Truth about Metal Detecting - Learn fast everything you need to know!
Welcome to the unique site of Sergei from Upstate New York, an experienced international treasure hunter who is truly addicted to the Hobby of Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting adventures!
Whether you are new to the hobby of metal detecting or an experienced metaldetectorist, you might enjoy reading my informative articles on metal detecting techniques and exclusive true stories on treasure hunting in different parts of the world. Here you can learn a lot about this exciting outdoor hobby and get a ton of useful tips and detecting secrets for FREE!
Many Benefits Of This Wonderful Hobby Of Metal Detecting
My purpose of creating and maintaining this web site is not only to be an ambassador of this great outdoor hobby and introduce public to the international aspect of metal detecting but also to express the hobby's diverse benefits: active lifestyle, excitement of discovery, learning of history through research and traveling, developing one's discipline and a strong character, meeting new people and making good friends, traveling to new places, and, most important, learning about yourself.
Learn the Basics+ from My Articles
If you are a newcomer to this hobby, please start with my Detecting Secrets for Beginners - A Basic Guide To Successful Metal Detecting which includes helpful info on selecting and buying a metal detector, types of metal detecting activities, program settings for metal detectors, basic equipment for successful treasure search, basic map research and other methods of acquiring a good leads, metal detecting techniques, HowTo tutorials, places to metal detect, and more.
My web site also has a section dedicated to the World War II and includes not only articles on WW2 history but also some info on WW2 military relic hunting which is becoming as popular as coin shooting.
Informative Sections on My Web Site
If you are looking for the right metal detector for yourself or your family member, or if you are just upgrading your treasure hunting equipment to the next level, visit Metal Detector Reviews Worldwide. This section will provide you with helpful information - detector reviews and ratings, specifications, features, prices, and images of all metal detectors and treasure hunting tools that are available on the market today!
A Complete Guide To Metal Detecting Research will help you master the most important part of the hobby and enable you to determine and locate potential treasure hunting sites in your area. There are many forms of research to choose from, and my guide will introduce you to the basic ones, with more focus given to map research and footwork.
Cleaning & Preservation of Coins is to help treasure hunters, collectors and everybody else with useful info on cleaning coins and relics.
In the US Coins section of Numismatic Corner, you will find basic numismatic information on the US coins, Spanish Silver Reales, US Tokens 1833-1900 and Canada Bank Tokens. If you cannot ID a coin in your collection, please e-mail me (E-Mail link and my e-mail address are below) its picture and a short description. I will try to ID it and let you know the results as soon as possible.
Have Fun and Excitement Through My Detailed Treasure Hunting Stories
You can learn a lot about cache hunting, coin shooting and relic hunting just from my latest treasure hunting stories: Discovery of a Large Cache of Silver Coins and Detecting at Swedish Tavern Site. More inspirational stories are in sections on metal detecting in Russia, Estonia, USA, Ukraine, and UK. A full list of my stories is presented on My Metal Detecting Stories page.
My new stories about my metal detecting adventures are regularly announced on the New Additions page (Visitors' Corner) which was created to keep you updated on all new stories and metal detecting articles. I also placed a Twitter widget on Visitor's Corner page, so you can explore a new way to communicate with other metal detectorists and treasure hunters or follow me (my username is metal_detect) right from my web page!
My Best Finds section contains a few short stories on some of my cool treasure hunting finds made in different parts of the world.
My Photo Galleries
In the Photo Galleries Directory you will find photo galleries of different categories including the off-topic ones, which comprise zillions of photographs taken during my metal detecting trips abroad.
Share Your Metal Detecting Experiences
I encourage all hobby enthusiasts to submit pictures of their best metal detecting finds to Other Treasure Hunters' Finds section. If you would like to have your own story with photographs posted on my web site, you are more than welcome to do so by submitting your information. Field-test reports for any metal detector are welcome as well!
Contact, Feedback and Contribution
I am constantly optimizing my web site to make it better, and there is always a room for improvement! If you would like to point out any errors, suggest a new idea, ask me a question or leave a feedback, please do not hesitate to ! My e-mail address: treasurereports@yahoo.com
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