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I visited a park with a friend yesterday. He had found 2 silver spoons, and a silver name plate in previous visits. My first good signal of the day was the ornate silver buckle/hair pin. I almost didn't even dig it. I got a nice strong signal, but it was reading a little low. It was near a...

Well, I hit the farm field for anther 7 hours, after the first 7 hours yielded a seated half dime. No old silver, but a King George I half penny!! Also a ton of buttons! Also, what appears to be an old mechanical pencil? The metal tested positive for silver. I'd love some feedback on what you...

This past Sunday I re-visited a farm field I have had some luck at. (I found a silver 3 center there last year) The finds are few and far between, but when you find something it is usually worth the time spent. I filled up a plastic grocery bag with can slaw during my 7 hours out there, and...

So, one of my last posts I was hunting in the bitter cold in a farm field, below is a link to that post. http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/index.php?topic=8493.0 As I mentioned in that post, the year was winding down and I was focused on a club sponsored scavenger hunt. It has four...

So, in late December, thanks to some very generous members of my detecting club, I was allowed to detect on a fairly old farm field. I believe it was roughly 40 acres. Outside of the normal reasons why we all metal detect, I was specifically hoping to find a thimble. It seems like in every post...

So back in early December I hit a tot lot I had always meant to hit. I knew a lot of people used the ball fields nearby and I thought it'd be loaded. It was loaded, but with trash and just wasn't what I was in the mood for. I started home to go to a back up site and passed for about the hundreth...

I'm a bit behind in my posting, so I'm going to make a few posts today. This post represents my last few visits to a 1723 house. I've probably put in 35+ hours of detecting time at this house and it still keeps producing. Here are links to the first two posts...

Hi there, I started detecting back in 2008, in January of this year I borrowed a friends Lortone one canister (3lb) rock tumbler. That along with some stones and cleaning power, and about 3-4 weeks on and off again tumbling had all my nickles, dimes, and quarters as clean as can be. I had a...

I went on a quick 1.5 hour hunt today at a previous site. They are clearing out the woods around it so I'm able to enter some areas I hadn't been able to get into. I got this cool token along with a nice sized tombac button in the same hole. I can already tell this is going to be one of my...

These finds are from a couple weeks ago, thanks to a member of my detecting club who secured permission to detect an old farm field in a VERY old town in Connecticut. A lot of cool things found that day by myself and others. My copper total was 2.5! Never thought I'd be saying that. One roasted...

I spent another 4 hours at the 1723 house this past Saturday. Another merc and various other relics. One button cleaned up really nicely, it is silver plated. It has an eagle and shield and 13 stars. A bit of google searching and I found dug copper ones that say they are militia or regiment...

I received permission to detect private property which has a house dating back to 1723. So far I have visited 3 times for roughly 16 hours of detecting. Coin total is 85, including 3 silver, 23 wheaties, 1 IH, 1LC, 1 two center and a buffalo nickel. I've really enjoyed the wide range of relics...

So here are some pictures of some recent outings. The first group represents the first 8 or so hours at a new site. Private property, house was built in 1982, however the property is part of an area that was a revolutionary war encampment for the Americans. It is near the edge of a lake, where...

So I visited a site from late last year today. Last time I visited the back yard had just had a new septic/drainage field put in. I found a decent amount, but the signals were hard as the soil was all freshly disturbed. I figured now that it had an entire winter and summer for the grass to grow...

I haven't posted in a while, not that I havent' been detecting, but I've been finding your everyday stuff. Last few times out at a couple different sites I've had some decent luck. Thought I would share. I love to find those big old lead figures. The Boy Scout is my favorite, love that one of...

So, I find myself wondering what long term damage I may be doing by keeping my detector in my car at all times. Is anyone else doing this? My car sits out in the parking lot at work all day long, and on hot days I know it gets burning hot in my car. I have a Prius, so it's not in a trunk, but it...

So a friend and I hit an old park on Friday, an old picnic grove which has been producing pretty well. We have yet to visit without each of us leaving with silver and IH's. This past Friday was no exception. It was late in the day when I got my first piece of silver a nice ring with what I...

So, I had a nice weekend. I finally could not resist any longer and hit this site I got permission to detect last year. I'm glad I did as it produced very well. A nice collection of coppers including my first fatty IH, and a 1869 semi-key IH and a 1864, not sure about the L. Also, a nice old LC...

Hello all, first post, thought I'd share my 2nd time out with my new eTrac, I'd call it a success. I brought my 5 year old to a fishing derby yesterday, 5 hours of agony, not even a nibble between the two of us, and another 25 minutes listening to a raffle we didn't win. So, needless to say...