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  • A Brilliant Hobby

    A Brilliant Hobby

    I love my Safari! This week I visited a farm which has been allowing metal detecting for over 30 years. You would think that after this period of time and with so many detectorists there would be litt…

  • I Almost Didn't Dig

    I Almost Didn't Dig

    I’ll set the date first April 1, 2012 or April fool’s day for the first time in years I didn’t get woken by my son to “Dad there’s a moose in the back yard” or to…

  • Great Mix Of Value and Technology

    Great Mix Of Value and Technology

    I was detecting an old home site with my 10 year old son. He inherited my ace 350 when I bought the Safari.. What a machine I cannot believe the depth of this thing! I recovered the lock at 10 inches…

  • AT Pro Finds Diamond Ring

    AT Pro Finds Diamond Ring

    Hello, Just about a month ago I got up nice and early, before dawn, and went down to the beach to do a little metal detecting with my new Garrett AT Pro. I got my AT Pro D…

  • First Bust half!!

    First Bust half!!

    This is my second silver find for the year , an 1836 lettered edge Bust Half!!! This is my first silver half find ever. Got it with my Ace 250, fitted with the 10x14"…

  • Finding Chinese Silver

    Finding Chinese Silver

    Hello, I found these treasures. They are Chinese silver coins and Chinese silver embuus. Silver coin is Chinese marshal Yuan shi kai.…

  • First find with my CTX 3030

    First find with my CTX 3030

    Following a tip to an old smelter a few miles from my near Vernal, Utah I hit my first major find. I've only had my minelab a couple weeks and have been very impresse…

  • Found in My Garden

    Found in My Garden

    I have the best garden ever. See what I found between harvest time I found these treasures in my garden with my Garrett ace 250. People seem to think there was a union ca…

  • Civil War Canteen - US 1858, Shot Through

    Civil War Canteen - US 1858, Shot Through

    I found this canteen in shallow water after the Spring rains. Found on private property near a famous Tennessee battlefield. I have been hunting since 1979. Although this…