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  • Detecting an Old 1800's Site

    Detecting an Old 1800's Site

    It was another great day in Adelaide with clear skies sunshine and a high around 33 degrees. So as I sat there looking out the window while chatting online to my friend Shaun I was having a hard time…

  • My First 1700's Silver

    My First 1700's Silver

    On December 1st I had plans with a club member to hit a 1760's cellar hole that has yielded great results this year. We've pulled 13 coppers mostly from the early to mid 1700's. 6 pieces of US silver…

  • Hard Working Detector

    Hard Working Detector

    Having been detecting for only three and a half months, I have two Minelab detectors at present, an X-TERRA 305 and an E-TRAC. I am pleased to report that I am impressed with these two detectors as t…

  • 23 Gram Gold Ingot Viking or Bronze Age

    23 Gram Gold Ingot Viking or Bronze Age

    I started out on a normal day detecting, or so I thought! The first good signal turned out to be a very worn Elizabeth hammered penny but they all counted and I was up and running. I headed up the fi…

  • Broken Mirrors are Not Always Bad Luck

    Broken Mirrors are Not Always Bad Luck

    Over the last few years my friend Steve has found several fragments of a Roman mirror. Firstly his Safari found the initial pieces and then he borrowed my CTX 3030 a few times and found some more. Th…

  • Missing WW2 Bomber

    Missing WW2 Bomber

    I have been an aviation archaeologist specialising in WW2 aircraft for over 30 years now. Whilst researching for a book 10 years ago I came across an incident that took place over Shepreth in Cambrid…

  • A Seated in the Gloaming

    A Seated in the Gloaming

    I have used the E-TRAC for 3 years and have been very pleased with it and my results, I recently decided to go to the CTX 3030 and I can say I am immensely pleased. I can vouch that the CTX 3030 is j…

  • One Ring Lead to Another

    One Ring Lead to Another

    My wife works with a lady who's brother (Harry) has a friend that lost a gold ring in a pond in a local neighborhood some 40 years ago, skipping stones. We were called to give it a shot. The trashy p…

  • VX3 Helps Return a Lost Ring

    VX3 Helps Return a Lost Ring

    With a week's vacation, a storm churning up the beaches I thought this would be a great time to try out my new VX3 on the beach! After some quick planning, I was off to Wrightsville Beach, NC for som…