metal detecting

  1. help identifying buckles

    Found these while metal detecting the other day, I cant say I've ever found ones like these so any insight it appreciated. Found in Nova Scotia Canada.
  2. Can I find Gold on a Baseball Diamond ?

    Can I find Gold on a Baseball Diamond ? With Baseball season in full swing its hard to get time to get out and swing the detector. Today two of my favourite things came together so I could break out the metal detector and hunt for Gold !!!! Looking for a Gold Pendant lost on the Baseball...
  3. Can I find Gold on a Baseball Diamond ?

    Can I find Gold on a Baseball Diamond ? With Baseball season in full swing its hard to get time to get out and swing the detector. Today two of my favourite things came together so I could break out the metal detector and hunt for Gold !!!! Looking for a Gold Pendant lost on the Baseball...
  4. Displays and man cave

  5. Old Property - Good Day

    I found several great things today in SW Wisconsin, including the 10k gold class ring from 1931. I got the 1942 Mercury dime and the 1919S wheat penny from the same corner of the yard. The bird tag with a leg bone still inside was probably my strangest find so far. There's also a Palmolive token...
  6. Surprise relic at a school hunt

    Just a little coin shooting ends up with a real surprise..
  7. 2 Bucket Listers in 2 Days

    I've been at the metal detecting for about a year now. On Monday I got my first silver quarter (1941) and on Tuesday I got my first Tootsie toy. Pretty excited about both. (hope the pics upload)
  8. Finding Placer Gold with a Metal Detector and a Breaker Bar

    Finding Placer Gold with a Metal Detector and a Breaker Bar Armed with a Breaker Bar and a Minelab SDC 2300, a White's Gold Master V-Sat Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) head back to the Gravel Bar to finish up the search for Placer Gold Nuggets !!!!! Jeff brings the Big Breaker Bar and it...
  9. Knowles Automatic Striker Pat. 3 Feb 27 1906 (antique lure)

    It's been a while since I posted---perhaps Wisconsin winter had something to do with it?! I unearthed this antique lure in amazingly good condition. All I can find about it from the interweb is this brief discussion about the Patent No.5 - Knowles Automatic Striker - LURELOVERS? Fishing Lure...
  10. Moving Boulders to find Placer Gold

    Moving Boulders to reach Bedrock Crevices to locate those Placer Gold Nuggets that are hiding just out of sight. Jeff and Gary ( Two Toes ) use a Come-along and a Breaker bar to move the boulders then check the bedrock crevices with a Minelab SDC 2300 Metal Detector. A Come-Along is a hand...
  11. Maine Streams with DF Digger Madison Maine

  12. I DID IT! - Metal Detecting GOLD NUGGETS - Gold Bug

    We're back on the GOLD and let me tell you, IT FEELS GREAT! šŸŒµgot me but the gold was worth itšŸ˜²These are my first Arizona NuggetsšŸ™Œ
  13. Shout out Maine stream live chat & AT Max poll

  14. Goal 7 Gold Nuggets, Detecting Base Camp

    This is my first Metal Detecting Base Camp of the trip and we have set a goal of finding 7 gold nuggetsšŸ’Ŗ We get into some cactusšŸŒµ critters and endless adventureā›ŗļø Come along for the ride. ride!
  15. Detecting a Gravel Bar for Gold Nuggets

    Detecting a Gravel Bar for Gold Nuggets [/COLOR] Armed with a Minelab SDC 2300 and a White's Gold Master V-Sat Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) head back to a spot they worked in the spring in search of Gold Nuggets !!!!! Jeff brings the Big Breaker Bar and it boulder moving time on the creek...
  16. Are these markings on this tree, that is along the side of an 1800s wagon trail?

    Thank you for any insight and advice. This is in North Georgia, along a wagon trail that is on late 19th century maps to about 1905.
  17. Detecting and Fishing at the Lake

    Detecting and Fishing at the Lake Metal Detecting for Treasure and Fishing at the Lake before the Bear Fire. Originally this was going to be a video from Lake Madrone of my Metal detecting the beach areas for the whole year but the Bear Fire that burned so many Cabins and Homes in Berry...
  18. Double headed Large Cent. Heads or tails?

  19. A video I made detecting a colonial field

    I made a video documenting some great finds I made while metal detecting a field back in the spring. Let me know what you think!
  20. UNion Belt buckle found in a field in Maine short version

  21. War memorabilia

    Was lucky enough to find this old military hatpin! Hard to find military relics in Australia!
  22. Gold Prospecting Metal Detecting a Gravel Bar

    Plans dont always work out but the Gold we found metal detecting an old Gravel bar sure didnt disappoint !!!! Me and Gary ( Two Toe's ) had planned to do some Hydraulic Pit detecting in one of our favorite spots but old Mother nature had other plans. After a lot of discussion and a long drive...
  23. Frozen Road Gold

    Frozen Road Gold Metal Detecting Frozen Bedrock in the middle of the road in the heart of the California Motherlode. Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) are in search of bedrock outcroppings in the area of old Gold Rush workings. The Fortyniners worked this area during the California Gold Rush...
  24. The Nugget Hunterā€™s Bedrock Detecting for Gold Nuggets Part 2

    The Nugget Hunterā€™s Bedrock Detecting for Gold Nuggets Part 2 Part Two Afternoon Gold the Guy's move to a new Hydraulic pit after eating lunch and discussing there next move in search of bigger Gold Nuggets. Located in the Motherlode in an area worked by the fortyniners during the...
  25. The Nugget Hunterā€™s Bedrock Detecting for Gold

    The Nugget Hunterā€™s Bedrock Detecting for Gold The Guy's are back out looking for Gold Nuggets in a new Hydraulic pit located in the California Motherlode. The Old timer's didn't get it all .. Tag along with Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) as there joined once again by the Hawaiian's J.C. (...
  26. Hydraulic Pit Gold Detecting

    Hydraulic Pit Gold Detecting Metal Detecting a Hydraulic Pit for Gold Nuggets !!!it's road trip time with Jeff & Gary ( Two Toe's ) as they head deep into the Sierra's in search of Gold Nuggets and Treasure !!!In this adventure the guys head to a Hydraulic Pit to look for Gold Nuggets and...
  27. 1892 Indian Head, 1952 shell casing, 1967 Hot Wheels

    Got permission for an Indiana farm, and after finding the Indian Head penny (my only old coin on the day), I was super excited to find my largest shell casing, a Remington Arms .50 cal (likely a Korean War souvenir, right?), and my coolest Hot Wheels yet, a 1967 green Deora. If youā€™ve never seen...
  28. First ever U.S. Large Cent! but in tough shape...

    REVERSE OBVERSE I found this today, and Iā€™m showing the reverse side first, because thatā€™s where I can see the ā€œRICAā€ at about 4:00-5:00 and hints at the wreath. The obverse has nothing to show. Itā€™s been holed, And thereā€™s rust coming through. The corrosion is topical and rusty, so I wonder...
  29. Gold Detecting a Hydraulic Pit

    Gold Detecting a Hydraulic Pit Metal Detecting a Hydraulic Pit for Gold and Treasure !!!Jeff & Gary ( Two Toe's ) head to the Hills in search of Gold Nuggets and Treasure !!!In this adventure the guys head to a Hydraulic Pit to look for Old Coins and Gold Nuggets that have been left or...
  30. Maybe a locket? What do you think?

    Just found this in an Indiana yard with some history. It rang up 61-62 on my Garrett Ace 400. Not sure what it is but I figure jewelry off some kind, what with the hinge and all. Any thoughts?
  31. Notable Finds from the Month of October

    Hey, Everyone! I've just compiled my list of notable finds from the Midwest during October (mostly Wisconsin with some Minnesota thrown in for good measure). Several old coins but lots of relics (a few of which I posted in "Today's Finds" here). I can't copy-paste the format with all the...
  32. First Float Copper! Surface Find

    While checking out a possible homesteading site we weren't finding much. Best relic was a copper oil lantern lid/wick adjuster jobby. Rest was junk from back country parties and fisherfolk. So, disheartened, I was kickin stones on the way back to the car when I spotted that unmistakable...
  33. Some of my display cases.

    I figured I post some of the display cases that I have put together in the past few months. These are all from different sites from across the Western Territories. I am moving away from the Riker cases as I find they take up too much room and are rather boring to look at. I just changed my...
  34. Hubley Fire Engine, 1940s (metal detecting)

    Iā€™ve found my share of Hot Wheels this summer, but this is my first older toy, and Iā€™m really excited to have dig it with my daughter. Found it in a city park which apparently has never been searched before, so Iā€™m definitely going back tomorrowā€”despite the snow flurries! I found a match to...
  35. Best Detecting Channels on youtube?

    As someone who is new to the world of metal detecting, I have found a wealth of resources on youtube pertaining to this pursuit. By example, I am learning technique, the standard tool-kit, legality, etiquette, best practices and ethics. So far, my favourite American Channel is that of 'The...
  36. My Notable Finds from June-August 2020 (Illinois/Wisconsin)

    Things will be getting colder up here in northern Wisconsin, so I've taken some time to post my most interesting finds from the summer. I can't really copy-paste the format from my blog where I posted it originally, so if you're interested in seeing some of my coins (oldest: and 1864 Indian...
  37. Copper pin: outline from Scandinavia?

    Found this pin while metal detecting in a yard with early 1900s artifacts. Lots of Norwegians and Swedes up here in these parts, but I canā€™t match the shape to anything there, even counties. Any idea of what nation this might be? Perhaps even a specific country or island in Scandinavia?
  38. Possible matchstick case with hieroglyphic design

    From the pictures you can see some of the designs and with this little piece excites me. Talk about fancy! It came from the ground green, so itā€™s likely copper (or mostly so). On this property Iā€™ve also found two WWI-era buttons and two pennies from 1887 and 1914, as well as a whole lot of...
  39. The Lange & Walsh MFG. Co. military button?

    I googled the type on the back of this button to no avail. Any idea as to era? Iā€™m thinking WWII, but I found a WWI military button in the same area of Wisconsin woods just yesterday.
  40. Finding Gold Nuggets with a Metal Detector ( Two Toeā€™s and the Gold Diggerā€™s )

    Ever wanted to Find Gold by Crevicing those Bedrock Cracks well stay tuned and watch how Two Toe's and the Gold Digger's do while using there Metal detectors to locate those elusive Gold Nuggets !!!! The Boys from Flash in your Pan (Ed, Toledo Jess, and Dan-O ) head West to meet up with Gold...
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