Truth about Metal Detecting - Learn fast everything you need to know HERE!
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 and Exclusive Stories on metal detecting in different parts of the world, get useful ideas and learn new interesting things about treasure hunting from my experiences for FREE!
Or just enjoy thousands of photographs of metal detecting finds, places, people, and activities, which support each treasure hunting story!
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 the great outdoor hobby and introduce public to the international aspect of treasure hunting 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 and More from My Articles
If you are a newcomer to this hobby, please start with my Secrets for Beginners - A Basic Guide To Successful Metal Detecting which includes many helpful articles such as Buying a Metal Detector, Glossary of Metal Detecting Terms, Basic Map Research, Footwork, Other Types of Research, Tips for Metal Detecting, Where to Metal Detect, How to Construct Your Test Garden, How to Metal Detect Successfully, How To Detect Around Old Cellar Holes Successfully, just to name a few. And do not forget to read the Treasure Hunter's Code of Ethics.
If you are interested in meteorite hunting, read my article Detecting Meteorites which includes information on types of meteorites, areas for meteorite hunting, detectors used for this task, vdi readings for meteorites and the method of distinguishing meteorites from the iron pieces.
Have Fun & Excitement Through My Detailed Stories
You will also learn more about coin shooting, cache hunting and relic hunting from my experiences. For example, my
recent story on the Discovery of a Large Cache
of Silver Coins, circa 16th century, might make you tingle with excitement.
I will continue adding more illustrated stories and articles as soon as I sort out and edit all material collected during my metal detecting trips.
During each metal detecting season, I usually travel to the Eastern Europe, visit interesting places, make new friends among local treasure hunters, recover some cool finds, and usually take over two thousands pictures.
Along with photos, each story in sections Metal Detecting in Russia (my latest story - Detecting at Swedish Tavern Site),
in Estonia, in
USA, in Ukraine, and
in UK will give you an opportunity to experience the thrill of discovering
rare coin and relic finds in different parts of the world.
My new stories on treasure hunting adventures will be announced on the New Additions page (Visitors' Corner). The page was created to keep you updated on all new stories and articles.
I also placed a TWITTER widget on Visitor's Corner page, so if you would like to explore a new way to communicate with other metal detectorists and treasure hunters or to follow me (my username is metal_detect) right from my web page, leave a tweet!
New 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, a newly launched huge section - Metal Detector Reviews Worldwide, will provide you with helpful information - Specifications, Features, Prices, and Images of all metal detectors, metal detecting shovels, recovery tools and gold prospecting equipment that are available on the market today!
In that section, you will be able to compare other enthusiasts' Reviews and Ratings. Please do not hesitate to leave a review if you have used any metal detector or instrument listed - Your opinion is valuable to all!
I launched a new section - Cleaning & Preservation of Coins, which is to help any treasure hunter or a coin collector in determining a proper method or treatment for cleaning coins or relics.
The page "Metal Detectors for Police" is to help the police detectives and other enforcement agents in choosing the right metal detector for the crime scene investigative work. The article lists all detectors that are suitable for finding the evidence. Also listed on the page are the hand held detectors - physical search enhancement tools.
Off the topic, to add some spice to this web page, I created a photogallery of 500 images that depict gorgeous women from Russia, Estonia, and Ukraine - Women of Eastern Europe.
Treasure Hunting In The USA
You might have seen my treasure hunting stories with pictures posted on the major Metal Detecting Forums
in North America. A few of those posts have already been converted into detailed
stories and are available in Metal Detecting
In The USA section. The stories Searching
For Large Cents and Metal Detecting
In Large Cents Land Again might inspire you to go treasure hunting immediately!
The story on Discovery of An Exquisite Bronze Sculpture will tell you about one of my best finds, a truly beautiful piece of art work.
I included short stories on Discovery of My First Coin Cache and Discovery of Ancient Bronze Arrowhead in My Best Finds section where there are many pictures of domestic finds, which include the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and Colonial relics, US coins, and US buttons, as well as foreign finds from my treasure hunting trips overseas. I am preparing a few pages with lots of information on those categories. Recently I added pages on WW2 Military Relic Hunting, WW2 - Eastern Front and Casualties of WW2.
In the US Coins section of Numismatic Corner, you will find basic numismatic information on major US coins, Large Cents, Small Cents, 2-Cent and 3-Cent pieces, US Nickels, Half Dimes, Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars and Dollars. You will also find historical info on Spanish Silver Reales, US Tokens 1833-1900 and Canada Bank Tokens there.
Please do not forget to visit and revisit the Photo Galleries Directory page where you will find the photo galleries of different categories, which include many interesting photographs.
Share Your Metal Detecting Experiences
I encourage all hobby enthusiasts to show the pictures of their finds in 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 and your information.
If you have recently obtained a new model of any brand of metal detectors and field-tested it successfully, please submit your thoughts and conclusions along with photographs - your invaluable up-to-date information could help thousands! I will create a personal page on my website for everyone who wants to share his/her personal treasure hunting experinces with the metal detecting community worldwide.
Need Help With Coin ID And Numismatic Info?
I am also offering my help in identification of any Russian coin as I have all the detailed and hard-to-find Russian coin catalogs. If you cannot ID a coin in your collection, please its picture. I will do my best and let you know the results as soon as possible. Brief numismatic and historical information on both US and some foreign coins is included in the Numismatic Corner section. As a reference, such info could be helpful to many metal detectorists and coin collectors.
Feedback and Contribution
I am constantly optimizing my website to make it better, and there is always a room for improvement! Please do not hesitate to point out any errors, suggest a new idea, ask me a question or leave a ! My e-mail address: treasurereports@yahoo.com
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