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  • Success in England with MXT!

    Success in England with MXT!

    We just returned from a week of metal detecting in Colchester, Essex, England. The weather was a challenge with pouring rain, sleet, strong winds and lots of mud but our MXT’s were up to the ch…

  • MXT Specializing in Hunted Out Sites!

    MXT Specializing in Hunted Out Sites!

    A solid tone showing a 55 VDI at about 8 inches - it sounded good, but I wasn’t expecting the 1884 IH Cent that would be in the bottom of the hole after removing my plug at this haunted 1870 ho…

  • Rare WWI Find in Unexpected Location

    Rare WWI Find in Unexpected Location

    I was out on a Saturday morning detecting at a newer house. I was just expecting to find modern clad and such since there wasn’t much history at this location. Or at least that is what I though…

  • Another Happy Return by the M6

    Another Happy Return by the M6

    I received a panic call from a neighbor’s daughter, she lost a sterling silver angel locket given to her by her grandmother and it had immense sentimental value. Seems she was near the shore an…

  • My Golden Thimble

    My Golden Thimble

    My wife always says: old socks are no longer mended - they are thrown in the garbage! In the past however, women took the time to sew and to embroider, and if my finds are anything to go by, the wome…

  • V3i Had Done Its job Again!

    V3i Had Done Its job Again!

    On Saturday, June 23, 2012 at about noon or so, I received a call from Natalya indicating that she was at Muir Beach in Mill Valley, CA and that she had lost her ring earlier that day. The distress i…

  • A Piece of WW2 Naval History

    A Piece of WW2 Naval History

    In March 2013, I took my new CTX 3030 to an old school site in country NSW. This school was open from 1900 to 1953. After a short time I located a nice target not too deep. I dug the target up and fo…

  • 470 Grams Nugget Found With My GPX 5000

    470 Grams Nugget Found With My GPX 5000

    Hello people, I'm here again! I am very happy because I came here for the third story. You see another great success story with my GPX 5000. The same week I got over 110 ranges of gold in a land full…

  • VX3 Finds a King Edward Hammered Silver Penny!

    VX3 Finds a King Edward Hammered Silver Penny!

    When I pulled onto one of my favorite spots along the Red River in Manitoba, Canada, I had absolutely no idea what a wonderful discovery was waiting for me! While the site is only about 20 acres, I h…