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  • The "Cake-Burner" King

    The "Cake-Burner" King

    This is sent in on behalf of my good friend Jason Baker. Jason has recently purchased a Minelab CTX 3030 and has just made a highly significant and very rare discovery with it. Searching his local fi…

  • 2 Weeks of Good Luck

    2 Weeks of Good Luck

    I have been detecting since I was 12 years old back in 1972. About a year and a half ago, I upgraded to an X-TERRA 705 Gold Pack after it was recommended by my brother. Now there are 5 X-TERRA 705s i…

  • My First Standing Liberty

    My First Standing Liberty

    So I went back to this new, old house I have been hunting. Standard stuff, old pull tabs, copper washers and can slaw, I look for reasons to dig, not for reasons not to dig. Mixed in with the trash w…

  • Time To Watch Targets

    Time To Watch Targets

    Hi, sometimes when my targets are watched down from the beach, I have a little wonder about who lost it, how he lost it, and maybe there is some history behind the watch, so it's a bit of a time trave…

  • Some of My Best Finds So Far

    Some of My Best Finds So Far

    I started detecting around 8 months ago now, after securing my first farm permission I quickly got to work using my newly purchased Safari. After reading all the advice on the Minelab owners forum and…

  • Right in the Middle of Nowhere

    Right in the Middle of Nowhere

    I did some research and found a new site. There was some brick and a little pottery so I looked for the high points on the field. Pulled a few buttons and then got a monster signal on the CTX 3030 in…

  • Priceless Finds

    Priceless Finds

    I just wanted to share my story. I bought my house and land from my family after my grandparents passed. The house was made back in the late 1800's and my family moved in in the early 1900's. I have…

  • CTX 3030 Pays for Itself

    CTX 3030 Pays for Itself

    It paid for itself on the first day! I finally got my hands on the new CTX 3030 and after reading the manual I took it down to one of the city beaches. I also took my E-TRAC to do some comparisons. A…