Blog

  • Gold Noble, Groats, Pennies and a Denarius!

    Gold Noble, Groats, Pennies and a Denarius!

    I was lucky enough to be invited to detect a site that had produced a scattered hoard several years ago by a good friend as it had just been ploughed. We set out with gusto in the area but after two…

  • A Productive Day in the Fields

    A Productive Day in the Fields

    Not long having the E-TRAC, I found my local Detecting club via www.rallyuk.org A few weeks ago I went out with another member of the Club who has a Safari. We detected fields near Somersham in Cambr…

  • Early Gold Rush Coins and Relics

    Early Gold Rush Coins and Relics

    Had a once in a lifetime hunt in the Victorian Goldfields with the CTX 3030 finding a dozen silver coins. Given how hot the ground is, the CTX 3030 is the only machine that I would rely on to get the…

  • Ring Returned to Owner After 37 Years

    Ring Returned to Owner After 37 Years

    One day last September I went metal detecting at a park on Fern Ridge Lake just west of Eugene Oregon. After only a few minutes of hunting I dug a ladies high school class ring! 10k GOLD class ring!…

  • 3 Little Nags

    3 Little Nags

    I've been detecting this since 1986. I learned how to use a detector as a Police Officer. I've used every detector under the sun except Minelab. I've been digging this field behind my house since the…

  • Silver and Stone

    Silver and Stone

    I was hunting for an old stage coach stop from the 1850's with my Minelab CTX 3030, when I came across a high tone that I've grown accustomed to love. Upon looking at my detect screen, I saw the 12/4…

  • 100 Silver Coins So Far This Year

    100 Silver Coins So Far This Year

    I recovered the 100th silver coin for 2010 this month! (Oct 10th) 1892 Barber Half 1967 Kennedy Half 1856 Seated Quarter 1892 1908 and 1914 D Barber Quarters 1 No date SLQ 1873 German 20 Pfenning 186…

  • Rewriting History

    Rewriting History

    I was working the mud flats along the Gorge waterway here in Victoria BC with my CTX 3030. The first hit was a 1891 fishscale nickle, so called because of their small size, and then a faceless silver…