• CSA Buckle (Post)

    February 28th, 2013 I was detecting an old late 1800's house site. I had been hunting for about 2 hours and found a few interesting finds. Then I got a very good signal. It was 12-40 at 6 inches. I d

  • This One was About More Than the Finds! (Post)

    Between snow, freezing rain, wind, or just the demands of the daily grind, getting time to go digging is a commodity. Especially getting to dig with my father in law. Virginia's winter often has a fu

  • Silver was Jumping Out of the Ground (Post)

    Recently I was given the heads up from the parks department, about a sports field which was to be renovated. I invited 4 other detectorists to come and enjoy the party. The city had removed 3" of sod

  • Right in the Middle of Nowhere (Post)

    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

  • Another Try with the CTX 3030 (Post)

    This weekend I got the time to go hunting again with my new CTX 3030. I went to a place where the farmers took off the grain from the field. And I was walking behind them. Not the easiest way to sear

  • Old Ring From 1920 at the Old Golf Course (Post)

    I hunt an old Golf Course that opened in 1925 and closed in 2008 so I have been hunting it for five years. Today I got a really clear low tone. It came up 12/03 on the CTX 3030 and was about seven in

  • 1793 Liberty Cap From Between the Corn Rows (Post)

    My find of a lifetime! I found this in a field that I have detected many times over the years, and I have come away with a lot of great coins, buttons, etc. including some British coins and a 1798 la

  • Sometimes Iron is the Treasure (Post)

    Brought the CTX 3030 to a new Colonial Site. This place has been a bit slow off the start: a NJ colonial Cent, 1812 Artillery Button and a few Round balls and buttons. I focused on 2 huge trees overl

  • 2 Gold Rings Metal Detecting Find (Post)

    Got out for a couple of hours a week ago in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It's still one of my favorite spots. I was walking along a bike trail and just scanning along the

  • Beginners Luck (Post)

    Hey there! I started with my first detector in November 2012. I wanted the best detector on the market so I bought the CTX 3030. I had only tested the CTX 3030 on a local beach, and found some coins

  • OMG - Another One? (Post)

    As a long time Minelab Sovereign GT and Excalibur II user I've had good luck walking over great jewelry finds in the southern NJ region. My trusty Sovereign GT had previously found two large diamond r

  • CTX 3030 unearths major treasure in Mexico (Post)

    Guerrero, Mexico - A large silver cache, which is possibly dated from the early 19th century Spanish trade, was unearthed at nearly 6 feet (1.8m) below the surface in southern Mexico using a Minelab C