Author: Detectorist, Jim Winter

Every metal detectorist has those great, historic spots, ever yielding great treasures – coins and relics – that we can’t help to go back to, over and over. Most properties don’t reach that level. Most properties yield good finds, but in shorter supply than the sacred spots full of treasure. And then there’s the properties…

Imagine – you’re experiencing the thrill of finding Indian head pennies, Mercury dimes, old TootsieToy cars and other relics out of a small part of a yard of an 1860s miner’s cottage. When you’re finished, you spread your finds out over a table to show the property owners. They take everything, saying they want to…