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  • CTX 3030 Finds Undiscovered Civil War Site

    CTX 3030 Finds Undiscovered Civil War Site

    Hello, I was told by the president of my club to send in my discovery with my CTX 3030. Over Thanksgiving weekend, I went to my parents house in Northern Virginia to visit. Upon arriving I did some r…

  • It could Happen To You

    It could Happen To You

    I have been metal detecting for about five years and have read about caches of coins being found but never thought I would find a cache of my very own. But that is exactly what happened to me. I deci…

  • Found in Puerto Rico then stolen off plane

    Found in Puerto Rico then stolen off plane

    I was in Puerto Rico on vacation; found this behind a casino in the sand. When I found it, it was a ball of sand. I cleaned it up. It was solid gold and had eight diamonds in it and it was stolen off…

  • Big hunt

    Big hunt

    I'm 61 years old and have been medal detecting, I would say 10 years. I love it. It's a big part of my life. I know I have somewhere around 40 thousand coins. This picture is a few years old. I have c…

  • Never Give Up

    Never Give Up

    This last weekend I thought I would venture out as the weather was fine and sunny for a change on Saturday 12/02/2011. Not for one minute I thought I would be coming across anything really of interes…

  • On the Beach With the Eureka Gold and PRO-FIND 25

    On the Beach With the Eureka Gold and PRO-FIND 25

    Back on the beach today on the Mornington Peninsula with my Eureka gold and I brought my little friend, the Minelab PRO-FIND 25. It's the first time I have used it, and I must say it works like a trea…

  • Wedding Band Recovery

    Wedding Band Recovery

    I was out on the beach with my family today. I brought the Excalibur II along since low tide was around 12:30. Did some hunting in the water and the wet sand with very little results. So packed up the…

  • Rare Blacksmith Token

    Rare Blacksmith Token

    Found with my Excalibur II on the same site a rare token bust and harp 1820. bl:36 in book Charlton Canada colonial token. One jewel of the trade of fur. John Kinzie started in the Indian fur trade ab…

  • Christmas Comes Early This Year, Thanks to Excalibur II!

    Christmas Comes Early This Year, Thanks to Excalibur II!

    This year I haven't been able to get out very often between work and some health problems. So I spent my time doing research on places to detect, which led me to a little out of the way beach only a…