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I got out this past weekend with the nice temperatures here in Michigan to do some detecting. I managed a few nice finds including a 1911 V nik, 1918 Canadian Quarter, 1943 D merc and nice a thimble. All came from a couple old parks that just keep producing. Looks like winter will set up...

So this weekend SE Michigan has had some milder temps which melted the snow so I was able to do a quick hunt on Sunday evening. I went to an old place I have hammered and dug a crappy signal that ended up being my first silver of 2018...a 1901 Barber dime! Very happy to see it! This is my...

2017 was another fun detecting year for me. I did particularly well in the nickel department this year with a personal best for all of the following.... of war niks (17) of Buffs (28) and of V niks (10). A Shield Nik is still on the bucket list for me. I love finding nickels because (as you...

Tim - below are a couple pics of my plug. I have now re soldered this one twice. The first time was about 6 months after I purchased the Etrac brand new which was about 6 years ago. Then I re soldered it again this past summer when my Sunray headphones needed service. The UR30 minelab phones...

This past Saturday the temps were in the mid 30's and the 6'' of snow from the previous week had melted. So I ventured to the spot where I found the 5 silvers at a few weeks before. The first silver was obvious...12-46 at 6-7 inches and it was the 1936 merc. Then I found a Rosie basically in...

Its been a month since I last posted I think. I have been detecting a little but I have also been busy with other things so it was a slow November for me. The pic below is from a field site I took my 12 yr old boy to. Only 2 coins but they are old...1865 and 1868 Indians. My boy found the...

I would like to sell my XP deus that I rarely use so I thought I would offer it up here on AD first. I have had it for almost 3 years now and have had success with it (in fact my first silver with it was the 1812 Capped Bust half dollar in a field in Ohio). It has the 11'' coil, the bigger WS5...

As usual I went to a nearby park to detect during my lunch today. Decided to wonder in the woods to avoid the drizzle that was falling. Found a clad nickel right away. About 20 minutes later I got a nickel tone deep and scratchy. In my pile I saw it and rubbed it up a bit and was thrilled to...

I took my 4 kids to a park to give my wife some alone time to do some writing last Saturday. Of course I brought the detectors and as the kids played I was digging up treasure. My first good find was a sterling silver military sharp shooter badge. I am guessing from the 1940s to the 1960s? I...

Here are a few pics of my finds from the last week or so. Been finding lots of Buffs lately during my lunch break at a near by park. I am at 21 buffs for the year which is a record for me. The first pic has a interesting locket type of thing that I thought was a marble at first but soon...

Here are my finds from the last couple weeks. Mostly old parks but I did do some doorknocking here and there. I went down to Ohio last weekend to do some deer hunting on my family's farm and also did some doorknocking and found these 4 silvers... Then last night I revisited the Sled...

Its been VERY dry and hot here...can't detect any private yards. But I still did well last week in the parks!

Last night I visited an old town and met up with a new guy to the hobby to do some door knocking. He is very interested in getting a deus so when ever we meet up I let him use mine so that he can get familiar with it before he gets one of his own. My day was already great because I found a...

This past Saturday I took the kids for most of the day to give my wife a break. We ran a few errands and had lunch at a park that I have done well at in the past. I decided to dig any deep targets that I came across. I found a 12-30 signal one way and a trashier signal the other way. Dug...

Last week I took the family up north for our summer vacation where last year I found a copper indian arrowhead. This year I found a couple more old relics. The first is a Copper trade bracelet. I was thinking it might be old because it was hand made and has some great patina on it so I talked...

Here are my finds from the last 3 weeks or so. It has been very dry here lately so I have been detecting parks and other public spots only. If I did any doorknocking then I would be giving the homeowner's yards Chicken Pox. What do you think of that fob thing? It is not a fob but what I...

About a month ago my family helped out a neighbor bail some hay. I grew up on a farm and NOW my family realizes why we do NOT farm anymore. Anyway I stopped by the farmers house and asked to detect it. I got the yes from him and as it turns out they also own 3 other 1800 homes down the road...

Here are a few pics of my finds over the past 3 weeks or so. Been pretty dry here until last night so I hope to get out more now that the conditions are ripe for digging again. Did manage a wide variety of relics from tokens to musket ball to buckle to a sterling flag pin. One of the Indians...

I had a unexpected chance to go detecting last night so I headed to the same town I have been successful in lately. Had no expectations and just tried to enjoy the evening. The ground is bone dry...all the rain is missing my area of SE Michigan. With the dry conditions I decided to hit a...

So my wife and 4 kids went to see some friends of ours in Cincinnati all week. With no responsibilities what was I going to do with my evenings this week? Go detecting...every night...Oh yeah!!! Sunday afternoon was the first day. I hit the spot where I got the 3 barber dimes a few weeks ago...