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Mystery Object Monday, Oct. 31
Here's a new Mystery Monday find for y'all to ponder. Post guesses on Facebook, please.


Virginia Fall 2016 kicks off
The team made some great discoveries including Civil War relics, a Virginia gold nugget, two confederate buttons, a mint colonial Spanish...


It's a keyhole cover, 18th - 19th century
Nobody guessed this one, y'all. Many old trunks, chest and padlocks sported these decorative swinging covers, possibly to protect the...


Mystery Object Monday, June 20
It's Mystery Monday again. Any idea what this thing is?


It's a saber brass scabbard tip, likely a French import
This was an easy one for many of you. Civil War saber brass scabbard tip. The end sometimes was referred to as a "sword drag" and this...


Mystery Object Monday, June 13
Can you guess what today's mystery artifact is? No clues. Use our Facebook comments to guess. We'll let you know Friday.


It's a circa early 18th century Native American trade silver arm band
Congrats to Ontario Mike and Iowa Dale. They both knew this piece could likely be a trade silver arm band. Y'all know your stuff. Maybe...


Mystery Object Monday, June 6
Hey, History Hunters! We know we owe you a spring Virginia 2016 recap, but we're excited to start this weekly series so just get over it...


England Spring 2016 Recap
We hopped the pond once again in late February and stuck around for two weeks to metal detect some favorite fields. Our groups did not...


Deep South 2016
This year's Deep South Hunt was the first of the 2016 season. We had a blast and the team stayed positive through the cold weather and...
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