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  • 1837 Province du Bas Canada Bank Token

    1837 Province du Bas Canada Bank Token

    Got out for my first hunt with the new Safari. Detected a local park that was a farm until the 1940's, which has never given up anything except modern clad. About 30 minutes into my hunt I got a soli…

  • The GPX 5000 Does It Again!

    The GPX 5000 Does It Again!

    I thought I'd go to an old spot to get in a little warm up hunt. I started off by digging a few bullets and decided to change fields, and hit an area I'd hunted before. I had a small amount of luck w…

  • Talked into an Upgrade!

    Talked into an Upgrade!

    I was perfectly happy and content to be swinging around the bush with my GPX-4500. I am a part timer, but with a lot of years under my belt. I had picked up over 3 ounces with the GPX-4500 and things…

  • A Contribution to My City's History

    A Contribution to My City's History

    Two weeks ago a buddy and I went out for our usual Saturday hunt, we had only found a few wheats and a couple silver dimes. We finally agreed on going to a spot in the woods we had heard had been an…

  • All in a Day's Work

    All in a Day's Work

    After some weeks of research, I finally came across some area I wanted to detect. So, early one morning off I went. And after only 2 minutes, I got my first target... an 18 carat gold ring. From ther…

  • First Day Find

    First Day Find

    First day with my new Minelab X-TERRA 305. No big gold bars or silver coins. But I did find two old relics. A tootie toy truck that was built-in the USA. Those were the good old days. The second was…

  • My First Silver Ring

    My First Silver Ring

    A nice silver ring was found in my backyard. I hope to find more.…

  • First Gold + Silver

    First Gold + Silver

    Only had the X-TERRA 305 for a few weeks so far, and checked out a site that has been hunted numerous times over the years. Within the space of a few meters I came across a 9k gold ring with stones,…

  • Mini Ball Bullet

    Mini Ball Bullet

    I'm a 13 year old boy and with my new X-TERRA 305 I went near an old town hall and found an 1800's mini ball bullet in Australia.…