After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode. On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find
Mysteries of an Oregon beach
On the Oregon coast, science, legend, and wild theories are intertwined at Nehalem, where archaeologists, historians, treasure hunters, and crackpots attempt to dig out the past.
Metal Detectors at Palo Alto Battlefield
Over two dozen people were seen scouring parts of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park with metal detectors in recent weeks
Orvin Farmer Jr. finds treasure in historic relics from England
Orvin Farmer Jr. finds history in England, some amazingly beautiful finds including a Romano/British bronze razor back pig with red emerald eyes
Forest Service proposing limits on geocaches, metal detectors in national forests
The National Forests in NC wants to prohibit leaving geocaches in Wildernesses, Experimental Forests or Wild and Scenic River corridors, and limiting the possession or use of metal detectors on National Forest lands.
Discovery of buried artillery device shuts down section of Boise Greenbelt
Police reported that a treasure hunter enthusiast with a metal detector located an unexploded “artillery ordnance device” that was found a few yards from the pavement near 47th Street in Garden City
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Idaho History
Boise Valley Streetcars and Interurbans
The Boise City Rapid Transit Company opened one streetcar line on Main Street in 1891 with a passing track in front of the Belgravia. For a nickel, one could take the streetcar out Warm Springs Avenue to the Natatorium.
General Topics
Two-Cent Set One Every Collector Can Do
You get more than your two-cents’ worth with a collection of two-cent pieces as this lesser known denomination has truly a fascinating story.
Video Clips
GNRS hunt last week – Silver Cache found
GNRS hunt last – Silver Cache found, every detectorist dreams of this!
Treasures Headlines
Metal detecting for relics: The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS)
On Friday and Saturday, January 15-16, 2010, The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS) had a relic hunt on the Castle Hall Plantation in South Carolina. This was an active plantation from the colonial era through the civil war.
Gold
Rare $250k Gold Pendant Found with Metal Detector!
Ironically this gold pendant (the size of a stamp) was found by a amateur metal detectorist only a few inches below the soil. This pendant is estimated to be dated from around the 15th century. It depicts the Holy Trinity and is in remarkable condition.
Treasures Headlines
Treasure, historical sleuthing key of pilot
Ever since Scott Mitchen unearthed his first Indian-head nickel at the site of an old country store parking lot in Benoit at the age of 10, he has been infected with allure of treasure hunting.
Gold
Idaho Gold Rush Days and Ghost Towns
Glimpses of mining’s glory days. Reminders of a rush for riches that helped transform a wilderness into a state
Gold
“Get Your Gold the Hell Outta Here!”
It seems that everyone these days wants gold. Real, physical gold coins that they can hold in their hands, or bars that they’re assured are resting safely in a well-guarded vault. HSBC’s New York vault, for example, buried deep below its 5th Avenue tower
