Have Detector Will Travel offers metal detecting stories and pictures about treasure hunting.

Featuring stories, articles, tips, and pictures about metal detecting, coinshooting, and treasure hunting.

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Welcome to the Have Detector Will Travel metal detecting web site.  This site is devoted to metal detecting, coin shooting, and treasure hunting.  I've had numerous stories published in Treasure, Treasure Found, Treasure Search, and Western & Eastern Treasures magazines.  In addition to these stories are other helpful how to articles from Cleaning Coins to Where to Go Metal Detecting.  For questions concerning metal detecting, please feel free to send an email or use the comments form.  Most importantly, enjoy your visit and come back often...J.R. Hoff. MSG/E-8

Church yards are excellent for finding the older coins.
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Read the Metal Detecting Story
 Two Ladies in Waiting

Metal Detecting News Feeds Metal Detecting News Feeds
Sometimes Treasure Finds You
Civil War Relic Hunting Part VI


1929-P Standing Liberty Quarter graded MS-61 right out of the ground.
1929-P (MS-61)
Standing Liberty Quarter

Roy Rogers sterling silver ring found while metal detecting an old school.
Roy Rogers
Sterling Silver Ring

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If your White's DFX/XLT rechargeable battery pack is unable to keep a charge, read the how to article on
White's Battery Pack Alternative.
White's battery pack alternative.
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Barber coins found while metal detecting around old church yards.
Read the Metal Detecting Story Church Yard Hunting


Class ring found while
metal detecting.

Metal detecting a high school in Athens, Alabama produced this civil war identification shield.
Cyrus Myers Civil War
dog tag (silver).

Read the Civil War Story
Pvt. Cyrus Myers
of Meadville, PA

Metal detecting and treasure hunting in Virginia produced some nice examples of civil war bullets.
Civil war bullets found metal detecting
near Rappahannock Station, Virginia

Civil War Bullets for Sale

Coin shooting a high school in Athens, Alabama I popped up this U.S. Army bridal rosette.
Civil War U.S.
bridle rosette.

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Standing Liberty quarter found while metal detecting a drive-in theater.
Coin Shooting Story 
Whitesburg Drive-In

Metal detecting in Optimist Park in Huntsville, Alabama produced a total of 77 silver coins while metal detecting (coinshooting) the field.
Read the Story Optimist Park

Metal detecting (coinshooting) produced this nice example of a Bull Durham watch fob.
How to Story
 Record Keeping

Medieval coin Identified!
Read all about it.

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Metal detecting a hay field in Germany produced this Floris IV Count of Holland.
Coin found metal detecting in Germany.

Metal detecting (coinshooting) by Jeff Herke produced this 1899 Barber Half Dollar.
Latest Jeff Herke coin find.
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Metal detecting near an old bandshell I found this 1833 Capped Bust Type dime.
Two Ladies in Waiting
(waiting to be dug up!)

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Read about the latest military finds:


While metal detecting a park I found this nice example of WW II Aerial Gunner Wings.
WW II AAF
Aerial Gunner Wings

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Metal detecting produced this set of WW II Aerial Gunner Wings found by Jeff Herke.
WW II AAF
Aerial Aircrew Wings

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metal detecting Latest Civil War Metal Detecting Finds:
Unidentified
Relic
Unidentified
Button
Carved
Bullet
Metal detecting and relic hunting produced this unidentified relic found treasure hunting in Virginia. This button was found along with civil war bullets. While metal detecting for civil war relics I found this carved bullet.

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Latest Canal Metal Detecting Find

1876-S Seated Liberty Quarter

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Latest Metal Detecting Finds
1882 Seated Liberty Dime
 .58 caliber three ringer star bullet .58 caliber three ringer star bullet found.
Civil War Relic Hunting Part IV Civil War Relic Hunting Part IV

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Holger Nielsen's dog tag returned.  Click picture to read the story.

Holger Nielsen's WWII dog tag returned to his family.  This dog tag was recovered while metal detecting in a Fort Bliss training area.  Read more...
Metal Detecting
Metal Detecting Tips and FAQ's | Where to Go Metal Detecting | Metal Detecting News Feeds News Feeds


1921-P Mercury dime found metal detecting a church yard.
1921-P Mercury Dime
Found metal detecting church yards.


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