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  • Detecting to get healthy

    Detecting to get healthy

    It all started one and a half years ago after I died and came back looking for a flash light. Doc says it was only about a minute but that I need to lose weight; only 265 lbs and retired. Well, I coul…

  • United Confederate Medal

    United Confederate Medal

    I have been metal detecting since the 1980s, and I really enjoy this great hobby. I have three White's metal detectors; a Spectra V3i, IDX Pro, and Coinmaster. I use the V3i the most, but I still use…

  • Treasure find of a lifetime...

    Treasure find of a lifetime...

    A story from the past, as fresh as if it had happened yesterday; I cruise several times each year, and take my Garrett Ace 250 with me on every trip. Traveling the western Caribbean in Nov, 2011 our T…

  • Best Part of Detecting

    Best Part of Detecting

    My name is Tim Hess. I'm 46 and received my first metal detector when I was 6. I took several years off but have been pretty serious for about 5 yrs now. About 2 years ago I purchased a White's v3i an…

  • Diamonds and Rust

    Diamonds and Rust

    My name is Cliff, I live in Rockport, Texas. I have been in this hobby since the year 2000. My hunting partner wanted to go and hunt the beach in the sand at Port Aransas, Texas which is only 20 miles…

  • My first and best treasure find

    My first and best treasure find

    My name is Ashley Minney and I'm a 25 year old newcomer to treasure hunting. I've only been detecting for about a year so I am still learning. It was a rainy fall day last year when I made my greates…

  • 1905 World Fair Medal Found

    1905 World Fair Medal Found

    Hello treasure friends, My name is Richard Wisenfelder and I have been in the hobby of metal detecting for about 15 years. I often enjoy beach detecting and occasionally inland detecting, weather per…

  • Give my regards to Broadway!

    Give my regards to Broadway!

    The budget priced Titan 1000 was my first and only detector purchased from Kellyco back in 2007.  I’ve found an amazing collection of coins and artifacts with the machine. Like many, I&rsqu…

  • A Coinshooters 1850 o Twenty Dollar Gold Piece

    A Coinshooters 1850 o Twenty Dollar Gold Piece

    My name is Dan Sloan. I have been in the hobby for 43 years now. My interest in the hobby is a strong 10. My grandfather had told me of an old homestead back in the woods that he and some friends woul…