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Just Getting back into metal detecting (Maple Valley WA) I've had a metal detector moving up on my priorities list for many years now. 20 years ago I was an avid prospector and metal detector. Things changed. Just did a road trip with my boy to CA and back. On the way home we stopped at a car...

Found these in a 20' by 30' area at the front of a yard. The back of the yard turned to fill after that area and these all came from the small area in the front. It was a good day!

Got to detect an old house in a neighborhood that I've been hunting. Got 37th silver, a 1946 Washington and 19 wheats! Surprised there were no dimes! That's my 6th silver quarter this year. Also found some toy guns an old compact and other misc. stuff.

Waiting for that next great yard!

16th & 17th silver coins for 2013: 1953-D quarter, 1917 Mercury dime (pretty decent grade for this 96 year old coin as well) Also 6 wheats: 1916-D, 1918, 1919-S and some newer ones from the 40's. Also a Taylor Bakelite Girl Scouts compass from the late 30's-early 40's (non-functional). Another...

15th silver coin for 2013: 1908-D Barber quarter. Also an 1884 Indian cent and a wheat cent. (22 actual silver items this year) My friend Jan and I hunted a yard I had permission for but it was a complete bust, not even a wheat cent. After he headed home I walked around the corner to an 1890's...

Teddy Roosevelt campaign fob, Huge Moose Lodge silver ring (9 grams) old melted marble and 5 wheats: 1913, 1920, 1939 & some 40's. I hunted for 2 hours finding only a couple wheats and then found the silver ring at about 7". I stood up swung my coil to the right about a foot and found the fob at...

Found a cool Flood & Conklin varnish can shaped fob and 6 wheats 1927,30-D,37,45-S,44,52-S. Finally got someone home at this early 1900's house I've been checking for a month. Thought there might be a little silver,oh well. Still a nice evening of detecting.

Hunted some yards today with my new detecting friend T. Jason Wright from Greenwood. managed to find a lead policeman toy (1930's?) 1918-S Wheat cent (which is one I needed) and a sterling silver ring. The ring has already found a home on my fiance's finger.

Finds (5-17-13) 14th silver coin for 2013: 1937 Mercury Dime (seems there is one in every yard!), 2 Indians (1905, 1907) and some Wheat's(1916,1926,1941). Also got reacquainted with the worst junk target, even worse than pull-tabs and screw-caps. The random sized aluminum siding leftover...

Not bad for a random yard hunt with the Etrac, Had to try 8 places before I got to hunt this yard. 1962-D Roosevelt Braided silver ring 1909, 1919, 1919-S,1928,1936,1939 and 3 newer wheats.(9) Trade Token from my town circa 1910 Old Marine Corps buttons

Finally a day without rain AND the last day of my vacation! Beautiful day and some nice finds!

The place I started to metal detect Saturday but then got rained out from has no one occupying it now(all the students are leaving at this time of year), so couldn't ask for permission to look again. Knocked on 11 other doors on and around 2nd & Fess (here in Bloomington IN)trying to find a...

Same yard, more silver and Wheat cents. Went back today got another Mercury dime, this one from 1924. Silver Washington:1959-D (beautiful condition) Another, but larger aluminum play coin from "Grimsland" and 5 Wheat cents the oldest being 1910 and 1919. As is often the case when metal...

Better coin finds from yard I've been hunting with my Minelab Etrac. I put the nicer coins together for a pic, not shown are the several wheat cents I found. I've decided this is the best yard I've ever hunted for the amount of time spent searching it. This is the first area I have ever used the...

Better coin finds from yard I've been hunting with my Minelab Etrac. I put the nicer coins together for a pic, not shown are the several wheat cents I found. I've decided this is the best yard I've ever hunted for the amount of time spent searching it. This is the first area I have ever used the...

UPDATE: JUST noticed there is writing on top! Be right back with another photo! UPDATE 2: Here's the two new photos with writing on top: Hey gang, Took a 20 minute "hunt break" in my backyard just now and found a bullet fragment. We have lots of game here so it's unsurprising if it's...