Virginia has been called the “Mother of Presidents,” having sent eight men to that office. Lead, zinc, copper, nickel, and cobalt occur in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. The Blue Ridge Plateau and northeastern Piedmont were the first gold mining areas in the eastern United States. A few glacial diamonds have been found in the […]
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South Carolina has many treasure stories, some of which involve pirates who lived along the coast and buried treasure just a short way inland. Also, there are many underwater sites of sunken treasure along the coastline. During the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, there was a lot of military activity in South Carolina. As a result,
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Coins are some of the most sought-after items for treasure hunters. They can be cleaned up and used again and often contain a historical value. For these reasons, finding old coins is fun for many hobbyist collectors. There are several ways to find coins, but the most effective depends on the type of coin you’re
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Finding metal objects in the woods is not something many people routinely do. That means there could be many valuable items lying around just waiting for someone to find them. Metal detectors are portable devices that locate buried metals like coins, jewelry, gold, silver, and copper. They work by sending electromagnetic waves into the ground
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Metal detector enthusiasts often say they wish they had started earlier in life. They would love to find those old coins, lost jewelry, and historical relics in areas no longer accessible due to the growth and construction of new communities that were once open land. Before exploring and digging into any piece of land, take
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Cutting a perfect plug will help you recover your target faster and leave a minimal trace of digging or damage to a lawn so that no one would even notice you’d been digging there. Here’s everything you need to know before you begin cutting a plug. Metal detecting is the hobby of searching and digging
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Gold mining has been around since ancient times but was mostly done manually until modern techniques were developed. Today, there are many ways to hunt for gold, including using traditional methods like panning, digging, dredging, sluicing, etc., or newer technologies like magnetometers, geophones, electromagnetic detectors, X-ray machines, laser devices, etc. Gold can be found in
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Gold panning isn’t as simple as buying a shovel and heading out into the woods. As we’ve discussed, it requires identifying rocks and determining their value. Even if you do everything right, there’s no guarantee you’ll come home with gold. Still, most people consider gold panning fun enough to be worthwhile. After all, what will
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Metal detecting allows you to enjoy physical activities in open nature while searching for valuable artifacts. You can detect metals within minutes if you analyze small pieces of land or spend many hours and days focusing on large regions. There are many benefits of such adventures. That’s why many hobbyists are regularly involved in metal
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When searching for treasure, there are many places to look, including parks, riversides, old buildings, fields, etc. There are several ways to search for hidden treasures using a metal detector. One example is walking through the woods on old mining trails, looking for underground items. Another example is digging along the shoreline in shallow waters.
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