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  • Two E-TRACS = A Shared Hoard

    Two E-TRACS = A Shared Hoard

    A few weeks ago myself and my friend Alun, both E-TRAC users, met up for a few hours out. Initially we were going for a dig on Alun's field. When we arrived we were a bit disappointed to see the farm…

  • A One in a Million Find

    A One in a Million Find

    This story begins in 2011 when I started metal detecting the beach in Lewes, Delaware. Lewes Beach is the site of an Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project that took place in the fall of…

  • Ms. Lady Liberty Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance

    Ms. Lady Liberty Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance

    I have been detecting with Minelab's E-TRAC for about a year now. I got involved with our local metal detecting club and was privileged to be mentored by some experienced E-TRAC users!! Each month, m…

  • It Was A Cold Wind From The North

    It Was A Cold Wind From The North

    A cold wind was blowing from the north as I entered the sea at 6:45 am. The sun was just peeping above the horizon. The usual morning joggers and a few worse for wear young things still coming out of…

  • Palstave Axe

    Palstave Axe

    I have had my E-TRAC now for 2 weeks. Took it to a farm near my caravan where I had just got permission to use coin mode on factory settings as I was still getting used to. And after like an hour or…

  • A Long Way From Home

    A Long Way From Home

    I had a couple of detecting missions lined up for the day. The first one was a swimming hole hunt with the Excalibur 800 which turned up one silver ring and just a few old coins, fun none the less. T…

  • 1916's Walking Liberty Half dollar!

    1916's Walking Liberty Half dollar!

    I sure do love my E-TRAC... it is a silver finding machine! I have been metal detecting for over 20 years now, and the E-TRAC keeps pulling out the goodies all over the place! Just a couple weeks ago…

  • Silver and Gold

    Silver and Gold

    I think many of us mad treasure hunters have a “Hit List” of places we know of and dream about, but often can’t or don’t make it because it’s not convenient. There is on…

  • Gold Brooch Dubbed a Unique Discovery

    Gold Brooch Dubbed a Unique Discovery

    It was early evening when the phone rang, it was my detecting friend Peter, telling me of a new field he had just been given permission to detect, and asked if I would like to join him the next morni…