Didn’t expect to find a 25lb weight a foot under the sand on the beach!3yr ⋅ slaughterfodder ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Couple of nice coins today (1861) not sure about the other, but it was seriously deep.8mo ⋅ Clean-Indication9690 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Been hunting an embarrassingly long time without a silver. Drought finally ended !3yr ⋅ Smithr73 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
ideas on what this is? daughter found on a beach on Dauphin Island, AL.1yr ⋅ Strict_Director_7072 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Big shout out to Garrett for fixing my old Ace 300 and giving me a new pinpointer! Details in the comments5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Maine update - the best finds from my visit to Maine in one shot.3yr ⋅ Up2KnowGood ⋅ r/metaldetecting
A nice 18ct Yellow and White gold ring off of the beach for me today.4yr ⋅ MidlifecyclistUK ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Complete noob about to go out for the first time. Thank you for the tips guys.6mo ⋅ tigruland ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Dug this 252 year old copper coin today! Ground preserved it well. Found in the Netherlands4yr ⋅ Openrefrigerator ⋅ r/metaldetecting
After 3+ years scouring my yard I managed to eke this out with my new Detech Butterfly Coil on my White’s MX5! Another one off the bucket list!4yr ⋅ antwoneoko ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found this ww1 bomb in France today, no detector used since I don't want to die lol. Does anyone know what type of bomb this is?2yr ⋅ suskeenwiske ⋅ r/metaldetecting
After watching Detectorists (twice) and lurking in this sub for a year, I thought it was time to give it a go...pinpointer on the way too.3yr ⋅ SlowConsideration7 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My dad found this old lock at my grandfather’s place! It looks like it may be civil war era!2yr ⋅ Ohdis33us ⋅ r/metaldetecting
What on earth is this thing? almost looks like it has writing at the top1yr ⋅ Panzermann_1944 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I love when the Spanish pay me. Almost 10 inches down in dry sand with the nox 800. Treasure coast baby!1yr ⋅ Ok-Spring4425 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
First timer, long time dreamer. I’ve wanted a metal detector for at least thirty years. My husband bought one for me for Christmas and I finally took it out and tore up our yard today. Finds: axe head, bit of broken pipe, quarter, nut, screws/nails. Total value estimate? $.272yr ⋅ wardofangels ⋅ r/metaldetecting
They've tore down the 140yr old school and are now scraping the play fields... Thanks for removing the can slaw, machine operators!! Perhaps a night hunt before they come back to work at sunrise🤷♂️2yr ⋅ LarryJr-K ⋅ r/metaldetecting
went metal detecting and found this, does anyone know what language this is? trying to figure out what the medal is for1yr ⋅ Puzzleheaded_Big6076 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Very proud moment handing over my find to the National Musium of Scotland today. Hand hammered copper alloy bowl. Fingers crossed it's as old as we think!4yr ⋅ CMDR_Bacon ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Anyone know more about this ring? Was shared in a Facebook group I'm in. The owner wanted to know more about it and now I'm interested too.2yr ⋅ beenutsz ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Tore out some hedges in my yard last weekend and decided to try detecting the area now that it was cleared and found my 1st whole cap gun!2yr ⋅ myked2228 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My Dad sent me these pictures, the best condition hammered coin he's found so far. Henry VI - Groat - 1422-7. (Devon, UK)4yr ⋅ wipeitonthecat ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I bought my Garrett ace 400 because years ago when I was young I threw a knife in the yard and lost it. Today I am proud to say I’ve finally found it.5yr ⋅ fishingfreak00 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I found an old spade with a broken handle in our scrap steel barrel at work the other day and decided to save myself some money and make my own metal detecting shovel. I've only been detecting for a month now but I'm excited to give this a try. What do you guys think?4yr ⋅ MushyMarlin ⋅ r/metaldetecting
The forest provides today! Beep beep! 8 year old vodka. #norway in a bag covered in moss near a truck stop.4yr ⋅ CitizenALEX ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Didn't need my detector today. Eyeballed Prussian silver by the roadside. 1779 1/48 Einen Thaler, A (Berlin).3yr ⋅ LOLschirmjaeger ⋅ r/metaldetecting
The 1787 King George III NY copper half pence I found yesterday at the new permission4yr ⋅ kriticalj ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My brother in law just dug up the nicest looking button I've ever seen come out of the ground! Can anyone date it?3yr ⋅ ponzLL ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Metal detecting is more than treasure hunting. It’s reading a landscape changed by time, interpreting data accurately, and being present and mindful in beautiful places. The pull tabs are just a bonus!3yr ⋅ occamsmustache ⋅ r/metaldetecting
The unmistakable luster. Always nice to find a piece of gold no matter how small. The rest of the chain eluded me.4yr ⋅ watersigns ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found another beautiful coin this evening. Copper Stadt Cosveldt 1713 8 pfennig.3yr ⋅ suskeenwiske ⋅ r/metaldetecting
So this is a first... I stopped to ask a guy if I could detect a cellar hole on his property and we got to talking, not only did he say yes, he gave me a bottle of hard cider his friend makes from the apples of old abandoned orchards that are 150+ years old and have gone wild. Way cool!2yr ⋅ kriticalj ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Any idea what this is? Found near an 1860’s cellar hole in northern maine2yr ⋅ Shadow3114 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found my grandpa's pocket knife from when he was in elementary school in the 50s1yr ⋅ 3kgtjunkie ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Had a great hunt at one of my regular spots, scored my first safety razor and brass instrument mouthpiece2yr ⋅ Horseman-Of-Death ⋅ r/metaldetecting
All of the buttons I’ve found all in the same field. The oldest one is from the viking age.3yr ⋅ Eric9799 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Picked up the Hobby in Spring just before Covid. These are my “good” finds so far.4yr ⋅ Jimithyashford ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Had my first go at metal detecting yesterday, turns out my garden is full of shrapnel (Greater London, UK)3yr ⋅ 07Stocka ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I finally found my first silver dollar. It was about 6 inches down, and a very iffy signal. Glad I decided to dig it!4yr ⋅ DsmIowa ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Wanted something different to keep found coins in rather then a mason jar. Tried my hand at leather work and make done coin bags. Small one for silver, big one for clad....now to fill them.3yr ⋅ quackertracker ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found an old dump while detecting. And found a stagecoach lantern in it and loads of leather from a horse harness the leather had about 15 brass/copper buckles.4yr ⋅ Eric9799 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
One of my neat finds from yesterday, feather light but stamped sterling. I can’t seem to figure out what it is. The design is so awesome :) any help on identification. Thanks In advance3yr ⋅ racc828 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
First hunt of the season! Best find: WW1-era Russian Empire medal. Also, how did an American WW2 button end up in this Lithuanian village?!1yr ⋅ metaldetector ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My river finds 8 phones, without the iPhone 3 that I returned. Also a tungsten ring and gopro hero 4.4yr ⋅ oddlyUranusKhan ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Today's find in the UK, a complete cast copper-alloy and iron Post Medieval (c. 1600-1800) cast round Crotal Bell. The bottom hemisphere is decorated with a sunburst pattern. The bells iron pea is still intact and it rings :-)4yr ⋅ MidlifecyclistUK ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I think I’m gonna finally stump Reddit with this one. Iron. About 4” deep in old area where I have found objects dating back to mid-1800s. New Haven, Connecticut.1yr ⋅ myked2228 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Detected my first half dollar this morning! A 1944 walking liberty!3yr ⋅ DetectingOklahoma ⋅ r/metaldetecting
out today with u/kriticalj found my first 1723 woods hibernia and my first cut copper!1yr ⋅ skullreapper ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Amazingly beautiful brass doorknob found today this thing is heavy and rang up as a 38 prob my favorite find of the day4yr ⋅ Cooperscoins212 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Brought machine home to Ireland to detect here for the first time since picking up the hobby and hit triple digits my first day. All shite of course3yr ⋅ MrDurka ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My first find of the day! any idea on how old this beautiful key is?4yr ⋅ ofeybuns ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found a few firsts today ship half penny, couple of old French coins and a real gold ring. Great couple of hours. Simplex1yr ⋅ GJP183 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Got a new permission. House was built in 1889. Almost couldn't find it in the hole, I dont have a pinpointer yet.3yr ⋅ FatRooster23 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I'm pretty big dude, but this horseshoe is insanely huge, biggest I've ever found!2yr ⋅ Vixofquickfix ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Took me a while, but got my first silver ! Sterling silver teaspoon 😎4yr ⋅ jbird1712 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My buddy just sent me this. He’s on a pacific beach hunt that I skipped on today. Does it look real? We don’t find stuff like this over here1yr ⋅ BAD-productions ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I keep finding these metal objects in Italian bunkers from ww2 in Slovenia (near Rupnik line) can somebody confirm this is some kind of a shield?1yr ⋅ -TK146- ⋅ r/metaldetecting
17 year old amateur metal detector, my best find yet. Your looking at a 44. Winchester centerfire powder casing. Found this at mormon flats in Utah, where the lds militia made a defense against the us military. The military never came so no shots fired. Dated 1886-1895,before utah was a state.3yr ⋅ Chilbill9epicgamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Super Nintendo bottle cap - I dug this Mountain Dew cap from 1992. Haven't checked to see if I won the grand prize 😝 (Dug with Fisher F75 Ltd in Hamilton Ontario Canada)3yr ⋅ LizDigsHistory ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Silver Child's Ring : One hour of digging clad at a new park and this decided to pop up. 76 VDI on the Fisher F75 Ltd. (It was standing vertical in the hole) Dug in Hamilton Ontario Canada.2yr ⋅ LizDigsHistory ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Discovered a buried trash pile in my woods while metal detecting. One of the more interesting items I've found while excavating it1yr ⋅ CoopsNPins ⋅ r/metaldetecting
ID help? I know the pictures terrible, I wasn't trying to get myself blow to atoms. But maybe someone knows? I know it's a shell, but can't tell from what.1yr ⋅ afriendlyfellow_ ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Rural Maine homestead delivers; wagon wheel, large cent (1818?) and musket ball!3yr ⋅ Up2KnowGood ⋅ r/metaldetecting
First day out detecting since lockdown and I'm rewarded with an AD55-AD100 Hinged Roman Dolphin Fibula Brooch.4yr ⋅ MidlifecyclistUK ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Hey guys! New to this sub, metaldetecting for about 8 years now, in Westend Germany. Nice stuff going on here, keep swinging!! Here's a Luis d'or from 1786 for ya :}4yr ⋅ Jullli137 ⋅ r/metaldetecting
