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  • My Heart Skipped a Beat

    My Heart Skipped a Beat

    My girlfriend and I drove down a gravel road to detect an old church/school built in 1879. It was clear it was built for function as there was nothing fancy about it. It did boast a beautiful view of…

  • Lucky Me and Minelab

    Lucky Me and Minelab

    Having taken early retirement I was keen to extend my hobbies and my wife conspired with my friend Steve Wright, a very active detectorist with the Coventry Heritage Detector Society, to purchase me…

  • The Grand Prize of Chuck E Cheese Items

    The Grand Prize of Chuck E Cheese Items

    Almost every Detectorist in the United States has found a Chuck E Cheese Game token and there is a running joke about finding one. I have a can of them myself so they are nothing to be excited about.…

  • A Great Find With the Good Old E-TRAC

    A Great Find With the Good Old E-TRAC

    Long, long ago there was a time. The early black ages were a really dark time. Why? Because we still don't know much about it. Roman, and even Celtic time is more known then the 6 till 10 century. So…

  • One More Off the List!

    One More Off the List!

    Hello everyone! I was in Boston for work today (May 3rd, 2012) and stopped at a green on the way back that we have hammered !! It is not very big. City block one way and about 1/2 block the other. I…

  • 1756 Half Reale

    1756 Half Reale

    My first target of the day and a very iffy target at that. I would get a good signal one out of 4 swings at different angles, but since it was high toned and deep I opened quick mask on the E-TRAC to…

  • The E-TRAC Fulfils Dreams

    The E-TRAC Fulfils Dreams

    I have learned that once you get to know your Minelab product, if the coin you desire is there, the detector will find it. Last year was a great year and I was able to scratch off many once in a life…

  • What a Day!

    What a Day!

    I guess I would say my success story would include the great group of people at Minelab Chicago. I had to send my E-TRAC in for repair to find out I had a bad touch pad which was probably caused by b…

  • All I Can Say is WOW!

    All I Can Say is WOW!

    I just received my E-TRAC yesterday. I had planned for its arrival by taking the following day off from work to get familiar with it. I went to a park where I had found a couple of silver coins previ…