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  • Iron Age / Roman Strap Fitting

    Iron Age / Roman Strap Fitting

    I am a member of Ambers Digs, a group of detectorists that venture out most Sundays in the North East of England. Recently the group had its annual rally which consisted of a weekend camp on farm lan…

  • First Silver with My New E-TRAC

    First Silver with My New E-TRAC

    I got my new E-TRAC less than a month ago and was only able to hunt a couple times. I decided to get out in the cold weather and go to an old house in town that I got permission to hunt the day befor…

  • CTX "Dirty Girty" Large Coil attached

    CTX "Dirty Girty" Large Coil attached

    After a few weeks of looking at the CTX 17 Smart Coil for the CTX 3030, I decided to give it a go on a dig with the Southern Detectorist Group (SDG). The coil is really well balanced and I swung it a…

  • 2 Rare Saxon Coins

    2 Rare Saxon Coins

    Myself and my club members went onto new permission and after finding many 303s and lead people were getting a bit despondent and moving to different fields, but I stayed and hit a flat patch of past…

  • Knights and Treasures

    Knights and Treasures

    The village where I live is a village where even the Romans roam over the country. So it has existed for a long time. We have encountered a lot of natural disasters. One of the most known is the big…

  • Lost Class Ring, Returned 42 Years Later

    Lost Class Ring, Returned 42 Years Later

    Back in October of 2011, I purchased a Minelab E-TRAC after watching numerous videos on YouTube of success stories. My previous unit was a Garrett Ace 250 which I had for only about a year. The major…

  • 3631 Barbarous Radiate Hoard & Roman Building

    3631 Barbarous Radiate Hoard & Roman Building

    The hoard discovery has led to a Roman building being discovered. The 3631 coins were in the center of one of the rooms. The hoard has just been declared treasure and is currently being held at the B…

  • Gold Coin From the Far Past

    Gold Coin From the Far Past

    Six hours walking on a heavy ploughed field, but the sun was shining. A great day to search. But after 50% of the time no one finds, only some lead shrapnel. My patience was tested for this field. Bu…

  • Civil War Hunt uncovers 1840 Seated Half Dime

    Civil War Hunt uncovers 1840 Seated Half Dime

    It started out as a regular day of relic hunting, on a historical site which is located on private property. My friend and I started out as normal, getting some bullets and flat buttons, camp lead th…