster slave tag alone sold for $26,500! See a few
pictures of Jeff's many amazing relic finds worth thousands.
From belt buckles and slave tags to coins and Revolutionary
war buttons - Jeff and his Minelab Explorer II have found it
all!
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 Stan
Unearths Cival War Relics
Detecting
in a "Relic Hunters Wonderland" with his Minelab Explorer,
Stan uncovered tons of artifacts. From bullets and buttons to
old silver and buckles, this article really shows what an Explorer
can find. Click here to read the entire story |
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 Douglas
Proves There's no Such Thing as a "Hunted Out" Site!
Douglas recently found many old
valuable coins, rings, and other rarities
with his Explorer II! One 1787 Fugio Cent alone was valued at
$2,400.00! Click Here for entire story |
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8-inch Coil Continues to Amaze Me
The new concentric coil for the
Explorer continues to impress me.
On a recent hunt, I was hunting in smart screen iron mask -10
and getting a signal which kept reading iron to silver range
but pinpointing large. I decided to dig as signals were few
at this old school site which I have pounded hard over the years
of detecting. The 8" coil continues to amaze me with it's
seperation and depth capabilities. I also recovered a 5 inch
deep ..... Click for Story
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 Stan's
Explorer Hits Hard in a Hunted Area
Stan takes his Minelab Explorer
to a old hunted out homesite to find out that many detectors
have missed some great finds.
Along with this clipped silver piece, he found many buttons,
buckles, musket balls and more odd and ends. Click
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what T.J. FOUND:
8 year old T.J. digs up a 1738
George II Half Penny
with a Minelab Explorer! Thanksgiving Day was a very thankful
day as TJ adds this 265 year old find to his coin collection.
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 Homemade
Cooler Detector Case
It's snowing today here in Niantic,
CT so my son TJ and I decided to clean and organize our Minelab
Explorer XS and it's
accessories. We thought some Kellyco customers may be interested
in the case we made so I'm enclosing some pictures. We used
a cooler so I could keep the detector in the car all of the
time. Click for More |
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 1818
Coin Found with Minelab Explorer II
Using his new Minelab Explorer
II, Lance found this 1818 Large Cent.
This near 200 year old coin was found buried in a Connecticut
salt water beach! Click Here to read
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what David FOUND:
Minelab Explorer II finds an 1882 Carson
City Silver Dollar!
Within 15 minutes of using his Explorer II for the FIRST time,
David recovers a very rare dollar coin as well as many other
exciting finds. Click
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 Huge
8 ounce nugget Found
They struck gold not once, but
a couple times!
Using the artillery of the Minelab Explorer & the world
famous gold detector, Super Gold Detector SD 2200D. Click
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 See
what Tommy FOUND:
Tommy digs up many valuable coins
an hour after taking his brand new Explorer II
straight out of the box! Still using the factory preset programs,
Tommy locates coins dating back to 1876. Click
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POUND SILVER BAR ON FIRST HUNT
JW at Kellyco Metal Detector
Superstore sold me a Minelab Explorer XS back on Nov 11.
Well, it more than paid for itself the 1st day I used it
in St. Augustine, FL. An 18 pound bar of silver, dated
1858, that I found about 18 inches deep on the beach. Click
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 Second
Generation of Excelerators are a WINNER!
Detecting weather has finally
arrived here in N.W. Indiana! I finally was able to make it
to an old farm site I've been wanting to detect and manage to
make two trips there. This place has an old cellar hole that
has a stone foundation around it. My first trip was a short
one as all I found were.... Read the
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Explorer
2 With EXcelerator 4.5"x7" Coil Finds 1857 Half Dime!
I was armed with my Explorer
2 equipped with the excelerator 4.5"x7" coil.
This little coil has proven to be a favorite of mine already.
The ground at this park is extremely mineralized and has a lot
of iron pieces mixed in the soil. It sits next to two sets of
railroad tracks and used to have a train station which sat right
in the middle of the park. I switched to iron mask -15 and could
now see and hear that there were iron tones mixed with this
high tone. Click to read the rest of
Larry's story and see the finds
This Metal Detector Has A
5 Star Rating. |
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 Hit
The Beach Today, Got Some Gold With The Explorer II!
I took a new machine,
Minelab's Explorer II, to the beach
today using the 12.5" coil I've been using with the Quattro.
Running the Explorer pretty hot, I did not get many targets
and what was there was deep. My first dig was a... Click
to read the story and see the finds.
This Metal Detector Has A
5 Star Rating. |
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 Testing
A New EXcelerator 4x7 Elliptical DD Coil on Minelab's Explorer
II
I received a prototype EXcelerator
4 X 7 Elliptical DD coil for my Explorer II today.
The coil is nearly as long as the Minelab 8-inch coil and narrower
than the Excellerator 5 inch. The weight and balance fall somewhere
in between those two. Naturally, the first place I took it was
to my test garden. This plot has been buried several years and
is set up with a variety of coins, as well as trash. The EXcelerator
coil separated the trash from the coins remarkably well. Read
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After having searched for two hours and not finding anything significant, I got a good signal. About 8" down I found
my favorite find to date; a Civil War button and the name plate for "Captain James Hill" of the Iowa Infantry. Thanks to the local historical society I
was able to identify the plate and button from the Civil War era, and I am positive that both were his, since this was his house that he built and lived in.