Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting
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Posted At: 3/23/2022 10:25:26 AM
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A 10-year-old boy found a centuries-old medieval "Priory Seal Matrix" used by priests. The seal was marked "Seal of the Priory and Convent of Butley, of Adam, Canon Regular" in Latin. Not a bad find, only 5 inches below the surface!<br/>Original Article
Posted At: 10/13/2010 11:15:29 PM
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First off, no offense to the Chilean miners that just spent an unbelievable amount of time underground and didn't lose their minds. That took extreme bravery!<br/>But, think about this: the first rescuer had to go the OTHER way!! He had to go almost 5 miles down. Down, way down, way (way way) way too…
Posted At: 7/5/1999 5:11:58 PM
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One interesting thing in Illinois was that the detector apparently picked up on a large (about 5" diameter) underground tree-root. It was at the beginning of the spring, a week or so away from the leaves budding out, so the roots had have begun "filling up" with water & nutrients, to get ready for…
Posted At: 7/5/1999 5:11:19 PM
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I got one for my birthday. I like it a lot, but am kind of confused on the different controls. I live in an area (Omaha, Nebraska) with a lot of junk in the soil (Bottlecaps, cans, etc.). I crank the discriminator up to maximum, and still get all kinds of false readings. I would think that at…