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Anyone have any suggestions for keeping an accurate search grid when detecting in the water (like at the beach)? When I search at the beach, I head out several yards into the water then back towards shore. I then step over around six feet and repeat the process. I find it very difficult to keep...

The "treasure" I'm referring to isn't necessarily what you think. I'm not talking about a chest full of Spanish doubloons or some bloodthirsty pirate's booty, but rather a small collection of assorted coins that were lost many years ago. The story goes, as my Dad tells it, something like this...

Ring Maker's Mark I'm trying to identify a ring I just received as a gift... sterling silver, has a 925 on one side of the inside and an unidentified monogram on the other. It has cable like bands, and I'm not sure what kind of black stone with diamonds set around it. Also guesses of possible...

Hi everybody, I know this 1800s cottage near my house,but there is a relatively new house built beside it.I have found dozens and dozens of modern(60s and 70s) lucozade bottles,etc,but I want to find old 1800s bottles from the cottage.The whole area is absolutely littered with junk from the...

Not bad for a random yard hunt with the Etrac, Had to try 8 places before I got to hunt this yard. 1962-D Roosevelt Braided silver ring 1909, 1919, 1919-S,1928,1936,1939 and 3 newer wheats.(9) Trade Token from my town circa 1910 Old Marine Corps buttons

The place I started to metal detect Saturday but then got rained out from has no one occupying it now(all the students are leaving at this time of year), so couldn't ask for permission to look again. Knocked on 11 other doors on and around 2nd & Fess (here in Bloomington IN)trying to find a...

Not having much luck with the yards lately even with the Etrac. I received permission a while back to hunt 15 properties all of which have houses built from between 1870 and 1920. Hit first house/property and took two days of searching to pull 2 Indian head cents (1899 &1891) and 3 wheat cents...

THIS IS FOR DETECTORISTS IN THE USA I don't want to step on any toes by posting a link on this forum (got warned in the past), but I will tell you that there is an EXCELLENT search tool if you google: "Steve's Old, Vacant Property Metal Detecting Tool" The page should come up #1 or #2 on a...