metal detecting

  1. Went out for a hunt where two old houses were recently torn down.

    Just like the title said, I went out with my cousin to do some detecting at this house site by the tracks. We spent a couple of hours looking but with a combination of hard ground and there being so much metal, cans, and foils in the ground that my deus sounded like it was playing some...
  2. Apex finds a mystery item

  3. 🏆 HONORABLE MENTION Heavy Equipment Detecting ( Gold Ring )

    A friend of mine lost his wedding ring while checking the water level's in his rice field. I pack up the Metal detector and tools and hit the road in search of lost Gold !!!! I attempt to find it but have to call in the Heavy Equipment for a little help. I hope you enjoy the journey and...
  4. The Two Toe's Lost Treasure

    Come along with Jeff and Gary (Two Toe's ) as they set off in search of the Lost Honan (Two Toe's) Treasure. There searching for the Gold Nuggets that Gary's Daughter and Grandson lost the year before. Hydraulic pit detecting can bring great rewards or just a long hot day out looking for Gold...
  5. Apex First cornfield hunt

  6. If it looks like a bullet?

    Ok posted this in a few places no answers yet. The base is fixed the stem inside is round. Also no hole on the bottom. Plug on right is metal was on top. Bottom appears to be sink. Top part over grove is cardboard or soft lead.
  7. HELP found HUGE SILVER COINS

    Hey! So I found someone selling large silver coins for $10 each! Not old, just colletable silver coins. Doesn't come with box. I looked on ebay and every coin that was the same as he was selling was going for $30-50 each!!! What I want to know is, is it worth paying lots of money in hopes to...
  8. Finding Gold with a Metal Detector & Breaker Bar

    Finding Gold with a Metal Detector and a Breaker Bar Jeff and Gary (Two Toe's)head to a secret spot in the mother lode to look for Gold Nuggets with the Minelab SDC 2300 and a Breaker Bar . Moving Boulder and checking underneath them has paid off in the past and using a breaker bar makes...
  9. Soccer Field SHOCKER!!!

    Wow wasn't expecting to pull this out!!! Wasn't that deep, about 5 inches or so. Date is 1929, so that's 91 years old!!! This is my third oldest coin found!!! Now that big of a deal for you veterans but super exciting for me. I'll be going back for sure!!! Maybe on my days off when I get my...
  10. Tim’s 2020 North Yuba River Nugget Hunt

    Follow along our journey into the happenings of Saturday July 25th 2020 at Tim's 2020 North Yuba River Nugget Hunt !!! There were many prospectors in attendance and I know I didn't get pictures or Video of everyone as they came and went thoughtout the day. There were plenty of metal detector's...
  11. Apex factory reset procedure

    It seemed to help my Apex I was getting way to much chatter.
  12. Apex Golden maiden hunt

  13. Vintage SILVER magnifying glass!!!

    I'm in love with this facebook marketplace find!!! So pretty! I can't find much info about it online though. I found one or two pictures on etsy but didn't say the age. One place said it was Chinese. I saw that one ad said the butterfly part was silver. Looks silver to me but us it coated or...
  14. SILVER, old COIN, INK BOTTLE!!!

    MASSIVE SILVER brooch, Amazing Relics and MORE!!! So it's been a long, long while since I've posted anything!!! So in stead of making a post about each treasure find I'm mashing them all together. Sorry pics aren't going to be as nice this time. At the 1800's place I found a glass button and...
  15. First Gold! (and Rings Come in Twos)

    I was detecting in a little old lady's yard in WI and dinged this ring. It was so light, I thought it was just a cheap-o. But after cleaning it up at home, I found the "10K G.F." stamp, which officially makes it my first gold! Two days later, I found this second ring (brass, I think) with two...
  16. Garrett Apex arrives & unboxing

    After 3 months of waiting I finally get the apex. Unboxing pretty fast a little disappointed in one thing.
  17. Assessment and Roots ( BLM paperwork )

    Filing your 2020 Assessment paperwork with the BLM office is just a little different this year.Metal detecting to locate water lines so we can rip out some old tree roots without taking out any water lines !!!!!!! Spoiler Alert No Water lines were hurt during filming of this video !!!!!!!
  18. Maytag Clothes Wringer

    My Garrett 400 picked up the signal for this a full 18 inches down! We had been told there was a car buried on this property so we kinda thought that’s what we found, but when pulled out the main part of the body was an old lawn mower. But then we pulled out “Maytag” and the cover and we figured...
  19. Pocket watch and 19th century spectacles found at pioneer site in WA State

    Hi everybody. My 14 year old son and I search for pioneer history in the Pacific Northwest. This week we found a homesite and got this pocket watch and almost complete pair of spectacles! We’ve made a couple videos of our detecting adventures if you want to check it out!
  20. 2020 North Yuba River Nugget Hunt ( a day in Pictures )

    A Photo journey into the happenings of Saturday July 25th 2020 at Tim's 2020 North Yuba River Nugget Hunt !!! There were many prospectors in attendance and I didn't get pictures of everyone as they came and went thoughtout the day. There were plenty of metal detector's running and Gold Pan's a...
  21. Disabled American Veterans tag

    Found this in a friend’s grandma’s yard. They have veteran family, but couldn’t think of any disabled Vets. Any clues as to what this may have been a part of, so I could steer them in the right direction? No identifying marks, but maybe an old zipper? Keychain? Something else?
  22. Last find before pinpointed broke: milk thermometer?

    Last find before pinpointer broke: milk thermometer? So I pulled this brass thermometer plate from my front yard just now and was surprised to see that it goes from -30 to 270 degrees. That’s quite a spectrum! But then I noticed the etchings on the temps: 32 Freezing; 62 churning; 86 for...
  23. "WF" Button

    I love finding pieces with fancy initials on them. I found this button at the location of an old church in northern Illinois. Do you think it might be Wells-Fargo? A bit far for Wake Forest, and a bit too old for Will Ferrell! Ha. How does one go about discovering the long-gone companies stamped...
  24. I keep getting signals in tide pools on Vancouver Island!

    I recently bought a property in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island. We got very lucky and managed to fix up an older home right on the water. So a year later i finally have time to adventure! I fired up the metal detector and headed to the beach at low tide. There's bedrock everywhere and the...
  25. LOOK at all this LOST River TREASURE we found while DIVING (KNIFE FOUND!) | Forgotten

    My 9 year old son wanted to start a YouTube channel for metal detecting and treasure hunting to document our adventures, now we just need a couple of sponsors 😬 Thanks for watching. Please like and subscribe
  26. Look at ALL this River Treasure we found in Alabama | Phone Found | Forgotten Finds

    We went diving in a River in Alabama.:tongue3: This is what we found: Please Like and Subscribe! Thank You!:hello:
  27. Canada Day SILVER!!!

    Happy Canada Day to the few Canadians that go on this site! Wearing my red and white canada day shirt brought me good luck today. I went to a playground and was surprised to find a 1956 silver 1.5 inches in the gravel. First sliver from detecting this year!!! It felt awesome! Much easier then...
  28. GUN found and ERROR COIN!!!

    Found part of an old toy gun from the '50's and this clipped 1970 penny all in one hunt! What are the chances of finding a clipped coin metal detecting I wonder? I've found over 500 pennies and this is the only error (that I know of) I've found so far.
  29. Ordered the new ACE APEX!!

    I’m upgrading from a Tracker IV to the new Garrett Ace APEX! I am super excited as the video and limited reviews shows this to be one of the best Garrett Machines. Being that the trackers maximum depth was 5” with almost no ID, the incredibly high technology of the APEX is shaking me in my skin...
  30. Amazing old button!

    Hi y'all! I've cleaned out the old playgrounds that I've found the majority of my finds at... so I looked at Google maps and found a park that I didn't realize existed. What's wierd is that when you zoom up on google, the park name doesn't come up. Just looks like a patch of grass. All the...
  31. I found KFC and an old buckle

    I hunted for about 4 hours at the 1896 house that I found the large cent that I posted awhile ago. Well... there is just SO MANY IRON SIGNALS!!! I didn't dig that many signals because it was hard to find a decent singal. Almost all the good signals were shallow modern pennies. I found a pretty...
  32. The Nugget Hunters Hawaiian Challenge

    Jeff and Gary accept the Hawaiian's Challenge !!!! Tim ( Blue Lead Gold Productions ) and JC (The Minin Hawaiian) have Challenged Jeff (Smithsgold) and Gary ( Two Toe's ) to see who can find the most Gold Nuggets !!! Detector's ready lets get to finding those elusive Gold Nuggets. Gary and...
  33. 1795 Capper Liberty - My First Large Cent - And Its A Good One! - NEW PHOTOS

    Hi everyone! If you saw this post at 2 am yesterday, you most likely realized the photos were invalid and unable to load. I have posted this fantastic relic for all to see. Enjoy! Sorry for the sideways photos - How can I fix that? Whoooooo! I cannot believe what I found yesterday! I...
  34. 1795 Capped Liberty! - My first Large Cent! - And Its A Good One!

    Whoooooo! I cannot believe what I found yesterday! I was metal detecting on a large wooded hillside in Pennsylvania looking for antique shotgun shells. My metal detector sounded a blip that said there was iron under a log. I know from experience that logs have a tendency to mask good...
  35. The Nugget Hunters Hawaiian Challenge

    Jeff and Gary accept the Hawaiian's Challenge !!!! Tim ( Blue Lead Gold Productions ) and JC (The Minin Hawaiian) have Challenged Jeff (Smithsgold) and Gary ( Two Toe's ) to see who can find the most Gold Nuggets !!! Detector's ready lets get to finding those elusive Gold Nuggets. Gary and Tim...
  36. Coin shooting Bananza great fun AT Pro

  37. Best method for making metal detecting videos

    I’m starting a YT channel and I want to make metal detecting vids. I don’t have anyone that can film for me at the moment so I would have to film myself. It’s kinda hard to hold my camera while I’m detecting and digging. What would be the best way to make metal detecting videos while still being...
  38. Best American made long-range metal detectors?

    Suggestions for some of the best American made, long-range metal detectors? Thank you in advance!
  39. Daguerreotype Matt Frame - 1850s - How Can I Fix It? - Bending Brass? RESTORATION

    Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! Back in February, I was metal detecting on a hill in SOUTHEASTERN PA and stumbled upon a piece of bent up brass. I tossed it into the scrap pile and continued detecting. Two days ago, I found my box of scrap metal and decided to look through it. Im glad I did...
  40. FOUND: 115 year old coin!!!

    Im so excited!!! Our old friends own a beutiful, 1896 Victorian house that I've always wanted to detect. Saturday night I was given permission to hunt their yard and I was beside myself with exciment!!! Well! I hunted for about 15 minutes and then I found a really nice soild high tone. I popped...
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