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Attending Your First Detecting Rally – Tips

Metal Detecting Community & Competitions / Jason Smith

Want to avoid rookie mistakes at your first detecting rally that could cost you finds and friends?

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Atahualpa Inca Emperor Ransom Gold

Legendary Hoards & Discoveries / Jason Smith

Pizarro’s capture of Atahualpa sparked history’s greatest ransom—24 tons of gold and silver—but the treasure couldn’t save the emperor from betrayal.

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Art McKee Diving Pioneer Treasures

Legendary Hoards & Discoveries / Jason Smith

Keys to underwater fortune await in Art McKee’s revolutionary 1930s treasure hunting methods that forever changed how divers locate Spanish shipwrecks.

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Armchair Treasure Hunts – Book Based Quests

Puzzles & Mystery Quests / Jason Smith

Crack illustrated ciphers and decode hidden coordinates in book-based quests where innocent verses conceal real buried treasure worth thousands—if you can solve them.

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Are You Allowed To Metal Detect

Metal Detecting General / Jason Smith

Knowing where you can legally metal detect isn’t straightforward—federal, state, and local rules create a complicated maze that could land you in trouble.

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Are Metal Detectors Waterproof

Metal Detecting Equipment & Gear / Jason Smith

How waterproof is your metal detector really, and could ignoring IP ratings cost you hundreds in water damage?

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Are Metal Detectors Safe

Metal Detecting Equipment & Gear / Jason Smith

Metal detectors aren’t physically harmful, but their shocking failure rates and discriminatory implementation create safety concerns that might surprise you.

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