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    July 8th... Heat and sweat... and some keepers...

    Hello all !! To hot yesterday... and today I waited till 5pm... and it was still 90 deg... but I got onsite @ 5:20... What was I thinking... Well... Lets give it a few hours... I was at the location that yielded the 1909 German War Warriors metal on on the 4th... Clad was flowing pretty...
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    Copper, Button, and Interesting German War Vet's Metal

    Hello all !! I got out for a few hours in the blazing heat last Friday then again today for 3 hours on the 4th again... in the blazing heat :-) Last friday I hit a friends yard that I was working... There was one part left that would take 2-3 hours to cover... The targets were few and far...
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    June 23rd / 24th - Weekend Finds

    Hello all , Saturday June 23rd - A family member shared with me about a location out in the woods that they used to project movies from. There was a small projector room and a concession window. I found the location and there was a cement slab and lots of junk strewn about... Electrictal...
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    June 17th - 16 Keeper Day... Awesome Variety !!

    Hello ALL !! :omg: :wow: |:cheering: :cheering: :happy: <: :happydance01: happydance02 :peace: :clapping: I'm still smiling.... I took my son back to Boston yesterday and once again invaded Mass. for some detecting... Totals: The hunt started with 30 minutes of... not much... Then I got...
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    June 16th - 2 Silver - West Point Button - Sash Buckle - Ball

    Hello all !! As I continue down the get familiar with the CTX 3030 I am hitting some old haunts... I headed back to the Colonial that I recovered the 2 Reale, Colonial Buckle, and many other goodies from... I worked around the house and along the old main road... I've covered these parts many...
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    My first CTX 3030 Outing...

    Hello ALL !! Well it was a long wait to get my CTX 3030, but it did arrive and was assembled, battries charges, and I learned enough to get a combined program setup.... So last night it was misting to a slight drizzle... It had been raining for the last 24-30 hours.... I hit a park I call...
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    US Large Cent, Merc, Indian, and Big Silver...

    Hello all!! May 7th... I got out for a quick hunt after work and had two nice keepers in 90 minutes... May 11th... I went back to a house that I've hit 3-4 times the year before last... May 12th... Today was warm in the sun and pleasant in the shade... It tool me almost 2.5 hours...
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    1864 2 Center !! >> Been waiting 4 years for this moment :-)

    Hello all! I was in Boston for work today and stopped at a green on the way back that we have hammered !! It is not very big... City block one way and about 1/2 block the other... I was pretty wet from the knees down in short order... Stock Pro coil... TTF (Two Toen Ferrous) and working...
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    April 11th - 29th...

    Hello all !! Life keeps getting in the way of posting finds lately.... rggg.... April 11th... Fatty IH April 12th... '37 Buffalo and Wheaties... April 13th... Roosie... Merc... Wheaties... April 17th... Merc and Wheaties... April 29th... US Large Cent, 1910 V Nickel...
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    American Digger

    http://embryonicrobot.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/american-digger/
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    Archaeologist teaming with metal detectorists

    A video of Montpelier archaeologist Matt Reeves and Lance Crosby about metal detecting http://pinterest.com/pin/239464905156742710/
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    Yeah this thing... What is it...

    Hello ALL! I headed back to the site that yielded me the complete buckle and 1774 2 Reale last week... This is a 1704 Colonial Tavern... This was the first target this am... I put in the dime for side... I immediately thought victorian... then I saw the eyelet connector on the back...
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    Taking Pictures - Axial Lighting...

    Axial lighting is a little-known technique which I think has great application in coin photography. In this technique, the light path travels straight back and forth along the same axis as the direction of the camera lens. Primarily used with microscopes or forensic photography, axial lighting...
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    Dirt Fishing (Metal Detecting) in Connecticut - April 7th, 2012

    April 7th Video - ETrac working TTF (Two Tone Ferrous) recovering lead ball, an 1861 Fatty Indian, 1774 2 Reale, and a King George I 'Dump Issue' Half Penny 1717 or 1718... Post me some comments here or on YouTube... Thank you for watching... CTDirtFisher Paul Dirt Fishing (Metal Detecting)...
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    British Copper, Fatty IH, 2 Reale, and musket balls...

    Hello all! I went back to the colonial I got the complete buckle at 2 weeks ago... I've been there approx. 10 times now... So I picked a location on the other side of the pond that Ive been through, but with the let your feet wander method.... Today was 9 hours of gridding.... and it paid off...
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    ** UPDATE -Farm Hunt Cont. Two Colonial Silver, Barber Quarter, & silver jewelry

    Hello all! The hunt continuted this am... but I needed 2 more layers on top and a knit hat to keep me warm... It was mid to upper 40's, but windy, grey, and sprinked all am... I had recovered 3.25 coppers, ball, buttons, buckle parts, etc... I wanted to find some silver... spanish... PUH-LEASE...
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    2 Days in Farm Field - 3.25 coppers, 11 buttons, Musket Ball, relics...

    Hello all! Last 2 days have been filled with Swinging and Digging... and some frustration as I hit a shallow copper... Day one... It was warm with dew on the ground... Let the digging begin :-) Button were coming pretty regular in the beginning of the day... I recovered a large musket ball...
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    Farm Fresh - Interesting and Mystery Button.... HELP !! :-) (Solved)

    Hello all! Been hunting a farm field and lots of button were a popping out of the ground... but I have one that looks interesting and need some ID help... Thank you in Advance! Paul
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    Complete Colonial Buckle, Crotal Bell, Fatty Indian Head....

    Hello all! I got out for a 5 hour hunt today... and I was in a 10:blackeye:100 spot all day... Once I found a nice big button and I kept getting decent to great signals and stayed working that area... The Button that started it all... was at the base of a small tree... 5-6 down... Not...
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    NJ Copper and Mystery Copper day...

    Hello all! I got out to two stops today... First one was a public location that has yielded a bunch of silver in the past... I nabbed a few wheaties for the jar... Then I hit a private yard I worked a few times... Took a while to find some old dirt at this colonial house... but once I...

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