illinois

Looking for anyone in Coles, Douglas, or Edgar County Illinois to either take along or tag along

Hi, new to the site and forum. been detecting for a couple of years but really have been hitting it hard this year. My brother , 3 uncles, a cousin and I have been doing a lot of digging this year. I'm addicted to silver and my brother loves the old copper, we both share a love for relics of all...

Things will be getting colder up here in northern Wisconsin, so I've taken some time to post my most interesting finds from the summer. I can't really copy-paste the format from my blog where I posted it originally, so if you're interested in seeing some of my coins (oldest: and 1864 Indian...

Did a quick 30 minute stop to a road cut off off route 146. No tools, just what had naturally eroded. Would be well worth spending more time but I got what I could carry and kept driving. https://www.flickr.com/photos/187848062@N04/albums/72157715622673888

I,m new in this, so I wondering where're the best places hunt?

My dad farmed in Illinois for almost 30 years and found this in one of his fields when he was out plowing one day. This would have been in the 1950 - 70's. He is in his 90's now and is, of course, going through his life memories and is very curious about this item. Can anyone help him out? He...

:hello2: Hi Everyone, I just re-joined Treasure Net. I originally joined in March of 2012. My name is Josh. I live in Glen Carbon, IL. I'd very much like to join a local Metal Detecting Club. I use a Whites Prizm IV detector. I can be reached here or at [email protected]. Please get in touch...

:hello2: Hi Everyone, I just re-joined Treasure Net. I originally joined in March of 2012. My name is Josh. I live in Glen Carbon, IL. I'd very much like to join a local Metal Detecting Club. I use a Whites Prizm IV detector. I can be reached here or at [email protected]. Please get in touch...

Hey everyone. I'm working on getting permission for a couple large areas. Here in Hannibal there are over a dozen houses that the city own and will be demolishing this year. I'm trying to get the city's permission to hit up the yards before demolition starts. Also there is a large field in pike...

So I've been lurking around for a month or so learning from all you folks. I've been bit by the bug pretty bad, and I finally went out and got a Garrett Ace 350. I know the 350 has mixed reviews, but it's what I was willing to invest in a new hobby. I went out today for my first practice hunt...

The lock is a 1882 railroad switching lock. Found others like it online Brass Padlock Made By the Ames Sword Co. and Not sure what the other object is. Any ideas?

I've had this site bookmarked for about year and have used the information a lot. However, I'm having difficulties locating specific information and I am hoping someone can help. I have the charts (.jpg and .gif) I've seen shown on this site and the internet listing the Owens-Illinois Plant...