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Alabama bound

I thank my wife for purchasing my Lone Star Metal Detector last Fathers Day for me. It has sat idly for most of the last year due to the amount of snow we get here in Colorado. In preparation for my...

By James Blake, 07/14/2008   |  comments (1)   |  email story   |  print story

El Talisman (A true story)

It had been about 9 months since my mother died when my sister called. She wanted me to go over to her house and look at some of mom's belongings and to decide what I wanted for me. Shortly after I ar...

By Pedro Rodriguez, 08/04/2007   |  comments (4)   |  email story   |  print story


Technique for finding deep nickels (Minelab Explorer SE)

Some of you may know that I recently purchased a Minelab Explore SE and have been having good luck recovering old nickels. Lots of the 'hunted out' spots are definitely pretty cleaned out, but everyon...

By DetectorBase , 04/24/2007   |  comments (6)   |  email story   |  print story


Trade Tokens

Tokens have been issued in every state in the Union and most territories before they achieved statehood. So, wherever you live, there is a specialty available in the tokens of one's own locality.

By Roy D. Rubick, 04/01/2007   |  comments (37)   |  email story   |  print story


Good Medicine

A few months ago I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Now after surgery to remove my kidney, I found myself laid up in bed recuperating for at least a month. This was driving me nuts! All I could do wa...

By Jeff Cambre, 03/27/2007   |  comments (1)   |  email story   |  print story


Metal Detecting Field Tips for Coinshooting Success

Here are some tips that I've learned over the years to help with coinshooting success. Some of you will already know most of these, but I wanted to provide them as a refresher for the veterans, and a ...

By Hank D., 03/13/2007   |  comments (9)   |  email story   |  print story

Why do we do this?

It's funny really, th...

By Dan Byers, 01/28/2007   |  comments (6)   |  email story   |  print story


Karma Nickel

I wanted to talk about one of my last detecting hunts of 2006. I was at a local park, a park that I've hunted many times in the past, and was having some pretty bad luck. This park is pretty trashy bu...

By Hank D., 01/18/2007   |  comments (2)   |  email story   |  print story


Lumber Camp Rediscovered

I've been metal detecting for only a year and it is safe to say that I am fully addicted. I've spent many enjoyable hours researching and doing field work. I've also enjoyed reading all the amazing st...

By Hank D., 12/19/2006   |  comments (14)   |  email story   |  print story


Stay out of that rut, get a hunting buddy

Lets face it, no matter what you do for recreation, it's easy to get into a rut. Believe it or not, metal detecting can get monotonous at times. I find myself getting into that rut when I go to the sa...

By D. Whit, 12/15/2006   |  comments (6)   |  email story   |  print story