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Had my best hunt to date tonight. $12.80 in change in a 2hr period hunting one of the local parks. I know it's only a small amount compared to a lot of members but I'm happy with it. I also scored my oldest coin, a 1908 British 3 pence. I was also using my new Garrett pinpointer, geez these make...

The historical society in my local town compiled a list of Ghost towns in WA. I'm not sure if it covers all of WA because I have just looked at the ones closest to me but I do know that this list would be great for treasure seekers and gold hunters alike. I have checked out a few of the smaller...

Just a bit of information forum members might be interested in. Not sure if this has been posted before so sorry if it has and I'm sorry if it's against forum guidelines. I just spent the day at a library reading the first 2 Gold and Ghost books. When I was finished and handing them back I was...

Went for a quick hunt this morning to try out the new coil for the 705. After 2 hrs and finding nothing but used .22 shells, building rubble and the usual junk while also fighting off a swarm of ants running up my legs I finally found my first pre decimal coin, a 1948 penny. This was the most...

Hey guys, Had a little 10 minute hunt on my way back from another hunt at a disused railway station that started operation in 1915. As soon as I started swinging the 705 was going off and it seemed that there were targets everywhere. I only had a few minutes to dig so i managed to get these 2...

Hey Guys, Got my Xterra 705 (gold pack) this week and being new to detecting I thought I'd get started in the yard and one of the local parks. So far it's been a big learning curve but I am just starting to understand my detector. I've found 2 sterling silver spoons and a few coins in the yard...

G'day guys, My name is Andrew and I live in the Midwest region of Western Australia. I have been looking for a new and exiting hobby to do and I have decided to take up detecting. Living in this region and currently being employed in the mining game, I have come to understand that this region is...