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  • CSA Buckle

    CSA Buckle

    February 28th, 2013 I was detecting an old late 1800's house site. I had been hunting for about 2 hours and found a few interesting finds. Then I got a very good signal. It was 12-40 at 6 inches. I d…

  • My Oldest Coin to Date

    My Oldest Coin to Date

    Saturday, June 4, turned out to be a beautiful day, not only for the great weather. I finally broke through the 1800 barrier and found this 1775 King George III half penny on property that I had hit…

  • Wedding Band Blues

    Wedding Band Blues

    Hunting the surf you can see the long face of a person who has just lost something of great value, on Aug 2013 a guy just lost his gold wedding band in waist deep water, well my E-TRAC isn't waterproo…

  • Safari Proves Depth Advantage Over Whites

    Safari Proves Depth Advantage Over Whites

    I have been a die hard Whites XLT user for a few years now. I have found plenty of great coins, relics etc. But I was having trouble with depth on this machine and I just knew I was missing older coi…

  • Pure Gold

    Pure Gold

    I found this 1g pure gold bar with a gold rope work frame while searching a school ground area in a nearby town. Together the bar and frame weighs 2g. I have heard it said you can't find gold with a…

  • MX5 is the Best on the Market for the Money

    MX5 is the Best on the Market for the Money

    I went out with a group to test the MX5 in an area that we have pounded. These people are seasoned hunters with high end detectors. I like to tell folks that with all of our experience we should be ov…

  • You Never Know

    You Never Know

    I have pounded this orchard for a couple of years with many different detectors finding the occasional button or bullet but never finding a coin. It was a special day with my "new" hunting buddy who…

  • A Rare Find From the Civil War Era

    A Rare Find From the Civil War Era

    Mar 13, 2011 - Sunday I had to drive my son back to Boston and stopped just outside of town at a green... and had a blast! :-) I recovered a nice 1899 Barber Dime, an 1864 and 1893 Indian Head Pennie…

  • Star of Stars

    Star of Stars

    While searching in an old farm field that research said there had been a post office in the 1800's, I found this Militia Artillery belt buckle. These buckles were issued to the various states in the…