The Mother Lode
I live in Gold Country, Mariposa CA. the Mother of Counties back in the 1850's. I bought my Minelab, Eureka Gold some years back, I've pittle with it here and there but never got to get serious with i…
I live in Gold Country, Mariposa CA. the Mother of Counties back in the 1850's. I bought my Minelab, Eureka Gold some years back, I've pittle with it here and there but never got to get serious with i…
I've wanted to have my own metal detector since I was a youngster. Finally at 36, I decided it's time to get one. I've never used a metal detector in my life but did some research and decided that Mi…
Last month I was out with my trusty X-TERRA 705 in a local Auckland park. I had two silver finds that day, one a 1939 Silver NZ 3d coin and the other was unbelievably a 1918 Winged Mercury Silver dim…
Five years ago I moved from England to work in Switzerland. Here metal detecting is really interesting and exciting because being the crossroads of Europe you never know what ‘nationality&rsquo…
The Envision Festival in Uvita Costa Rica is a gathering of young earthy party people. My wife and I happened to be in the area 3 days after the closing of this yearly festival. We brought out the X-T…
After years of wanting to buy a detector and head down to the Victorian gold fields, I finally pulled my finger out and got a 2nd hand Eureka Gold. (thought I would start basic before going for a GPX…
On vacation in Hawaii in November, Sam Simeon presented his girlfriend, Julie Douthit, with a ring. They told family members who were on vacation with them that they were going to get married as soon…
One word “WOW” this metal detector just keeps surprising the "hell out of me". Going on to a farm that the three clubs on the Island have done for the past 6 years, I knew that the finds w…
I was at a local middle school that was a grade 1-12 school back in the day. I have been here several times before and found several silver coins. On Friday the 24th January I made a find that was mo…