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  • First Hammie

    First Hammie

    After detecting for 10 months with no hammered coins using my Explorer SE Pro I decided to go for the CTX 3030. Within 1 week of getting it I dug my first hammie, an Alexander 111 penny. The best feel…

  • Another E-TRAC Find

    Another E-TRAC Find

    Maggie, Samantha and I just returned from a much needed after camp vacation. We met up with a family in Historic Charles Town or known today as Charleston S.C. This is the old country folks. Even tho…

  • I Found My Deepest Silver Half Ever with My V3i

    I Found My Deepest Silver Half Ever with My V3i

    On September 25th this year I dug my deepest ever silver half dollar at one of my favorite haunts which has been hunted by numerous detectorists for many years. My Lesche tool was all the way down in…

  • New CTX 3030 Reveals Old Treasure

    New CTX 3030 Reveals Old Treasure

    The new Minelab CTX 3030 is an amazing detector! I recently upgraded from my E-TRAC to the CTX 3030 and I am LOVING the combined mode. So far this past month or two I've pulled almost 25 silvers alre…

  • Hooked on Relic Hunting with My MX5

    Hooked on Relic Hunting with My MX5

    I was able to try out the new MX-5 while hunting in Oklahoma at the former Jerusalem Community during a relic hunt being conducted by a local metal detecting club. The community was founded prior to s…

  • What Have You Been Missing?

    What Have You Been Missing?

    I was at one of my favorite parks in NY which many detectorists had left for dead. This place has been pounded for 30 years but with each Minelab upgrade, targets still seem to appear! I had four bud…

  • Detecting in the Grounds of Cyfartha Castle

    Detecting in the Grounds of Cyfartha Castle

    I have recently been given sole permission to detect in the grounds surrounding the home of the former powerful Iron Master William Crawshay. He once owned one of the largest iron works in the world.…

  • Colonial Spanish Reale Unearthed in North Carolina

    Colonial Spanish Reale Unearthed in North Carolina

    I got this detector just about a month ago and took it out for the first time on Saturday, Feb 27. I was detecting an area that was believed to have had a lot of colonial activity. We had been to this…

  • Back-to-Back Silver Days

    Back-to-Back Silver Days

    We just started to thaw here in Connecticut (New England) and I headed out Sunday Feb 28th to a new spot. My second target was a Roosevelt silver dime and the day rolled from there. I ended the day wi…