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  • Hammered Site Yields Amazing Buttons

    Hammered Site Yields Amazing Buttons

    What a day. What a day. What a day. My son was down from Boston to spend a few days with us and celebrate his birthday. I drove him back up on Sunday (April 7th, 2013) morning and headed to a town gr…

  • My White's V3i Does it Again!!

    My White's V3i Does it Again!!

    Here are some photos of an old spice can and the coins found inside in the Paso Robles area of California. The can and coins were found 8 1/2 inches deep under an old tree stump that had been cut many…

  • Diamond Ring Found by SDC 2300

    Diamond Ring Found by SDC 2300

    When you take a pulse induction metal detector to a tourist beach in Florida, it helps if you know the hot spots. This past weekend I took my new Minelab SDC 2300 to a few local beach sites within wa…

  • Gold Noble, Groats, Pennies and a Denarius!

    Gold Noble, Groats, Pennies and a Denarius!

    I was lucky enough to be invited to detect a site that had produced a scattered hoard several years ago by a good friend as it had just been ploughed. We set out with gusto in the area but after two…

  • A Productive Day in the Fields

    A Productive Day in the Fields

    Not long having the E-TRAC, I found my local Detecting club via www.rallyuk.org A few weeks ago I went out with another member of the Club who has a Safari. We detected fields near Somersham in Cambr…

  • Early Gold Rush Coins and Relics

    Early Gold Rush Coins and Relics

    Had a once in a lifetime hunt in the Victorian Goldfields with the CTX 3030 finding a dozen silver coins. Given how hot the ground is, the CTX 3030 is the only machine that I would rely on to get the…

  • Ring Returned to Owner After 37 Years

    Ring Returned to Owner After 37 Years

    One day last September I went metal detecting at a park on Fern Ridge Lake just west of Eugene Oregon. After only a few minutes of hunting I dug a ladies high school class ring! 10k GOLD class ring!…

  • 3 Little Nags

    3 Little Nags

    I've been detecting this since 1986. I learned how to use a detector as a Police Officer. I've used every detector under the sun except Minelab. I've been digging this field behind my house since the…

  • Silver and Stone

    Silver and Stone

    I was hunting for an old stage coach stop from the 1850's with my Minelab CTX 3030, when I came across a high tone that I've grown accustomed to love. Upon looking at my detect screen, I saw the 12/4…