Jan 11

Rare 1943 Copper Penny Worth More Than Million Dollars

Rare 1943 Copper Penny Worth More Than Million Dollars

Rare 1943 copper penny could be sold for a $1650000 at Heritage Auctions! The coin is selling by relatives of the Don Lute Jr. after he had passed away. In 1947, 16-year-old Don Lute Jr. found this rare coin in change in the dining room at school! He was surprised that the color of the coin is …

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Jan 10

Minelab Go-Find 11 – New Cheap Metal Detector 2019

Minelab Go Find 11 New Cheap Metal Detector 2019

The first new metal detector 2019! Minelab announced the official release of its new low-cost metal detector at CES 2019! This is the new update of Go-Find Series detectors Minelab Go-Find 11 (metal detector for kids?). Go-Find 11 weight is only 2.2 pounds. That’s great. Really. But interesting what technical specifications will this metal detector have? …

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Oct 02

Metal Detecting Halo Effect: Real or Myth?

Metal Detecting Halo Effect Real or Myth

There is a long standing debate between seasoned metal detector hobbyists over the topic of the Halo Effect and whether it is a real phenomenon or if it is just made up by metal detector manufacturers.  The Halo Effect supposedly causes an undesirable target (i.e. junk iron) to appear to be a desirable target (silver).  …

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Oct 02

Metal Detecting on Public Property

Metal Detecting on Public Property

When just starting out metal detecting I would suggest to first try out your new detector in your own backyard.  This will allow you to dig holes and learn the proper way of filling the holes back in.  Another reasons to first start out in your backyard is because it is at your house (no …

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Sep 16

How to Preserve Your Finds

How to Preserve Your Finds

Metal Detecting leads to many other things. A knowledge of metals and their properties is just one of the more obvious by products of metal detecting. After digging up a thousand targets or two thousand, or ten thousand even, you will pretty much become a specialist in what time does to metal when it is …

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