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  • 1800's Coin Found in My Parents' Yard!

    1800's Coin Found in My Parents' Yard!

    In November of 2012 I purchased a Minelab X-TERRA 505 so that my eight year old son and I could share a fun and exciting hobby together. We had found several clad coins here in northwest Ohio along w…

  • After The Storms

    After The Storms

    After the storms using my CTX 3030 I detected the area the storms had done their worst damage, wow find after find came out to my CTX 3030. Buy Minelab CTX 3030 Standard Metal Detector with Wireles…

  • The Mother Lode

    The Mother Lode

    I live in Gold Country, Mariposa CA. the Mother of Counties back in the 1850's. I bought my Minelab, Eureka Gold some years back, I've pittle with it here and there but never got to get serious with i…

  • First Timer

    First Timer

    I've wanted to have my own metal detector since I was a youngster. Finally at 36, I decided it's time to get one. I've never used a metal detector in my life but did some research and decided that Mi…

  • USA Silver a Long Way From Home - in NZ

    USA Silver a Long Way From Home - in NZ

    Last month I was out with my trusty X-TERRA 705 in a local Auckland park. I had two silver finds that day, one a 1939 Silver NZ 3d coin and the other was unbelievably a 1918 Winged Mercury Silver dim…

  • A Dream Becomes Reality

    A Dream Becomes Reality

    Five years ago I moved from England to work in Switzerland. Here metal detecting is really interesting and exciting because being the crossroads of Europe you never know what ‘nationality&rsquo…

  • Costa Rica Riches

    Costa Rica Riches

    The Envision Festival in Uvita Costa Rica is a gathering of young earthy party people. My wife and I happened to be in the area 3 days after the closing of this yearly festival. We brought out the X-T…

  • My First Day, My First Find

    My First Day, My First Find

    After years of wanting to buy a detector and head down to the Victorian gold fields, I finally pulled my finger out and got a 2nd hand Eureka Gold. (thought I would start basic before going for a GPX…