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  • Victory: A 1867 V Nickel Recovered

    Victory: A 1867 V Nickel Recovered

    This weekend I received permission to detect an old area that used to be a farm. The land owner took me to a couple spots he thought may have potential. After walking around for hours with nothing bu…

  • Look No Farther: A Farthing and a Shilling

    I was searching around a wooded marsh area that has numerous old stone walls. I saw a large boulder and decided to search around it. I had a solid mid-high 80's signal on my Simplex+. About 9-10 down…

  • Lost Valuables Found in Cancun, Mexico

    Lost Valuables Found in Cancun, Mexico

    It all started with a phone call at 7 am on May 16 2021 from a guest staying at a hotel on the beach here in Cancun Mexico. The guest had lost his platinum wedding ring in the ocean. He found me thro…

  • New Permission Leads to First 1800s Coin Find

    New Permission Leads to First 1800s Coin Find

    My friend and I were always interested in metal detecting and really got into it during the pandemic when we weren't allowed to go out and do our typical social activities, but we didn't have decent…

  • Trifecta! Three Coins Including One Buffalo

    Trifecta! Three Coins Including One Buffalo

    Occasionally my wife and I walk the trail around a small lake in one of our local parks. Recently we noticed that the park maintenance people had cleared some of the dens…

  • Exclusive Insight to Florida Hunt 7 by Eric Reed

    Exclusive Insight to Florida Hunt 7 by Eric Reed

    Heartbeat Of The World’s Largest Award-Winning Supplier Of Metal Detectors A fresh, new beginning. That is what we are all hoping 2021 brings after the wild and crazy ride experienced in 2020.…

  • Veni, Vidi, Vici: Detecting Conquered

    Veni, Vidi, Vici: Detecting Conquered

    Took my friend Paul out metal detecting for his second time. He found a neat cigarette tin! He is really starting to love the hobby.…

  • Hot Day, Hot Stuff, and A Hot Wheels Find!

    Hot Day, Hot Stuff, and A Hot Wheels Find!

    A small bayfront park was my first stop the day after Hurricane Sally blew a few rain bands our way, even over here near Daytona. Signals always seem better when the sandy soil is damp, so I decided…

  • Retired and Still Making Bank at the Beach

    Retired and Still Making Bank at the Beach

    I finally pulled the plug and retired from work, the best decision I've ever made. Open metal detecting since I got out of the army in 1973 bought my 1st metal detector then since then I found a lott…