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I have been away from metal detecting for a while and decided to dust off the MX Sport and head out to one of my old swimming hole spots. I've beat this place up many times but I knew there should still be gold here. Did about four hours before my back gave out on this rocky bottom. Here is...

I got out with the MX Sport for the first hunt of 2021 Just took a picture of the keepers this time: I found my first Tungsten and this old junker Small old no mark gold band that acid tested 10k Clad and a silver Rosie I'm not going to have time to get out too much this year but...

I got out to the lake that has the old swimming hole and got lucky again ! Here is everything for three hours: Tiny sterling Kiddiegem missing the gems Nice old gold with a nice red stone - it lost the side stones or pearls - Absolutely no mark inside ! I’ Here is the 10k acid test but I...

I got a rare day off and hit a new water spot with the MX Sport today. I always show everthing I dig for the hunt:) Silver always comes out black but Nickles and Gold always look perfect ! Mercs are 1940, 1942, 1943D and the Rosie 1962D The Buff is 1927 and Gold Ring tested 12k. The 1940 was...

I got back out to the lake to pick through the high tones. Here is everything I dug today: I got this old collar stud Spinner ring with Skull... Silver 1944 ! Small Sterling Ring Fun silver day ! I’m lucky to have a remote place to go metal detecting in these strange times ! Be safe...

I went to my honey hole to practice “social distancing” Here is everything from the Hunt: The first ring I found was this nickel silver signet After about a hour of digging junk I found this beautiful antique gold ring ! It just had this mark but tested at 10k I was just getting ready to...

I took the day off from work and hit the lake where I found the Titanic gold ring (Titanic Beach). 5 rings and the usual trash I got got this tiny sterling This is white gold men’s pinky ring My my favorite find was this Joston 10k class ring from 1947 This is was a epic hunt...

Short hunt with the MX Sport lands me an OLD GOLD ring! The dime is a 62D ROSIE The ring is an Ostby & Barton Jewelry Co. founded in 1879 and this is one of the older marks They didn't use OB after the 20's The founder Engelhart went...

I have been testing out new metal detectors the last couple of months but I took my trusty White's MX Sport back to my old beach hot spot. three of the rings were plated and two of them look to be very old When this one was in the scoop I could tell it was the real deal. It has that...

Here are some of my finds from my last three hunts: wheat pennies and a silver ring were the best of it that hunt This spot was not as old but fun: Silver coins are always welcome Someone was mad when they lost their nice Barlow knife Back to older beach...no rings but nice...

The ice has gone out so I thought I would take the MX Sport out for a little shallow water hunt. I always find my fair share of trash...and people swim here OUCH !!! I thought the spoon was silver...nope I got a 1911 penny and 46 Jefferson When I see old snaps I feel good about my...

I went to my favorite hunted out spot for a few hours on Sunday and got a couple of keepers: I first got this nice big skeleton key down about 8 inches: It started to drizzle so I switched to my waterproof detector and in just ten minutes hit this down 4 inches Only my second SLQ and...

Electrolysis on the bottle opener to see what it says: A little Old Style beer anyone? PP

I got out to the lake on Friday and had a hole with 70 cents in it!!!! I can't think of a way that many pennies would end up in one spot like that!!! One 1951 d wheat in the group I also found a old Sterling ring...marking shows it's from the 1890's All cleaned up I am having a great...

First day of vacation for me so I headed to the lake with the MX Sport! I got a religious pendant, junk ring and old fob I also hit this nice old silver ring The best find of the day is this 14k gold ring!!! I thought it looked strange but my wife told me it's rose gold!!! It was a great...