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Got out yesterday with Donnie B. , HEAVYMETALNUT and Rick Y. to do some cellar hunting before the next Snow/ice storm hits us ! Brrrrr :frozen: was it cold in the morning when the wind whipped up , I left a few of the shotgun shell/button targets on the bare slope of a hillside because the...

Here is the flyer with a bit more info , when the exact beach is announced I will post it .

Just showing some of the better goodies from the last few hunts. November was a snowy day but it didn't let it stop me from finding this huge silver plate shoe buckle frame. December 22nd I got out with Donnie and the Yingling Brothers. We found an early cabin site but I suspect the...

If you happen to be in the New England area this winter and "cabin fever" hits I would recommend you going to this ! Doug Bowden and his inner officer's & members of the "Awesome Relics of new England" detecting club do an incredible job organizing the Penguin Dig , this amazing an unusual hunt...

Was anyone else nervous when the forum went down ? :yes:

Always wear underwear !! That is all !

I sure find a lot of what I don't really want

I got an invite from a great young man from one of the detecting clubs I belong to , through short conversation realized we both had the day off so he asked if I wanted to hunt one of his latest productive cellar hole sites :happy:. David and I hiked through some rigorous terrain to come to a...

Beautiful coin Chris I love those 20 cent pieces :smitten:, I just recently purchased a Connecticut state coin at an annual antique flea market . This place has some professional dealers who know just what to charge for some antiques and some who simply buy the dusty contents to an entire barn...

The beginning of June was a special one when HEAVYMETALNUT (Dave) joined up With Donnie , Jim Atkiv and I for what seemed to be a typical hunt at an old cellar site that I was sure a lot of people had already been to . Dave Wise is an old friend whom I have a lot of respect for as a person and...

Don't use CLR on this ! let the button dry out good , it may start to "shed" off the dirty crust on its own . The button is either an infantry or artillery (very doubtful its a dragoon) These type of 1-piece convex buttons date from 1821 to about 1834 . Its a great piece of history . Try and...

We at American Detectorist would like to thank the brave men and women serving in our armed services , veterans and the many who gave the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our liberty.

Gag loops or swivels were fastened high up onto a horse's bridal harness to hold a set of reigns that went onto a special horse bit (gag bit) to train the lead horse to follow commands . when the reigns were tugged on it forced the gag bit to do just like it sounds making the horse comply with...

When I find a copper or large cent i'll place it by itself in a container (with some paper towel or foam) to keep it from bouncing around with other finds. In hopes it will thoroughly dry out on its own and by dry out I mean the crusty outer layer crumbles or flakes off by itself. This draped...

I've been slacking on posting some finds (Sorry :embarrassed: ) This dirty unknown copper turned out to be a French colonies 9 deniers from 1721- 1722

A matron head large cent recently found before , partially cleaned and then initial cleaning complete ! now onto the "smoothing out the rough areas and then to waxing and preservation .

visual is nice but will it be able to pick out the non ferrous in the ferrous metal and differentiate them , otherwise its just another expensive "toy"

Great finds John !! That place is really starting to cough up the goodies !!well done :cheering: The King George coin is an 1806 or 7 King George III