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I got back out again yesterday, this time to a site that is next door to the one I hunted last week. It is a lot with a vacant house on it and the yard is nicely mowed. Small front yard but a large back yard. The Merc came from the front yard, everything else came from the back yard. It is...

On a whim I stopped at a house about a half mile from my home and knocked on the door. I was greeted by a very friendly 88-year-old woman who liked to talk. :-) She told me the history of her property. There had been an old house on the corner that had been burned down then bulldozed. She...

Sometimes the internet is wonderful. I obtained this information from a Radio Premiums Facebook group that I belong to. I found this ring with my metal detector about 40 years ago. I even remember where I found it, it was in the back yard of my girlfriend's grandparent's yard. I had no idea...

We have survived another year! :happy: This forum was founded on October 21, 2009 by angellionel and Epi-hunter. In an age where forums are regularly disappearing due to Facebook and other social media, we have managed to stay relevant thanks to loyal members like you! We would like to...

Awesome coins and bling, Jared! Are those V Nickels? That 18k gold pendent is incredible! What a great find! :loveit: Yukon Cornelius approves of your silver and gold! :thumbsup02:

This coin and token were found at the vacant farm house on August 5. 1920 coin from Iceland. Great patina, too bad about the damage. Token celebrating the centennial of Marshall, Illinois. These finds were from door knocking on August 26:

Great job on the ID! :clapping: I think the date should be where the red box is.

I recently got a new permission at a vacant farm house. The yard is nicely mowed so the detecting is easy. I'm not sure how old the house is but it is in the 1939 aerial photos. I'd guess that the house might be from the 1920s. The highlight of my hunt was two different tokens from the...

I'm pretty sure it's 1927. Or could it be 1923?

I have open permissions at several area farm fields where houses used to stand and I had been detecting those for the past few weeks before the crops got too tall. Most of the finds are from the 20th century though. The search continues for that early/mid 1800s farm house site!

This is something I should have done a long time ago but I just never have taken the time. I made a test garden this morning. It's just four coins so far, I will probably add more later. I was somewhat astonished and disappointed with the results. I have always felt like my E-Trac wasn't...

And my local dealer just posted this on Facebook. The temptation!

Thanks for creating this post, Dave! It was a beautiful day for detecting even if we didn't find any bucket list items. Sorry you couldn't make it, Tim. Next time! It was great getting together with Dave and Don again! I think Don had the find of the day. I hope he posts it here. :yes...

SeabeeRon wanted me to let everyone know that they "had a crash" over at FMDF. So if anyone was wondering why the Friendly Metal Detecting Forum is unavailable, that's why.

Trying to keep up with Deus, or is it something they've had in development for years? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZPNUtY0SwU They both collapse down to 22" long. Supposedly the 700 and 900 have "better target separation and greater discrimination depth" than the 600 and 800. Here are...

I went door knocking here in Robinson this past Saturday and finally found someone home and got a "yes" at a super old brick house that I've had my eye on for quite some time. The lady told me it was built in 1865. It didn't take me long to realize that someone, or multiple someones had beat...

Here's the bucket list I made soon after getting my E-Trac in 2011. I placed them in order of most likely to find to least likely. Items I have found are highlighted in green. I omitted items that I will likely never find like a Twenty Cent Piece, gold coin, US flowing hair silver, Pine...

Where have you found the most bucket list finds?

Here are more finds from the past 4-5 days. The first group is from the farm field I've been detecting. Imagine my excitement when I finally saw a silver rim in the corn field! Imagine my disappointment when it turned out to be a 1941 Merc. :lol: *blush* :embarrassed: This is the...

I found this in the corn field today where I had previously found the 1875 Indian Head Cent. It is heavy brass. Dave (Full Metal Digger) suggested that it might be some kind of leather strap buckle. That seems logical. I haven't cleaned it yet but I think it will have a nice patina on it...