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  • I Found My First Class Ring with the Coinmaster

    I Found My First Class Ring with the Coinmaster

    I bought a new Coinmaster metal detector this past Friday, so I thought I would try it on the beach Saturday morning. I have never used a metal detector before so I brought my boyfriend along with me…

  • Back Yard Treasure

    Back Yard Treasure

    Hello, from a commercial fisherman and detectorist, always look under your own property as you never know who has dropped a coin on the ground 290 years before you were there. This 1723 half penny wa…

  • 1942 Dutch East Indies Trading Coin

    1942 Dutch East Indies Trading Coin

    South East Asia: I had no more than 15 hours under my belt in California before I took off on a trip overseas, learning how to metal detect on Volcanic mineralization as I did, was quite frustrating u…

  • My First Great Find With The Coinmaster

    My First Great Find With The Coinmaster

    My first big find with my White’s Coinmaster metal detector!!! I was on the beach metal detection in MD and I was not having much luck at all, just some soda cans. I was starting to give up, so…

  • Early Cut Half for the CTX 3030

    Early Cut Half for the CTX 3030

    It was a lovely morning as we met up for the detectingscotland.com club dig on Sunday, June 16th. Laughs were had, spirits were high - but the ground conditions were tough and ultimately keeping dete…

  • Let the Beach Season Begin

    Let the Beach Season Begin

    I hadn't been able to detect for over a month waiting for a hernia operation. Finally, I was operated on 3-1/2 weeks ago. The doc told me to give detecting a try, if it hurts stop. So last weekend I…

  • Keeping Up With Family Tradition

    Keeping Up With Family Tradition

    This is my Landry family story. I've always remembered my Dad with a White’s metal detector and for us it was a fun family outing. Back then he'd find us kids a target and let us at it while he…

  • A Golden Confidence Boost

    A Golden Confidence Boost

    Having used the E-TRAC for over four years and learning it inside out I was a little concerned that my new Minelab CTX 3030 may take some getting used to and that it would take time before I started…

  • First Year With Coinmaster GT

    First Year With Coinmaster GT

    2013 was my first year with the Coinmaster GT. Before this I had the basic Coinmaster. In the last 10 months I have found around 30 silver coins, 1 gold ring, and numerous silver rings. The picture I…