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  • Listen to your Hunting Buddy

    Listen to your Hunting Buddy

    My hunting buddy Steve has a spot he'd been working over with good results for relics in the past and we'd also worked it over many times as a team on top of that. We'd moved on to some other areas b…

  • Found a Pine Tree Shilling!!

    Found a Pine Tree Shilling!!

    l got word from a local 'old timer' that a certain area of a cove on my local tidal creek was used as a swimming & picnic area when he was a child. Got permission from the property owner to scan…

  • I Love this E-TRAC!

    I Love this E-TRAC!

    I've been detecting now just over three months, and I'm amazed at how awesome this machine is. I live in Philadelphia and love the history here. A few blocks away from me is one of the oldest parks i…

  • Wow What a Find!

    Wow What a Find!

    I have been detecting since '97. Started out with a cheap Quickdraw II and immediately became hooked. It wasn't long before I realized I needed something a little better. My first Minelab was an Expl…

  • I'm Glad I Upgraded

    I'm Glad I Upgraded

    I recently upgraded to my first Minelab (E-TRAC). I have been detecting a friend's yard with a house dating back to the 1890's. I have detected this yard several times with another company's detector…

  • Making Front Page News

    Making Front Page News

    On Dec.1 2011 I was metal detecting in our local park with my E-TRAC, looking for old silver coins. I love this machine. I call it my silver magnet because it is so accurate on locating silver. The h…

  • Historic 1860s Cricket Belt Buckle

    Historic 1860s Cricket Belt Buckle

    My metal detecting had been rudely interrupted by a sudden knee injury. I had missed some prime time detecting and now Winter was fast approaching. I didn’t care, I was itching to get back into…

  • E-TRAC Finds Sword!

    E-TRAC Finds Sword!

    A friend and I had decided to get one last hunt in for the year on New Years Eve, since the weather in our area was to be in the mid 40’s. We hunted a yard and curb that I had permission to hun…

  • 484 Silver Coins in 2011

    484 Silver Coins in 2011

    A few friends and I like to metal detect on evenings and weekends at homesites and local parks. These photos are coins that I have found through the year of 2011 and my ending total was 484 1/2 silver…