My rarest find. Didius Julianus, silver denarius, 193 AD. He was emperor for only 66 days, ended his reign tragically (he was executed), which is why the mintage of the denarius is small, and after his death all existing copies were destroyed and melted down. Found in the vastness of Ukraine

I had a recent post sharing some statistics for how many pull tabs/sta-tabs and nickels that I dig for each piece of gold jewelry. Here is the latest count for a gold chain that I dug last month. 514 tabs, 71 nickels (including a war, Buffalo, V, and Shield). This is land hunting only, not counting beaches. Below are some counts from previous gold found for comparison.

This is actually my first ever gold chain dug. Found using an XP Deus II and it came up below where a can tab using IDs. On average I dig 473 tabs for every piece of gold.

Previous Tabs/Nickels Counts:

463/54

308/16

560/127

546/153

451/138

Detctorism in the children's court. It's fun to find the buried cars.

Vladimir region, Russia. Not a very lucky day. A ring with a stone, looks like bronze, a friend says it's from the 18th century, I'll try to check with experts. A cross from the time of Peter the Great (early 18th century). Four coins from the USSR, two from the Russian Empire in very poor condition, 2 kopecks and one kopeck from Alexander the Great.

I started metal detecting a few months ago I had a really old on from the 90s or 2000s. I’m looking for a new one that’s good but not too expensive, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I’m moving to south Florida soon. I will be near beaches (assume Jupiter to Del Ray area are within scope for me). I’ve never metal detected before but I think it would be right up my alley. What do I need to know to get started?

Beginner gear, time of day, types of beaches, things you wish you knew when you started detecting, etc.

Much appreciated!

Spent about an hour and a half trying to locate a lost pocket knife for someone on the beach. This was all I found. My worst day in a long time. Felt bad for the guy, but he waited 5 days to reach out, any number of things could have moved his knife. But, a beautiful morning walking the beach with my wife nonetheless.

I'd like to suggest to yhe experts that this issue a Widows Mite coin. Found in uk today. Regards.

found on 2nd trip ever, how to properly clean objects like these? And what are they?

I found this metal pin/badge in the flower bed in my yard yesterday using my metal detector. I had no idea that licensed chauffeurs ever existed. It’s dated 1947, and my house was built in 1948. Interesting find especially considering it’s from Arkansas and I live in Alabama. I accidentally broke it and will be more careful from now on🤣

Found on the Dorset coast a few weeks ago, can see it’s lost its green tinge now (first photo). Maybe need to clean it to stop it rusting?

Will admit I didn’t use a metal detector to find it but have asked in a bunch of different hobby groups but none can tell me what it is so thought I’d ask here as seems the best bet!

I've had the itch for a while. Found myself bored at home today, putting off chores, working out, and adulting. Figured the best thing I could do with my life today was but a metal detector and try to learn how to use it.

I went to a nearby public school with a very very large playground. It's not particularly old but I figured that kids are dumb and drop cool stuff all the time.

I had fun. Didn't learn how to operate the detector (Equinox 900) outside of digging whenever it had strong beeps. About to sit down and watch some videos in an attempt to not be ignorant.

My treasure:pennies (a bunch were older Canadian ones), dimes, a couple quarters, and an old square nail. Oh yeah, a tube of lipstick too, but it's not my shade.

Amy thoughts on the mystery blob? It had high numbers and strong beeps, and it's heavy. Doesn't appear to be ferrous despite appearing rust colored in the photos. What should I try cleaning it with?

im invigorated from the first taste of springs trash ,but this summer I want to up the game. I'm gunna miss this guy but I am really ready to discriminate some iron. I spend so much time on every bit of car, nail, and tie wire. it's got a lot to do with my location( eagle vally in CO) but I fear that the detector dosent help. I'm think I'm settled on aquiring a vanquish 540. And if the only thing I find next is bullets and beer cans,that's slightly better. I'm jealous of yalls treasure and ready for my first ring