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  • E-TRAC Hits Early 1700's in the States

    E-TRAC Hits Early 1700's in the States

    I went out Saturday, Aug 18th to an area by my house that is known to give up some oldies. I hunted for an hour and found a couple wheats and then hit a nice 1897 Indian. I knew I was in a good spot…

  • 17th Century Silver Bonanza!

    17th Century Silver Bonanza!

    Hi All, At the beginning of March I began searching for a new site that has early structure, but shows no activity on the earliest maps I have access to, (1892). After a bit of scanning, I pulled a l…

  • Battle Site Discovery

    Battle Site Discovery

    Found a cannon ball on the battle site of Prestonpans on a club dig. Buy Minelab GPX 5000 Metal Detector Now…

  • A Lifetime Dream Find

    A Lifetime Dream Find

    I was at DIV XXII on November 18th and at the growl and smooth sound of the GPX 5000, I thought I had a really nice piece of brass or a bullet of some sort. The funny thing was that there honestly we…

  • Glad I Went Back!

    Glad I Went Back!

    It was Tue March 13 and my detecting buddy Dr. Bob met me at 7:30 am for a day of detecting. We hunted an old country school yard first and I found one Barber dime. We then hunted an old country chur…

  • Research + Minelab = Success

    Research + Minelab = Success

    I have been getting used to the E-TRAC ever since I bought it in December of 2011.  Every day is a new experience and a learning curve. The machine never ceases to surprise me. Having said that,…

  • Did I Mention I Love My E-TRAC

    Did I Mention I Love My E-TRAC

    I am a regular park hunter because to be honest I am a busy working Dad with a young child and just don't have time for long far away hunts. I decided to hit one of my tot lots that has produced abso…

  • My First Gold Coin and it's a Big One!

    My First Gold Coin and it's a Big One!

    I went out earlier today, Sunday August 26th, 2012, after enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning with my family, my wife took a nap after we got home and gave the OK to go detecting for the rest of the…

  • Over Five Hundred Coins

    Over Five Hundred Coins

    I have been metal detecting for over thirty years using all different brands of detectors and in June of 2011 I purchased my Minelab E-TRAC. After a few months of in the field training with it I obtai…