A few years ago in Austin during an extended drought, I searched the dried-up Barton Creek. I used to live on the Barton Creek Green Belt and had tubed the creek after heavy rains along with many o...
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1777 Spanish 1/2 Reale
Hunting an old mental hospital near my home that’s been closed down for years right on LIS I found a nice small silver disc which turned out to be a 1/2 Reale I was hoping it was a Trime but I’ll t...
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Hunted the same patch of grass as last week in hopes of finding another seated dime instead dug up a 5 gram gold nugget at 6 inches deep. VDI at 66, Beach Sens program on the Deus2. XP Deus2 is now...
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Found this on St. Pete Beach, Florida. By: Matt M.
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Hunted a small patch of grass in the oldest part of town which dates back to late 1850’s. I hunted the area with the Minelab explorer with SEF 10x12 coil, Garrett ATX, and Minelab CTX. The CTX did ...
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First time at a new place while wearing my Serious Detecting hat, with my Equinox 800. The first day on my second sound out pops out an 1895 Barber Half. I was having a hard time with my cheap Garr...
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Found in my front yard about 4 inches down. Found with Minelab Vanquish 540. By: Andrew B.
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I was using my old Bounty hunter on a beach and kept getting a hit. I did not have a pinpointer. After many attempts to sift the sand, I had to resort to searching handfuls of sand. Finally found t...
Continue ReadingClass Ring Lost 50 Years Returned to Owner
I have been metal detecting for over 30 years, and I really enjoy the hunt for buried treasure. I have unearthed many unusual items. Literally handfuls of rings, earrings, chains, watches, phones, ...
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