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I already had a fantastic week of detecting but on Saturday it went to a level I only dream about. I had to pick up my boys in the afternoon who were staying at my Moms about 4 hours away. I decided I would hit a couple old towns along the way hoping to find some silver or old indians. I...

I am still excited about what I found last night! I barely slept which sounds silly but its true. OK now for the story... About 4 weeks ago I door knocked on a house built in 1886. The older couple just moved into the place and gave me permission but asked if I could come back when it was...

Last week I accomplished 2 milestones. The first happened at a school site where I found that 1952 Rosie...career silver coin #500. Then a couple days later during my lunch break I got the 1940 merc which is silver coin #100 from that park! Most of those have been found during my lunch...

Oh the last month or more has been pretty slow for me. I have not detected quite as much as I typically do but even when I am out I still have had a tough time waving my coil over a silver or any old coins really. Even Wheaties have been hard to find. Last Friday I visited a spot I have...

I have been out detecting recently but the old coins have eluded me. I have made a few relic finds though. I think this is my first relic section post! Woohoo! I took a buddy of mine to a field site last weekend. I got a few wheat pennies and my buddy got a nice indian from 1890. It was nice...

About 10 days ago I skipped out of work early and hit an old park from the 1800's. I was not expecting much because I had been detecting it really hard so far this year but was very happy to go home after 2 hours with 4 silvers. Then a few days later I went to another old 1800's park and got...

Earlier this week I took my boys down to Ohio for 3 days of detecting. Unfortunately it did not go quite as planned but that is how it goes sometimes. My hunting buddy had to cancel last minute due to a sudden illness and my boys and I had to go back a day early also for a sudden illness. But...

Here are my finds from the last couple of weeks. Found a big old tootsie car to put all of my finds in...the wheels still work too. Found good amount of silver including a silver Horse Ring. Found some lead too. A toy soldier, hem weight and an old bullet. Might be a 3 ringer but hard to...

This past Saturday was a detecting day in which I do not think I will forget for a long time! Started out at an old park where I have been doing well at recently and managed another Barber dime, 1911 D and then got a 1907 indian. With those old coins I was satisfied no matter if I dug only...

Here are my finds over the last few weeks. The silvers came during my lunch breaks at a nearby park. I have hammered this place so much over the last 4 plus years that I am now wondering around in the woods and surprisingly have run across a couple silvers. Yesterday evening I went to an old...

I had my best silver day ever on Saturday. I went back to the old park that I had been working and as usual just focused on the deep signals. All of the snow melted the day before which made the conditions a bit sloppy but the temps were about 60 and it was still February I was not...

I doubt any of you guys remember but last fall I mentioned in one of my posts that my RNB battery died on me. Since then I have been using rechargables and they are fine but they simply do not compare to the power and length of use of the RNB Lithium Ion batteries. So the other week I...

I got out this weekend to that same old park I have been working recently and did quite well. Nothing too old but I had lots of fun especially since it is still February. Ended up with 2 silver Rosies, a War Nik and a chunky silver ring. I managed my first indian of the year too a 1906 in...

Here in SE Michigan the weather has been in the mid 40's the last few days which has thawed out much of the ground. I spent yesterday afternoon at an old park hoping to find some old coins and I did pretty well. No silver for me but I did manage about 14 Wheaties, and nice 1917 Buff and a nice...

I went down to Ohio on Saturday to do a little deer hunting. Of course I brought my Etrac thinking that during the middle of the day I would hit an old honey hole. With the temps in the upper 40's it was very comfortable for early January. I decided to dig any deep repeatable signal. I found...

I decided to hit my nearby park during lunch today hoping I could find an area where the ground was not too frozen. Spent about 30 minutes swinging in a grassy area and went over an old plug of mine and got a decent high tone. But I would only get it one way. I decided to dig it up anyway and...

2015 was simply an amazing detecting year for me! I am very thankful for all of the treasures that I dug up. I had my best year in every category that I keep record of with the exception of Indians and clad. What I find amazing also is that 85 to 90% of my finds were from public areas. In...

Here are my best 2 finds from 2015. Pretty easy choice for me. I found these back in April while on a detecting vacation with a buddy of mine. The 1812 Half was found at a field site and the 1830 5 cent was found in a small park in an old town the very next day.

I was not expecting to go back out but work was slow and even though the temps were in the low 30's there was little wind so I decided to go back to the old park I found the 2 trifectas at a few days ago. I spent about 2 hours there swinging and came away with 4 Wheaties, a smooth Buff, and 2...

This weekend I decided to go to a park that is in an old town and dates back at least to the 1870's. I have hunted this park a couple times in the past but never found anything until last year when I found a couple wheat pennies. I thought I would put on the Ultimate Coil and go slow and dig...