In the 80s treasure hunter Tommy Thompson who was working as a marine engineer at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, was actively interested in information on shipwrecks. The steamer SS Central America, sunk in 1857 while carrying about 21 tons of treasure (gold and silver ingots and coins, jewelry and nuggets) to New York, turned out to be the most interesting candidate for the expedition. Having convinced a team of 160 investors and thus having received the sum of 12.7 million dollars, Thompson embarked on his ambitious plan. Continue reading
Here’s a story of one gold hoard that proves that old tin cans should be checked. A married couple accidentally found a can with gold coins. When they returned to that location with a metal detector, they discovered a few other similar cans. Continue reading
Watch the hunters’ new video. Beach hunting with a metal detector excellently demonstrates why a pinpointer is needed when searching for small finds. Continue reading
It doesn’t matter what metal detector you have, all devices get finds. Where you come to dig is what you dig up. Watch the photo of amazing finds made with the Garrett ACE 250. Continue reading
Have you ever heard the signal response of the GPX 5000 to a gold nugget? Watch the video: gold prospecting practice with the Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector (exciting video!). Continue reading