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  • The Most Valuable Treasure of All

    The Most Valuable Treasure of All

    When I first started detecting, I had dreams of finding gold, diamonds, and historically significant relics. In my years of detecting, I’ve found all of those things, but…

  • Indian Peace Medal Uncovered in NC

    Indian Peace Medal Uncovered in NC

    Sunday 02/28/2021 I went detecting with a couple of friends, we had hit a site earlier and did not find much, so try an area we have been to a lot and just about hunted o…

  • Peace Be with Me, and a Pocketed Peace Dollar!

    Peace Be with Me, and a Pocketed Peace Dollar!

    After a 40+ year hiatus from metal detecting, I ordered a Garrett Apex from Kellyco on 11/30/20. It arrived on 12/02/20. I didn't take it out until today, 01/16/21 (45 days later!). I went to get per…

  • Victory: A 1867 V Nickel Recovered

    Victory: A 1867 V Nickel Recovered

    This weekend I received permission to detect an old area that used to be a farm. The land owner took me to a couple spots he thought may have potential. After walking around for hours with nothing bu…

  • Look No Farther: A Farthing and a Shilling

    I was searching around a wooded marsh area that has numerous old stone walls. I saw a large boulder and decided to search around it. I had a solid mid-high 80's signal on my Simplex+. About 9-10 down…

  • Lost Valuables Found in Cancun, Mexico

    Lost Valuables Found in Cancun, Mexico

    It all started with a phone call at 7 am on May 16 2021 from a guest staying at a hotel on the beach here in Cancun Mexico. The guest had lost his platinum wedding ring in the ocean. He found me thro…

  • New Permission Leads to First 1800s Coin Find

    New Permission Leads to First 1800s Coin Find

    My friend and I were always interested in metal detecting and really got into it during the pandemic when we weren't allowed to go out and do our typical social activities, but we didn't have decent…

  • Trifecta! Three Coins Including One Buffalo

    Trifecta! Three Coins Including One Buffalo

    Occasionally my wife and I walk the trail around a small lake in one of our local parks. Recently we noticed that the park maintenance people had cleared some of the dens…