Archive - Detector's Digest

The Boy Scouts were founded in Britain by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908.

Jul 7 •

May 2025

Toy guns and lawn grenades

If you read my last post (I’m sure you did), I mentioned that I was going to talk about toy guns and pistols in a future blog.

May 29 •

2025 Finds, March and April

Today’s blog is a review of my detecting finds from the last two months.

May 4 •

April 2025

Lighters, Salt/Pepper Shakers, and Metal Figurines

One of the things I find from time to time are cigarette lighters.

Apr 10 •

March 2025

2025 Finds (So Far)

January/February

Mar 8 •

February 2025

Civil War Artifacts

Today’s blog is about actual Civil War finds and possible Civil War finds.

Feb 14 •

January 2025

Compacts, Lipsticks, and Safety Razors

This blog is about three things that, if you let your imagination run wild, are kind of related.

Jan 22 •

December 2024

Non-Metal Metal Detecting Finds and Sightings

I did a blog on September 21, 2023 (here) titled “Pocket Watches and Old Bottles.” I wrote about some of the old bottles I discovered while metal…

Dec 29, 2024 •

November 2024

Odds and Ends, Part Deux

I did a blog on March 2, 2024 on Odds and Ends (click here) about a few of what I consider unusual finds.

Nov 23, 2024 •

October 2024

How I Got Started Metal Detecting

Or How to Waste All Your Retirement Savings

Oct 31, 2024 •

Keys and Flatware

One thing that people seem to lose almost as much as coins, are keys.

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

Ferrous Metal Finds

Today’s blog is all about ferrous metal finds.

Sep 9, 2024 •

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