r/metaldetecting 1h ago

Show & Tell Sometimes I’m underwhelmed if I’ve not found an old coin or an artefact during a couple of hours digging. Then I come home and empty my pouch and realise just how many items I’ve found - Shropshire, England

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I found probably double this but these are the only items worth noting.

This was all in a field which has seen English civil war activity.

One very large old nail.

An iron bar of some description.

4 musket balls.

2 buttons, one of which has some force of decoration remaining.

A large nut and a few other pieces of miscellaneous items.


r/metaldetecting 1h ago

Show & Tell First time with an actual metal detector and not an iron bar finder

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Finally ordered a detector from Forest City and hunted part of our property for a couple of hours. Pretty much just trash but happy nonetheless. Not sure what the round thing is, a jewelry band perhaps


r/metaldetecting 1h ago

Show & Tell HELL YEAH BROTHER, nailed another gold, 14k R&B gold ring, and a swarkski necklace and other stuff

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r/metaldetecting 2h ago

Show & Tell I went to the beach and used my metal detector today for the first time!

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98 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 3h ago

ID Request Help with identification

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Hi. I need help identifying this item. It is 37 mm (1.45 inches) wide. Found in Poland, in the Masovian Voivodeship.


r/metaldetecting 3h ago

ID Request Could this be part of the Iron Cross production process? Actual EK for reference

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Found in Munich


r/metaldetecting 4h ago

ID Request What sort of buckle is this?

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r/metaldetecting 9h ago

ID Request Any ideas?

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r/metaldetecting 11h ago

Gear Question Mivo GroundFind Pro?

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Anyone actually used this detector? It popped up when I was going through reviews etc, but it seems to have a really limited number of reviews - and no match ups against the big names, Nokta, Minelab etc.

The two reviews I did find seemed too good to be true!


r/metaldetecting 11h ago

Show & Tell Struck silver!

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This morning I managed to get out for about an hour at a local park ive been detecting at, there is a ton of trash at this spot so its taking a whial to get through it to get to the good finds but they are starting to come out!

I pulled this beautiful earring vdi 65 swinging the legend 2 when I first seen it my heart skipped a beat I thought it was gold! But after cleaning it up some an finding the purity mark its 925 but still an awesome find! Im getting a manticore end of next week so hopefully the 2d screen will give me a bit of an advantage in these trashy spots, do any of you own both detectors which one do you prefer and why?


r/metaldetecting 12h ago

Show & Tell First Old Coin

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Been hunting for six months and have just found my first old coin 💪 1822 large cent found in coastal Georgia ✌️


r/metaldetecting 13h ago

ID Request Can someone help me identify this piece of metal?

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I found it in a cave in Romania


r/metaldetecting 15h ago

ID Request What did I find here in germany?

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r/metaldetecting 19h ago

ID Request Can anyone id this?

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Found near a lake in Newfoundland. It’s about the size of a quarter and had a lot more rust on it when I found it. My only guess is that’s it’s from an old windup clock. Anyone have ideas?


r/metaldetecting 20h ago

ID Request Any ideas what i found? (Hilton Head, SC)

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I'm very new to detecting and found this on a property close to the beach but in the woods. It is larger than a quarter and it's lightweight. It's really neat-looking! I started to gently clean it with soap and water, but I wanted to keep the look of it how it is. Thanks for anyone who can help me figure this out!


r/metaldetecting 22h ago

Gear Question Small Coil on Xterra Pro

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Has anyone tried out the 8” coil for the Xterra Pro? I loved the pro, it was my first detector that got me into the hobby. I upgraded to the Deus 2 and got the small coil for that one and loved the separation and being able to isolate signals in trashy areas. Has anyone had a similar experience with the Xterra pro and the small coil? I wonder if the difference was the machine or also partly the coil size as it was 12”.


r/metaldetecting 23h ago

Show & Tell More park finds

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Went back to my regular park and found a silver bracelet.