Coin & Treasure
A mermaid fable
The item was deep and with other beachgoers looking on I pulled out a silver mermaid. She was very tarnished but still very beautiful.
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The item was deep and with other beachgoers looking on I pulled out a silver mermaid. She was very tarnished but still very beautiful.
Talk about an incredible find! Using the Coiltek 15” NOX coil with an Equinox 800, one lucky detectorist discovered this 1691 Portuguese gold heritage coin featuring Petrus II (Peter II) and on the reverse a Jerusalem cross.
The Coiltek 10×5″ coil for the Minelab Equinox is the perfect tool for getting into those tight areas and still wanting a bit of ground coverage.
Winter 2022 I received a call from a friend in Georgia who invited me to come up and metal detect his property. The area has been known for its Civil War history.
A wonderful autumn day in the field yielded some amazing finds: an Odin mask pendant in silver, gold and niello; a Viking-age trefoil brooch, and a piece of payment gold dated to 850 AD. In addition, a medieval bird brooch, and a vessel (rocket ship) to bring me to Valhalla (the
It was Christmas Eve and I had only recently fitted the Coiltek 10×5” to my CTX. I was doing a solo hunt. I was actually wading in shallow water on a known farm and WWII campsite, which is mostly submerged by local dam waters. It was early in the hunt
I received a call off a friend’s wife who had lost her wedding ring and chain out in a large paddock. They spent several days looking for it and had all but conceded she would never see it again. So I rocked up with the trusty 4500 with the 14″
Slowly going back to all my old successful spots with this Coil and picking up what I could not before. On this trip I had a mate join me with his Equinox, some quick training, and tips then Boom. His found his very first piece of gold. 15 minutes later
I was hunting with my son Nick as we always go together on weekends. We were in a Park I have been hunting for over 50 years. We had been there for about 3 hours and were about to head out for the day.
