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I was invited by my friend Tom "Hiluxyota" to meet him at his river of dreams today. We hunted for a few hours and I struggled with the ATPro. After swinging the e-trac for so long, I was lost using the Pro. But, I did manage a nice 14K gold ring and 3 wheats. I also found a turn of the century...

Last Saturday I got out for a few hours and dug an 1893 Indian, an 1891 V nickel and 1896 Barber dime. I stopped and did one house Wednesday after work and dug a 1943 Walker Half Dollar. Today i was out most of the day and dug two mercs, a 1942 & 1944. I followed that with 1911 Barber dime, an...

Alec and I met up with Daddy Digger Sunday. The conditions weren't to bad. Although it was pretty hot, the area had some good rain lately and the ground was still moist. I'll Let Dave tell his story, "Spoiler" He dug the oldest coin of the day! We stopped at several houses during the course of...

Hey everyone. Sorry i haven't been posting much lately, just been really busy lately! I did manage to get out today. I hunted several hours and came home with 3 Keepers, all from one yard. First was a 1902 Indian, then a sterling ring and finished off with a 1903 Indian.

I was able to get out for a few hours Saturday. I started out hitting a couple of houses. I dug a Union Pacific token, a water tag, a rosie, a merc & a war nickel. On the way home I stopped at a park that Alec and I hit a couple of years ago. I dug 2 Indians and a buff. Thanks for looking

I went out Saturday in the scorching heat because I finally had a weekend day off. I hit a few houses and this is what I found. The Ring and pocket knives were from an after work hunt last week.

I went out for a few hours Sunday Morning. I could't find a Silver for the life of me, but I did pull a nice 1856 Large Cent. I went home Happy!

I went up over the boarder last weekend and hit a couple of houses while i was there. In the first 45 minutes I dug a Merc and an Indian at an old 1880s house. Just as I was getting ready to leave, I got a nice high tone. When I dug the target I pulled out this Silver coin that was counter...

Last Saturday I spent almost 12 hours hunting with Daddy Digger. Although he did quite well, I came home with only three wheats for the day. OUCH. Today was much better. I dug 10 wheats this time. Along with 3 Rosies, 2 mercs, 1 Washington, 1 Indian & a Buff. I sure am glad May is over!!!

I got out for a few hours on Monday. I managed a couple of silvers, a 1950 Canadian Dime and a huge .925 Silver ring.

I met up with Dave Friday morning for a little Northern Illinois Hunting. We started out in an older town about an hour south of where I live. The first house we hit, I dug a 1909 aluminum $1.00 trade token. We moved on to another house and the only coin I dug there was an 1859 Canadian large...

Ok, I got it open.

I was out today and dug this pocket watch in an old yard. Before I take it to a jeweler i thought I would run it by you guys first. I can't tell if it's 1970 junk or an 1870 gem. The face is metal not porcelain. I don't know anything about watches. Does the back look modern? What do you Think??

Alec and I got out for a few hours this morning. We planned on hunting all day, but Alec's allergies knocked him out of the game early. We hit 2 houses. The first one i dug an 1894-S Barber quarter. At the second one, I dug an 1899 " Philadelphia Record Newspaper" Token. It was almost 10 "...

I have't been getting out much lately and when I have, I haven't been finding much. Today that all changed!! I started out Solo this morning looking for some old farm houses. Got a couple of no's and a few no answers. So I decided to call my friend Tim and do some door knocking in some small...

Alec and I headed out to Davenport, Iowa this morning to participate in a group hunt. After we registered we had about an hour and a half to detect on our own. Signals were scarce, I think only 3 good coins were dug during the open hunting. I got one good signal, a solid 12-13 at 7...

This past week we were only able to get in a couple of short hunts. Sunday, Alec and I hunted one yard for about an hour. Alec dug an 1896 Indian and i dug some sort of sterling clip. If any one can tell me what it is I would appreciate it. I stopped Friday after work and hunted an old farm...

I met up with Daddy Digger this morning at a park in central Illinois. It didn't take us long to realize that the park has been pounded to death. We were finding nothing. After a while, Dave walked across the street and got us permission at an 1880s home. After deciding which section we were...

Pretty cool Dan. I think I'm going to enjoy using this AP