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Last night a had an hour to kill before meeting up with my family near my work so I detected a small school to kill the time. After about 10 minutes an older guy walks up to me and asks me if my detector can find gold. He then tells me that he lost his wedding ring about 6 years ago and never...

I really had a great month....just wish my silver pocket watch was half as nice as DiggerDon's. Also this is the first month in what seems like a year where I did not find a war nik...probably need a new coil. Happy hunting - Jared

A very nice detecting month for me. I found another Flying Eagle at the same place I got one the month before. It is pretty cruddy but I will take it. Managed 2 completely toasted Indians that same hunt. My silvers for the month... My favorite find of the month was the 1823 LC I found...

I had a very nice April. I received a couple new field permissions where I found lots of buttons, most of which were porcelain, and a few other old items. I did not find any coins which I was surprised about but I did get my first Civil War Infantry Cuff button. I had a really cool...

It is so nice to be able to go out detecting again after the long winter. Most of these finds came during my lunch breaks at various parks nearby my work. I started March with 42 wheats before finding a silver coin...kind of an aggravating stretch. The 3 war nickels came in one hunt last...

Weather has cooperated nicely here in SE Michigan the last few weeks and I managed to get out last week during my lunch break and found a 1952 D Washington quarter to start my 2019 year. Then on Saturday I visited "Morgan" Park and came away with some awesome finds. The first was a 1926 D merc...

2018 was a great year for me! I had a few personal bests and bucket listers and overall just a fun year detecting. I bought an Equinox 800 which is known for finding the low tones so lets look at my nickels first. I found a personal best 25 war niks and a personal best 11 V niks. Also found...

Here are a couple pics of the crossed cannon collar disc that a few of you asked for some better pics...

Here are my November finds. I did not get out nearly as much as I would have liked but its hunting season and my family loves venison. Half of these finds came on a couple hunts at a honey hole in my hometown in Ohio. Not too many silvers this month but I did get past the 80 mark so I am...

I had a pretty nice October detecting. Nickels were the theme for me for much of the month. I found 8 Buffs, 6 War Niks and 2 V niks. I found a couple old coppers one of which is wiped smooth so no ID but I am pretty confident it is a coin. It was deep and I found it at the same place I...

I have already posted my really special finds from this month (Capped Bust silver, Seated Q and Canadian Half) a few weeks ago but here are the rest of my finds. It was a fantastic month for me! At one point I had a stretch of 17 silvers in 17 days. I found 8 war niks, 9 mercs, a rosie and a...

Here are a couple clear pics of this coin. I am seriously thinking that I might send it in to get graded. I particularly like the detail on the talons.

Pinch me please....on second thought, don't! This dream is awesome! I do not know what to say. I was at the park where I found the Real earlier this spring. I came across a wheatie signal in the woods and popped out a small silver. I knew immediately it was a half dime and when I saw...

This summer has been the summer of buttons for me. Yesterday during my lunch break I was at an old park detecting in the woods. I dug an old 2 pc Navy button that I think is late 1800's or early 1900's. Coming out of the ground it had some gold guilt showing along with green tarnish. When...

It finally arrived! I think I first mentioned I would be doing a display about 4-5 months ago when I found a couple small crotal bells at a field permission of mine. My wife has always wanted a milker. So this past spring I bought her a pregnant Jersey heifer and she was supposed to be due...

Labor Day marks the last day of summer for our household. So I usually detect all day and that is what I did yesterday. I journeyed to "Morgan" Park where I have found some ridiculous coins in the past. I have detected it with the Etrac, dEUS and the Equinox 800 and all have had some great...

August ended up being AMAZING for me but the first 3 weeks were some of the slowest detecting days I have experienced in years. I think all that I found were a handful of wheats, a buff and 1 war nickel. But that soon changed. Before I went on vacation I found a silver Rosie, the heel plate...

This past week I was able to do some side by side comparisons of the Equinox 800 and the Etrac. I have used the Etrac since 2012 and have done quite well with it over the past 6+ years and then this past Spring I bought the Equinox 800. I do not believe I know/understand half of the...

This past week I took my family up to our cottage near Mackinac Island. Lots of history there from the 1700's and early 1800's with the military fort located on that island. I have mentioned this before and will again...the occupants of Fort Mackinac often visited the area where my cottage is...

The other night I found an eagle button that still has a lot of the gold gilt on it. At first I was thinking and hoping it was from the 1800's but I am not so sure anymore. The back states "Waterbury Manufacturing" but the script seems a newer style to me. I tried googling it but I could not...