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While at the Nor’easters Catskill Hunt this past weekend, I received an X-Pointer pinpointer from the distributor to evaluate and he insisted I would be impressed.

I had recently been hearing mention here and there about the new X-Pointer, and as always when trying out new products, I maintain and eager but skeptical attitude, until I actually see for myself how they perform in the field.  Let’s face it, no amount of demonstration or video’s is a replacement for actually using the product yourself.

I used the X-Pointer for about a 10 hour straight day of hunting on Saturday, and I did not baby it, I really put it to the test.

Now on to the specifics…

Read More “Deteknix X-Pointer — Love it, love it and love it!!!” »

I had a great time yesterday at the Great Catskill Mountain Coin Shoot & Relic hunt in Big Indian, NY, hosted by the Nor’easters Metal Detecting Club.  As a matter of fact, people are still up there enjoying the hunt right now, as it was a two day event.  Ah… well, my ride had to be in Staten Island this morning at 10am, so I could only hunt the one day, but I’m happy to have just gotten one day in because it was worth it.

Read More “Had a Great Time at the Catskill Hunt!” »

Finally got out and the detecting Gods were kind enough to bless me with a King George (date illegible), probably ’cause it was only a half inch down.   They also gave me a nice silver bookmark, and the hallmarks date it to 1924.

Read More “King George, Silver & Whatchmacalits” »

I got out with one of my “cellar hole junkie” pals, Dave Wise this past weekend to hunt a few cellar holes.

The weather report called for warmth and sun, but by the looks of things, drizzle was on the days menu.  I didn’t mind though, because:

Read More “Another Cellar Hole Redemption by Dave Wise” »

I received my NEL Sharpshooter coil for my E-trac from Gold Digger Metal Detectors the other day.  I’ve been dying to try this baby out, and I believed the “hype”, because there was so much of it.  Now that I’ve experienced the coil first hand, I’m going to hype it up some more.

Read More “My Review of the NEL Sharpshooter Coil” »

I’m going to go off topic here, and I might get some flack for it, but like my pal Dick Stout says, “It’s my blog”, and as you’ll see, it really does and has affected my metal detecting.

So here’s the deal:

Read More “Don’t Drive a Volkswagen if you Metal Detect (or Not)” »

I set out the other day to scout a spot for a future hunt in an area I had thought about going to many times, but I had just never gotten around to it.

I started off following a trail through a small pine grove, and then I was in a swamp. Discouraging, yes, but… what else is new? Swamps are everywhere around here, hence the reason my hometown was called Swampville a few hundred years ago.

Read More “Scouting Produces a Few Teasers” »

I was contacted last week by a gentleman named Adam in Katonah, NY, who had lost his wedding band while doing some yard work.

I was more than happy to help Adam out, and showed up determined, with my detector in hand.

After introducing ourselves, Adam gave me a backyard tour of the area he was working in, where he suspected he lost the ring.

Read More “Found it!” »

Carol Cole is a newbie to the hobby of metal detecting, it is something she has always wanted to do, and she has been officially at it for about a month now.

Carol lives in northeast Kansas, is retired, married, with children, grand children and great-grandchildren. She volunteers at her local arts center for BBBS, and enjoys watercolor, collage and found objects (imagine that) mixed media.

Read More ““What’s in Your Yard?” Guest Post by Carol Cole” »

It’s a good thing we seem to forget the miserable, dreary winter season once a bit of warmth moves in, because this past winter has been one of the worst winters I can remember in a long time.

It was so cold outside that I was neglecting detecting. I didn’t forget about it–just neglected it. I mean, I thought about it frequently, looked at the thermometer, got annoyed, and went back to my computer. Occassionally I looked hopefully outside to see if the snow was melting (just in case I missed something), but no, each time I looked there was still 3 feet of frozen snow covering the ground.

But something really cool happened last week–It got warmer. Amazing, I know. I’m sure you all felt it too.

Read More “Spring Fever” »

My favorite page in my Minelab E-trac manual is the back of the front cover which reads:

1.) Turn on the detector
2.) Press noise cancel
3.) Go detecting

Read More “Learn your Machine… Seriously” »

Our pattern challenged arkie pal from Poland is at it again. This time spouting his venom at oh, I don’t know, anyone who detects, Dick Stout, Lisa MacIntyre, people who’s clothing doesn’t clash, anyone who is not him…the usual.

Mr. Barfords recent “Spout out”, perhaps akin to our slang “Shout out”?, has me in a tizzy, trying to resist a response, but the coin fairies are tossing glitter at my response receptors, therefore, as a matter of hypothetical principle; I must respond to the narcissistic rantings of my (past) love interest.

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If you don’t run a website, or blog, you may not be privy to the world of “stats”, or statistics as they are more formally called.

Word Press, which I use for my blog, comes with  a built-in
program that tracks the “stats” of your blog, keeping track of blog traffic, i.e. number of visitors, unique IP’s, links clicked on by visitors, pages viewed by visitors, etc…

Bloggers can also download plug-ins like Slim Stat or Google Analytics for stat tracking. Myself, I use Slim Stat, although I’m sure I do not use it properly, or to its full potential.

When I first started my blog, I found the information they offered very interesting, in that I could check on what visitors to my site were reading and tailor my future posts to what seemed to be popular.

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Detectorist’s are no strangers to finding eating utensils, after all, folks didn’t use plastic flatware in the “olden days”, but if I find another *$#%! spoon….OMG.

Oh, of course the signal is great, and then you pull out the spoon, and mutter “another friggin’ spoon”, out loud to yourself.

It’s just a lowly spoon–not even a silver spoon, just a crappy silver plated nickel utensil to stick in a box with all the other crappy flatware you’ve found.

Read More “Season of the Spoons” »

I was going through my collection of recently found treasure, (I’m using the word treasure very lightly here), and decided I would share some of these beauties with you all….enjoy!

Quite a nice little duo found about 6″ from each other, (another reminder to re-check that hole). It appears Tonto got sliced in half and the Lone Ranger lost a foot in the skirmish, but they have great detail and the paint is still intact. I’m sure they’ll look much better after some cleaning.

Read More “Recent Treasures…” »

I’m wondering if its my age-seeing as I am due to be a grandma in the Spring, but I’m seriously thinking of removing the batteries from my machines for the winter, because…well…it’s cold out.

Hard to believe, but Ms. “Die Hard” Detectorista, the gal who hits up the beaches all winter, regardless of temperature; leaving only when it becomes so frigid sheets of ice are starting to form on top of the salt water, is debating warmth.

I’ve been a detecting fool at times.  You know you’ve gotta check yourself when you drive an hour home with the heated seats on high and upon arrival, your legs are still freezing cold to the touch.

Read More “I Don’t Wanta” »

Another great guest post by Bill Cameron.  Bill is a bottle digger and collector, and a fellow member of the Nor’easters Metal Detecting Club out of Stamford, CT.  He is also a very talented writer, and contributes his stories to the club Newsletter and my blog.  Thank you Bill!

As I said before, I’m not a habitual reader of the Portable Antiquities blog, only visiting the site if someone alerts me to some of its nonsense.

Most recently I received an email that my “Admirer” (yes I’m fond of him too) was spouting off some nonsensical jargon, and I should have a look.

Read More “Warsaw Wally’s “Rage Against the Machine”” »

Dave and I got skunked at a cellar hole on Saturday, while Todd was the envy of the day with a beautiful 1907 half dollar.  Dave was pretty bummed on the way home, and it only seems fair that he made a comeback the

Read More ““Great Day Following a Skunking”” »