• Updating Your Minelab Vanquish 540 (Post)

    Minelab Metal Detectors has rolled out a new software update for Vanquish 540 metal detectors as of August 2020. This new update has enabled Iron Volume Control, allowing you to control how much ir

  • Prehistoric Copper Under 100 Year Maple (Post)

    On a pleasant warm summer day, I arrived home from work early. I was pondering my afternoon metal detecting trip and my wife asked, ""When are we going to try the old wa

  • The Thrill of the Hunt (Post)

    Ā  Anthony K -Ā Belvidere, NC -Ā Minelab Equinox 800Ā  Anthony and his friend had been scouring fields before they were planted. As he swept his metal detector across an old, overlooked field, he wa

  • Found Wedding Band Detecting Find (Post)

    Four years ago I lost my wedding band in Lake Leelanau in Leland, Michigan while standing in the lake. The next day I went to the local hardware store and rented a metal

  • Trifecta! Three Coins Including One Buffalo (Post)

    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

  • An 18k Gold Wedding Ring (Post)

    This summer has been a rough one! The heat really hits me hard, much more so than when I was younger so getting out to do some digging is far and few between this time of year. With the weather final

  • Field Test: Minelab Vanquish 440 Metal Detector Review (Post)

    Purpose: Evaluate the overall operational capability, sensitivity and stability of the Minelab Vanquish 440 metal detector under various test conditions. As always, I report findings and provide comme

  • Detecting an Old 1800's Site (Post)

    It was another great day in Adelaide with clear skies sunshine and a high around 33 degrees. So as I sat there looking out the window while chatting online to my friend Shaun I was having a hard time

  • #TreasureTuesday @UnveilingAntiquity (Post)

    Connecting With the Past!Ā  Ā  Ā  Listen to this awesome story that reminds us all why we all love this sport! This story truly grasps the connection to history and sense of community that metal d

  • Treasure Hunters Tell All: Rings, Relics & Ridiculous Coin Spills (Post)

    From backyard breakthroughs to once-in-a-lifetime recoveries, these treasure stories from our community prove that the hunt is always worth it. Whether you're swinging your detector in a nearby park o

  • 1800's Coin Found in My Parents' Yard! (Post)

    In November of 2012 I purchased a Minelab X-TERRA 505 so that my eight year old son and I could share a fun and exciting hobby together. We had found several clad coins here in northwest Ohio along w

  • Finds from Metal Detecting a Farmhouse (Post)

    Took out my Equinox 600 the other day. I Hunted an old farmhouse after it was demolished before they start a new housing development. I think it was built in the 1800's.