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  • Wedding Ring Reunited With Owner

    Wedding Ring Reunited With Owner

    I got my first message from a chap who had lost a ring. They had lost it while walking the dog and felt it come off. It was in some long grass and they searched and searched but could not find it. Pe…

  • The TOT Ring

    The TOT Ring

    I was just calling in on a Sunday morning to one of my local permissions to have a morning session, and there was a lorry filling a farmer's feed hoppers, it was blocking the track to my field. I cou…

  • Two 1851 Half Cents Stuck Together

    Two 1851 Half Cents Stuck Together

    I was detecting a soccer field and finding lots of clad quarters, so when I found what I thought were two clad quarters stuck together I didn't bother to give them a look and put them in my pouch. Wh…

  • War of 1812 Shoulder Plate

    War of 1812 Shoulder Plate

    I've had 2 Minelab's in the past 5 years. A Quattro MP and then moved up to the E-TRAC about 2 years ago. On (-4--2012 ( my daughter's birthday) my hunting partner "king coiler" Randy C and daughter…

  • Odd Place for a 150 Year-Old Buckle

    Odd Place for a 150 Year-Old Buckle

    bullets, parts of harnesses, mule and horse shoes, we were almost ready to stop. The wind was bad and we were really tired! My friend had quit! I said I'm going to try one more place. I got a great s…

  • Good Hunt With Some Great History

    Good Hunt With Some Great History

    I'm still learning my E-TRAC. A friend and I decided to hunt an older area in Northern California one Sunday afternoon. I ended up with only three old coins - a 1937S wheatie, an 1886 Indian head, an…

  • First Real Outing

    First Real Outing

    I was detecting an old cellar site I presumed to be 1800s. When I got a decent 12-41 on the E-TRAC at 6 inches or so. I dug down and found a nail I  rescanned, there was still a target and out po…

  • The Proper Tool For Finding Treasure

    The Proper Tool For Finding Treasure

    My E-TRAC has surprised me with its findings more than once. This past weekend it did not let me down! As I was driving along last week I often passed by older houses and wondered what might be in th…

  • A Ghost Town Barber

    A Ghost Town Barber

    Due to this summer's drought, I got a chance to hunt an old ghost town that is located under a lake in Okla on Sept. 28, 2012. After locating a spot that looked like an old homestead had been. I star…