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Hello everyone! :) I've been working to get access to this area for two years, finally I received the 'go ahead'. :happydance01: The area is about 3 acres total and dates back to the late 1840's/ early 50's. On this side (left) of the Mississippi river = dream land!! I wandered around for...

Hi there all American Detectorists! :waving: Your posts have been an inspiration to me this year. Thank you. So, sadly I've only been out swinging my machine twice this year. Once in April and again July 5th. Early April - I hiked up, (what seemed like a Colorado Mountain), to an old rock...

Greg... I really miss those 50-100 walleye days. :smitten: Especially the Red Wing area during winter. My boat still hasn't seen colder days. :lol: Red Lake/Blackduck is gorgeous. Although I spent lots of hours on Mille Lacs, my favorite while living in the twin cities (Eden Prairie) was the...

It all started with a phone call from my hunting buddy the evening of 11/21/13. I picked up the phone and Ron was on the other end asking if I wanted to try one more time Friday morning before frozen ground in Iowa?? :yes: Unfortunately I had work and couldn't go on the out of town hunting...

It's always great to meet up with American Detectorist forum members for the first time. :groovy: And this time was great since I finally got to meet the 'Illinois Legend' ... Tony Two-Cent. Ron and I scouted a few parks out in Iowa City back in October for our upcoming hunt with Tony. Both...

Fall is finally here again and I have been getting out a little more and more since the beginning of September. :smitten: Before my trip the first week of September, my last one was to an old ball field on April 25th. crying01 I was happy to get out a few more times in September and more so in...

It's been a very long time since last being able to swing my coil. crying01 But Labor Day gave me a window to play for an hour and a half. :happydance01: Since our daughter was very under the weather these last three days, we were forced to humbly pass on all Labor Day invites. ... this left...

the new and exciting changes here at American Detectorist. :) del - Administrator. Tony Two-Cent - Co-Admin. coinnut - Administrator. (Welcome back thumbsup01 ) All three are great ambassadors to our hobby and integral members of the American Detectorist staff. :yes: Please join me in...

Been metal detecting since August of 2009. thumbsup01 I have been searching for that one virgin site. :daydream: I think I found it in Wisconsin. :smitten: An old ball park turned to farm field in the mid 1940's. The gal I received permission from said they bought the property in 1968 and...

Finally my morning coffee was greeted by sunshine out the kitchen window early this morning. :smitten: We have had cold, gray and rain weather this last week here in my part of Iowa. Today the forecasters promised a mix of sun and clouds. :happydance01: So off we went to search three different...

We went out Friday to test drive a few new parks. The first one was a bust because of the fill dirt added since the 1930's. 8/ The second one however, showed some solid signs for a return trip. :yes: Ron dug two Rosies plus a Merc while two Mercs, plus a Rosie found their way into my pocket...

I wrapped up with work tonight at 4:45 and called Ron to see if he wanted to join me on a short one hour hunt. :-> He was busy and couldn't attend, but I have been itching to test our ground today. Sure enough it was very soft in the appropriate places. :clapping: The Wheat cent was all I...

I happened across a conversation regarding the Sun Ray X-1 probe earlier today. It was asked if the rumor was true about the discontinuation of the X-1 probe for Minelab? Ralph of Sun Ray responded on March 22 of 2013... That is true. Minelab has raised the price of the upper shafts to the...

I found this item very early spring 2012. :confused: It is pictured on the left side of both photos below. I dug it from a wooded area of a park here that dates back to the late 1800's. It's motif seems to resemble a Morgan Dollar... both front and back, but this relic is much larger compared...

Ron and I made our way to a park in Wisconsin. My last hunt of 2012 was December 17th at this park. Today we found semi-soft ground there, so we had to pick and choose our targets. With just a little extra effort, plugs could be cut to reveal thawed ground just below the surface...

Last week I cleaned the detector up for winter hibernation. However, after a very busy Friday followed by two days of screaming, sugar fueled kids tearing through the house for our daughters 4th birthday... a few hours of threshold harmony was desperately needed. :yes: With the warmer temps...

Looks like yesterday and today might be about it around here. :frozen: On Friday Ron and I set out to hunt three different parks in two towns. One we had searched before, the other two needed a test drive before the season comes to an end. Park 1 looked promising when we pulled up. Three Mercs...

[Long post, feel free to skip directly to the pictures] thumbsup01 With the 'Two Minute Warning' :frozen: here in Iowa, I made another push for some keepers. :yes: I took off solo today back to the park Ron, Dale and I hunted on Sunday. I got my coil over only a Barber. On the way back home...

What a great December morning to be searching for keepers. Weather was perfect, sunny and in the 50's. :smitten: Ron and I wanted to give a park we hunted earlier in the summer another try before freeze up. This park gave up Mercs, Barbers, a few Seated coins and several IH's earlier in the...

These keepers are from a hunt last weekend and one yesterday. As you can see, the Merc and Rosie were sandwiched together in the ground for a few years. Multiple silvers in the hole is always fun. :yes: I found the last Merc, IH's and V on a hunt with Ron yesterday. This is my third 1864...