New to Forum, Not new to detecting.
Hello Folks,
I live in the Dutchess County area of The Hudson River Valley and I first started detecting in 1984. I enjoy digging older coins and relics only. I have very little interest in finding any modern coinage, rings, etc. I feel most at home roaming the woods, fields, and mountains.
During the nineties I worked as part of the the Minelab Excalibur build team near my home. I also worked assembling some of the Grey Ghost products. I currently use the Detectorpro Uniprobe and swing the CTX=3030 which was preceded by the Sovereign, Explorer, and E-Trac and a Fisher 1210-x
I love researching old sites for myself and others. In the past I have used my research skills to help folks across the country locate places to detect near their locations.
If you have watched any of the recent Dirt Fishin America The Movie videos you may have seen me.
I also have my own little Youtube page where I occasionally upload videos http://www.youtube.com/user/gkillmer
One of the other forum members said I should come over to check out the site since it may be more in line with the type of folks I am looking to correspond with. For many years, I did not partake in any online activity regarding detecting, which is odd considering I am an IT guy, but in the last three years or so I have made up for lost time across the forums...
Some of my notable finds are a 1793 Liberty Cap Cent
A 3500 to 5000 year old copper adze
An 1840's Militia belt plate with a rarity rating of at least six,
An approximately 1850's pistol
My most recent hunt I walked away with eight coppers, including King Georges and Draped Busts.
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Unfortunately, we don't have near as much history here in Illinois as you do up there. You're right in the middle of prime detecting territory! 
I take it you are located in a lime belt? Coins found in those areas hold up so nicely. The other finds are great too, especially the pistol. I found one (or 2 
) of those barrels but was not sure how to tell if it was real or what pistol it came from. Must have been fun to do some Excalibur and Gray Ghost work. An exciting hobby this is, isn't it?
Originally Posted by del
