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  • What a Great Year with the V3i!

    What a Great Year with the V3i!

    I recently upgraded my metal detector to the V3i and I have to say, WOW! What a detector! Nearly every outing produces buttons, coins and artifacts! I live in a heavily populated area of New Jersey,…

  • Last Summer was My Best Yet!

    Last Summer was My Best Yet!

    With the deep silver mode I was able to go over the same path as a friend of mine with another detector and found over $6.00 that he did not pick up on the day before. I like to detect my local parks…

  • Two 1851 Half Cents Stuck Together

    Two 1851 Half Cents Stuck Together

    I was detecting a soccer field and finding lots of clad quarters, so when I found what I thought were two clad quarters stuck together I didn't bother to give them a look and put them in my pouch. Wh…

  • War of 1812 Shoulder Plate

    War of 1812 Shoulder Plate

    I've had 2 Minelab's in the past 5 years. A Quattro MP and then moved up to the E-TRAC about 2 years ago. On (-4--2012 ( my daughter's birthday) my hunting partner "king coiler" Randy C and daughter…

  • Odd Place for a 150 Year-Old Buckle

    Odd Place for a 150 Year-Old Buckle

    bullets, parts of harnesses, mule and horse shoes, we were almost ready to stop. The wind was bad and we were really tired! My friend had quit! I said I'm going to try one more place. I got a great s…

  • Good Hunt With Some Great History

    Good Hunt With Some Great History

    I'm still learning my E-TRAC. A friend and I decided to hunt an older area in Northern California one Sunday afternoon. I ended up with only three old coins - a 1937S wheatie, an 1886 Indian head, an…

  • V3i Finds a King Williams Farthing!

    V3i Finds a King Williams Farthing!

    I wanted to let you know my V3i is doing well, so I took it out to Salisbury Beach (Massachusetts) after the blizzard. Salisbury was considered the Atlantic City of Massachusetts in 1800. The storm c…

  • First Real Outing

    First Real Outing

    I was detecting an old cellar site I presumed to be 1800s. When I got a decent 12-41 on the E-TRAC at 6 inches or so. I dug down and found a nail I  rescanned, there was still a target and out po…

  • The Proper Tool For Finding Treasure

    The Proper Tool For Finding Treasure

    My E-TRAC has surprised me with its findings more than once. This past weekend it did not let me down! As I was driving along last week I often passed by older houses and wondered what might be in th…