1. Metal detecting is one of the few hobbies that really “pays for itself” with every day finds such as old and new coins, diamond rings, gold jewelry, valuable relics and even buried and hidden treasures. Jars of coins, metal boxes with paper money, gold coins and valuable jewelry were all buried for safekeeping and while many of them have been rediscovered with a metal detector, there's lots more still waiting to be found.

2. Searching for treasures with a metal detector has proven to be a great “stress buster” for thousands of people. Problems seem to disappear when your detector discovers a buried target. You can get away from everyone if you want solitude, or you can meet new people to join you for company.

3. Using a metal detector can be good for your health. Getting out, breathing in fresh air, and walking, as you must, to find different treasures is a great form of exercise. Plus, bending down to dig up a target is an excellent way to trim your waistline.

4. You will certainly make more friends on your quest for valuables and treasures. Many people have been interested in obtaining a metal detector and will find ways to talk to you about what you are doing, where you bought it, what you found, etc. Many of these people might also share a story or two about interesting areas they know you might find old coins or relics.

5. You'll learn about your local history and may even find yourself reading books about the area you're living in. There are probably books containing lots of historical information that go back 50 to over 100 years or more. You may even start going to the library more often.

6. Searching for treasures with metal detectors is a perfect way to get your family involved in doing an activity together. More and more families are joining metal detecting clubs, attending planned treasure hunts where there are prizes galore, and they even have special hunts for kids.

7. Metal detecting opens up interests in other hobbies. A large number of metal detector users found themselves and family members becoming enthusiastic coin collectors. And why not? A penny recently sold for $41,000! You will want to look closely at each coin you recover in coin books or online. Coins are often worth far more than face value.

8. You can now vacation closer to home. There are dozens of places of interest for metal detector users within a short drive from your home. In fact, you can start right in your own city or town. You can arrange weekends for places where people vacation and hunt for their lost coins and jewelry. Weekend camping trips gives your whole family a vacation with more places for you to use your metal detector.

9. Hundreds upon hundreds of treasures that have been lost and discarded can be discovered with a metal detector. The popular television show, Antique Road Show, has shown millions of people that treasures come in all sizes and shapes. Old toys, banks, lead soldiers, pens, watches, jewelry, literally anything you find might be an unexpected treasure. You may easily discover treasures in the ground but also in antique shops and general stores on your way or coming back from a treasure hunting outing.

10. Metal Detecting for treasures is one this countries fastest growing hobbies and has been for the last ten years. There are numerous treasure hunting clubs and groups in many cities and towns that welcome newcomers with open arms. These clubs go treasure hunting to areas that have been well researched. They have get-togethers, travel to interesting places and share their knowledge freely. If there are no clubs in your area it means you can be the first to search out all the good areas.

Save up to 67% on Minelab's hottest metal detectors, 1st generation X-Terra series - 30, 50, and 70 models exclusively from Kellyco!

Stu, the owner of Kellyco,  snapped up the remaining stock for these detectors in the US and we are offering them at incredibly low prices, and with a great Kellyco accessory package too!

Check out the detectors at www.kellycodetectors.com/indexmain.php#x-terra_deal.

Take advantage of the savings now, this is the last remaining available stock of this series of detectors. When they're gone, they're GONE forever!

Kellyco is happy to announce that we are carrying the newest Minelab
machines, the 2nd generation of X-Terras!

Introducing the X-Terra 305, X-Terra 505, X-Terra 705 and X-Terra 705
Pro. The next generation of X-Terra detectors incorporates Minelab's
VFLEX technology, offering beginners and professionals alike the chance
to experience the excitement of discovery.
All the X-Terras have a new look and new features for more versatility in
the field!

X-Terra 305:
* New All Metal Mode
* New Coil Frequency options - 7.5kHz and 18.75kHz
*New Manual Ground Balance
*New Audio Tone ID

X-Terra 505:
*New Coil Frequency options - 7.5kHz, 3kHz and 18.75kHz
*New Discrimination Patterns - 3 plus All Metal
*3 Custom Patterns
*New 19 segment discrimination scale
*New Target ID Range
*New Audio Tone ID
*New Widen Manual Ground Balance
*Noise Cancel Channels
*Wider target volume

X-Terra 705 and 705 Pro
*Maximized depth
*Coin and treasure, Prospecting Modes
*4 Discrimination Patterns
*New Backlight
*New 2 mode pinpointing
*Ground Balance, Manual, Auto, Beach Tracking, Tracking offset

Kellyco is offering these new machines with the same great deals that
were offered with the 1st generation X-Terras.
For a limited time, we are also offering a special for the 1st generation
X-Terra 30 and X-Terra 50. If you call 1-888-Kellyco and order one of these two
units, we will give you a 6 inch 7.5kHz concentric coil for free!

Additional accessories and museum quality treasure coin replicas add up to make your next metal detector purchase with Kellyco a lucky one!  We’ve added some outstanding packages to our most popular metal detectors and a museum quality “Piece of Eight” replica coin is now available with our Garret, Minelab and Fisher machines!

Now you can get a Minelab X-Terra, one of Garrett’s outstanding CX Plus’, or a Fisher Gold Bug, CZ-3D, F5 and F70 and have instant treasure in your pocket! See more details below or visit KellycoDetectors.com for these limited-time deals!

Kellyco has sweetened the accessory pot of ALL Garrett GTI 2500 packages by adding museum quality replica “Piece of Eight” coins from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet to each purchase! All coins come with a Historical Certificate that tells the story of these original coins and validates their outstanding replica quality.  We’re running out of these coins so they’ll be included on a “first come, first serve” basis.

1738 George II Half Penny

As I was growing up in the town of Niantic, CT my father always took me hunting and the Thanksgiving Day Pheasant Hunt was always something special. Now my youngest son and I enjoy a different type of hunting... treasure hunting. We have been treasure hunting for about one and a half years now. The finds just seem to get better the more I learn the Minelab Explorer ways.

My son TJ loves collecting coins and has quite a nice collection. Half of the coins he has are coins we have found. Our dream is to someday find a Morgan Silver Dollar. We once found a 1906 Indian Head Penny, then a pre-1900 coin was our goal. We haven't found one yet but on Thanksgiving Day we found a 1738 George II Half Penny. It was found a short distance from our home at a place we've hunted before. When nine year old TJ removed that coin fromt he hole his eyes became as large as pie plates and he started screaming "WE'RE RICH! WE'RE RICH!"

That coin didn't make us financially wealthy but I wouldn't trade that day for any amount of money. Thanks Kellyco for making our hobby so enjoyable.

Found by T.J. from Niantic, CT

During my first trip to Australia, in 1983, I found myself out in the far reaches of North Queensland - in the out bush. And I mean "out bush" - not another soul for 50 miles at the very least.

I was so far from help, driving an Isuzu 4x4 into grass over a foot deep when I began to have ignition problems. I had to remove the points and wouldn't you know it, I lost the little screw that held the things all together. It was a bummer of the worst kind, and both me and that screw were no where to be found by anyone. I rolled my little 4x4 back with some difficulty, got my new k-bar knife out and whipped the grass shorter in an effort to find the screw that would get me back to civilization…

Over the years my metal detectors have saved my neck countless times - and that’s the truth. I’ve even managed to find some treasure here in Australia by finding gold and old coins, hundreds of pre decimal currency coins scattered out here. I moved here permanently in April of 1984 and have never looked back at the U.S. I love it here, a mile of river frontage is close by with real fish in it and I use for bait what you take home, fishing out 25 to 40 pound fish from where the crocs and snakes live. There are also lots of furry critters and parrots of every size and color. Tropical plants abound and the flowers are so beautiful - all the tropical native fruits that come with rainforests. Even now my nearest neighbor is neither in site or earshot, but I’ve got my metal detector, and it’ll save my neck again if need be.

Read more White's treasure stories here: http://www.kellycodetectors.com/Finds/whites/ts-whites.htm

For more stories, visit us online at KellycoDetectors.com!

We all know parks, schools, and beaches are fantastic locations for metal detecting. Here's a list of the top 5 places you may NOT have thought about hunting:

#5 - Farmers' Fields
Farmers are usually willing to give permission to hunt their fields once the crop is off. Even though your finds will generally be less in quantity, they should yield higher quality. Many of the farm fields played host to Civil War battle activity, especially in the South, and East.
construction site metal detecting

#4 - Construction Sites
Anytime dirt is being moved around, it opens the opportunity for you to explore what may have been previously unreachable. Old houses and buildings that are being torn down are also great spots.

#3 - Recheck the Hole
It's been said, the best place to find treasure is where it's been found before. You might be surprised at the number of coins or relics that are in the hole you just dug, so take a few minutes and recheck the entire hole, and the plug of dirt you've set aside. You might also consider using a pinpointer.

#2 - The Sidewalk Strip
The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street is commonly overlooked. Many times, these areas have never been hunted, and have been walked past for years.

#1 - Your Own Backyard
The number one misconception in metal detecting and treasure hunting is that there's nothing to find in your backyard. You don't need to travel to a far off, exotic location to find buried treasure - just go out into your yard. Keep in mind, wherever people have congregated, there's treasure to be found!

The best detector out there is the one that's right for your needs. Depending on where you live, your budget, and what you're interested in finding - this could be a number of different machines! Ask yourself these questions before you buy to make sure you pick the right detector the very first time!

1. What is it you want to find? Define Your Interests! There are a number of "all-purpose" metal detectors that will find everything from coins to jewelry to relics – and they're available within every price range. Detectors such as the Garrett ACE 250, the Minelab Explorer SE, and the entire line of Titan Metal Detectors are perfect for finding just about anything you could want.
   But if you're searching specifically for relics and caches, you'll need a detector like the Minelab Musketeer that can go deep. If you're searching for items buried extremely deep, look into "Two Box Detectors" such as the Garrett Master Hunter CX Plus with a Treasure Hound Depth Multiplier – guaranteed to find any hidden cache or treasures.
   If your main goal is to go "coin shooting" you'll need an all-purpose machine with an exceptional pinpointing feature such as the White's Classic 5 ID.
   But if it's natural gold that you're after, you'll need a detector that operates at a higher frequency, such as the Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger and the Minelab GPX-4000.
2. Where will you be metal detecting? Consider the ground conditions! Think about where you'll be hunting the majority of the time.
   Do you live close to a beach? Then you'll need a machine that can find treasure without being disrupted by the conductivity in salt water. Most detectors have waterproof searchcoils that are safe for the shallow end of lakes and rivers, but for the ocean you'll want to check out the Minelab Excalibur II series, the Cobra Beach Magnet and the Viper Trident.
   If you plan on searching in your back yard, school playgrounds and the dry sand of beaches, then an all-purpose machine is the one for you.
3. How often will you be metal detecting? Think about quality, warranties and more! Chances are, you'll become addicted to this great hobby just like the rest of us, so you'll want to consider the quality and sturdiness of your machine. Detectors like the Fisher metal detector line are rugged and built to last.
   But how often do you plan on going out to metal detect? How rough will you be on your machine? You might not plan on dropping it, but what about storing it in the trunk of your car? You'll want a machine that is built to last, so make sure you read the reviews on your machine and look at the warranty.
   Manufacturers such as Minelab, Garrett, White's, First Texas, and Fisher offer exceptional iron-clad warranties that will keep you searching for years to come! And if you ever need to send your machine in for repairs, these manufactures will give you excellent services!
4. Do you have any experience metal detecting? Anticipate a learning curve! Some machines are perfect for beginners because they're ready to use right out of the box! The Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505, MP5 Swiftseeker, and Titan 1000 will each give a beginner the taste of treasure hunting that he or she is looking for.
   Other detectors are a little more difficult to get going, but have intuitive features that keep the learning curve low. The Fisher F4 and F70 are two such machines, as is the Bounty Hunter Time Ranger and Land Ranger.
   If you have experience with metal detecting or anticipate spending a lot of time with your machine, consider jumping to the more experienced detectors like the Minelab Safari, Musketeer Advantage Pro or the SD 2200v2.
5. How much do you want to spend? Consider the investment! Depending on the answers to the questions above, you may be making a serious investment in your metal detector. The technology to search the beaches, find pure gold or locate caches 8 ft. below the surface has taken years to develop and can be costly.
   But remember: One good find could pay for your machine – so can many smaller finds over the course of a year!
   No matter which machine you decide to go with, you are guaranteed to have paid for it in miscellaneous change, coveted relics, rare coins or recovered jewelry in no time.

Audie and I have been detecting together for over 15 years as good friends and best buddies. If I had a good day and he didn’t, I would make sure he did. He’s always done the same for me, and we’ve always shared artifacts.

Earlier this year we were given permission to detect some new grounds and we spent a pretty good part of the day there with not much luck. We decided to leave and spend the last part of the day in a crop field that we've been searching for years. We’ve found some colonial artifacts and coins there in the past, and it was always worth another try. But that day, finds were few and far between. Just as we were ready to call it a day Audie got a nice signal on his Fisher Coin Strike. As he was digging I had walked up to him and ask him what he had. He said it looks like another flat button. So he tossed it to me to check out as he covered his hole. I could see that it was a colonial coin but it was one that I haven't seen before. I tossed it back to him, he stuck it in his pocket, and we headed to the truck thinking it was just one of those days.

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On our way home I had mentioned to Audie that I would love to find a gold coin one day. His response was “I don't want to find a gold coin. I wish I could find one of those rare coins that you don't see everyday.” We laughed it off and went on to other conversations. When we got home he stayed for dinner and we cleaned the day’s finds. We had a few buckles and buttons - not too bad. As we were relaxing and talking about our next trip out he went over to my book shelf and pulled out the Red Book of coins and started looking for the coin that he had found. Low and behold, there it was. A Maryland Penny - a “Lord Baltimore” only the 7th one known to exist, and extremely rare.

It was a great feeling to find out that his wish had come true. We have never sold anything that we have found but this was like a winning lottery ticket. We were told to contact Stack in New York and the rest is history. It closed at auction at $36,000.00 and after the buyers fees it sold for over $41,000.00. Not a bad day of metal detecting. We were asked not to tell where we found it because the land owner doesn't want a lot of people all over his field. We have exclusive permission to hunt there and are welcome to come back anytime. We've been back several times and gone over the area with a fine tooth comb but only found small bits of scrap lead. It was a once in a life time find and I'm glad to be a part of it.

We started celebrating by buying two Minelab SE metal detectors from Bonnie at Kellyco. And we still aren’t coin experts, but are still best buddies. – Stan

My occupation is in Sales, but while a contractor was developing the property where I was previously employed I saw people metal detecting. After asking them what they were finding and hearing about the Civil War relics they were finding I got hooked!

That was about 8 years ago, and I've been metal detecting beaches or anywhere I can find Civil War relics ever since!

I was recently hunting in a construction site, looking for Civil War relics with my Fisher 1266-X and a shovel. Nobody was with me while I hunted that day, and the top soil had been piled up from the construction that was going on nearby. It was already dark out, but I had a flashlight and was determined to get a hunt in that day. After only about 10 minutes I got a signal, and about 8" down I found my favorite find to date.

It's a sweet, and I mean sweet, Virginia Staff Officer's Coat Button. I had to use my flashlight to see exactly what kind of button it was, but it was a friend of mine who identified it; he's been detecting Civil War relics for over 20 years and knew what it was right away.

I've been told I'll never dig another button in such good condition. Enjoy the photos of it, I certainly enjoy looking at it!

Timothy C., Winchester, Virginia.

The E-trac is the newest metal detector in the Minelab line. With the large LCD and the new light weight coil, this detector is comfortable to swing for a few hours. I hunted a local park near my house. It has a wide open field down the middle with park equipment next to a basketball court on one side and tot lot on the other.

 

Before I went out, I used the E-trac X-change program with my computer to make a few adjustments of my own to upload to the E-trac. It is easy to understand and the upload was pretty fast. While at the park, I was picking up a few modern coins that were near the surface of the ground. They were averaging about 1 to 6 inches. With the controls at your finger tips, the menu is easy to access and make changes on the fly. I started finding more targets at deeper depths. I measured one target to 15 inches.

 

The improved pinpointing with the new coil made it fast and easy to recover targets. The gauge at the top of the screen was very useful. A crosshair in the middle of the gauge  lights up once the center of the coil is over the target. The depth indication was pretty accurate even in the pinpoint mode.

 

With the new USB port for computer communication, I can see how the possibilities are going to be endless for the capabilities of the E-trac. I give it five stars, and the price, extremely reasonable for the amount of technology this machine houses. It is a great detector for anyone with its preset programming. And with the advanced settings, you may be surprised what this metal detector can do for you!

Silver Pieces of Eight Reals on Pendents

Spanish "Pieces of Eight" Real's are a beach combers dream and considered highly sought after treasure. Unfortunately, only so many exist and still scatter the beaches to be found. Kellyco has a limited quantity of these unique Spanish Reals, mounted as a pendant in a silver, contoured bezel with a silver crown, available for the holiday season.

Each Real is unique due to the unusual way they were made. Molds for these coins were irregular at best and the King's assayer would clip the edges to ensure they met weight requirements. This means that there is no other coin in the world like the ones we sell – that you can own or gift to a loved one.

The story behind these Real's is well-known and documented. The El Salvador y San Jose, a Spanish merchant ship in route from Lima, Peru to Guayaquil, Ecuador, struck a rocky bank in August 1680 and sank adjacent to the island of Santa Clara. Located 20 miles from the coast of Ecuador the ship sank very quickly, scattering cargo across the reefs that included these silver coins.

In 1997 salvage divers located the scatter pattern of the ship's wreck site and recovered a number of the silver coins from pot holes and fissures in the reefs. This story is retold on the certificate of authenticity with the date the coin was made, the denomination, and the mint it was made at.

Each coin comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the salvager, and Kellyco proudly offers a 10 day, money back guarantee for each coin pendant. Four different crown styles are available: Pirate, Sailfish, and two Dolphins – either jumping right or left.

Check out the page here: Kellyco's Treasure & Jewelry Page

We're proud to share a field test report on one of our most asked about metal detectors! The latest series from Teknetics has been getting a lot of buzz, mostly questions about performance compared to other metal detectors.

Well we are proud to offer the first Field Test Report for the Teknetics Gamma Metal Detector - with more to come!

View the full report here: Kellyco's Teknetics Gamma Field Test Report. There's also plenty of pictures, all the finds made by the tester, and an honest portrayal of how this new machine works from an experienced metal detectorist.

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My name is Mike Bearden and I live in north Alabama. I have been metal detecting since 1969.

I have used just about every brand of metal detector offered to the public in the last 30 odd years and really enjoy metal detecting and field testing different product lines.

Kellyco sent the new Teknetics Gamma 6000 to me to see how well it will perform in my area which is heavily saturated with iron ore and red clay.

I live in the middle of the iron ore belt that stretches from 150 miles north of my home and on down below Birmingham, Alabama.

This ground has proven to be very tough to tame for MANY of the high end detectors that I have tried here over the years.

Just to give you an idea, those gold/red stones in the picture below are iron ore typically found in my yard and throughout the surrounding counties. This place is LOADED with it and if you drag a shop magnet around on the ground, these stones actually stick to it like metal. It's found on the surface and as far down as anyone cares to dig.

After receiving the Gamma 6000 I opened the box, zipped through the 24 page manual and then put it together, installed the battery, turned it on and got familiar with all of the settings. . .

Fisher's CZ-6A has been one of the best machines I've owned and helped me recover upwards of 400 buttons!

As a retired real estate broker I didn't have much interest in treasure hunting, but a friend of mine introduced me to the hobby and I've been metal detecting for about 15 years now. My favorite place to search is beaches and private property, since I live in Cape Coral, Florida, the beaches are easy to get to.

My favorite find to date was found while I was searching private property. I was with my hunting buddy, Jerry Cooper, and hunting with only my CZ-6A and a relic shovel. I've used this detector for six years, so I know it very well.

My buddy and I were hunting when I got a good signal. I had already been searching for about two hours, and the property was dry cow pasture, so the digging was fairly easy. I used my relic shovel to dig this signal and about 8" down I found my best find...

It's a U.S. Great Coat Button, with a rarity of 27 in existence! Valued at about $800.00, I felt fantastic when I picked it out of the ground! It's not often that a button like that is found in Florida. The first person I told was my wife Karen, and thanks to an Albert Button book I was able to identify it as soon as possible. See the attached pictures, the first is of the great coat button and you can see what good condition it's in.

Chuck, Cape Coral, FL

Many of our forum friends participated in our last contest, submitting treasure stories and entering to win a Minelab X-Terra 70 Metal Detector. That contest was such a great success, and you folks helped us out so much, that we decided to go ahead with another one!

It’s easy to enter, open to EVERYONE, and all it takes is writing about your favorite metal detector. Just enter our “Raves & Reviews” contest to win up to ten prizes (yes, you can win more than one)!

The “Grand Prize” is a White’s DFX E Series Metal Detector with a White’s padded gun-style carrying bag, a Bullseye II Pinpointer, and the E-Series 900 Headphones. Our second prize is a $500.00 Kellyco gift card. Third prize is a $250.00 Kellyco gift card, and we’re giving away an Automax V4 Pinpointer to seven more runners up!

Click this link: Rave and Reviews Contest From Kellyco to view the rules and regulations and ENTER!


Goodluck, have a great weekend, and happy hunting!

 

A 230 Year Old Button Discovered With a Whites DFX   "Just last month I purchased a Whites DFX from Barbara at Kellyco, and have been having a great time ever since! I as recently hunting a site on a family members farm in Conneticut. It had an old, stone foundation and we've previously found 18th century pottery, nails, pipes and other odds and ends. I was shocked when I got a 17+ VDI in the stone foundation within the first week with my DFX! I moved a few rocks from the wall, and there sitting nicely protected from the elements was a 1777 USA Continental Army General Service enlisted soldier's button. Click here to read about the condition of this button and see a larger photo. Orange Grove Yields a Strongbox With Thousands of Dollars For decades adventurers have plied the shores of Florida's peninsula in search of sunken riches, mostly in vain. But James S. had only to sink a shovel in an orange grove. A few feet beneath the rich, black soil he clanged against an old metal box containing bills in denominations from $100 to $1,000 dating back to 1839. Two of them were issued by United States bands prior to the Civil War. The oldest, from the Clinto Band of Philidelphia, was issued to a Samuel Benedict for $100 on December 2, 1839. The others were Confederate currency. "I'd just set out to plant a couple orange trees," said the auto leasing company worker. He had recently bought a small parcel of land in nearby rural Pasco County. "I knew it had to be something solid," he said... Click here to read the rest of this amazing and rare story. New stories are always welcome! If you have a treasure story you would like to have published in our newsletter, send an email to jparrish@kellycodetectors.com. Include your name, a picture, and a story explaining your find, the detector you used, and your overall hunting experience! Give Us Your Two Cents and We'll Give You Five Dollars Off Your Next Purchase At Kellyco Metal Detectors we pride ourselves on doing everything we can to satisfy our customers - This means you! But as hard as we try, we're still not mind readers. In an effort to provide you with the best accessory packages, latest metal detectors, and the handiest information available, we need your feedback! We've put together a quick and simple survey that will only take a few minutes of your time. To show our appreciation for your effort, we'll honor a $5.00 off coupon on your next purchase - with no expiration or blackout dates.   The logic is simple: You receive this newsletter because you are a customer of Kellyco - So who better to ask for feedback? Simply follow this link to our 15 question, multiple choice survey and press the "submit" button. Shortly thereafter you will receive an email with the code for your $5.00 off coupon. Some restrictions do apply, but we're sure you can put this coupon to good use eventually! Click here to access our survey.

Warning: The following closeouts and special packages will make you want to upgrade! Whites Sizzling Summer Sale Ends In Two Days - Don't miss out on these great offers! The Whites DFX is available with a huge accessory package for the next two days! This multiple frequency detector with EEPROM hunting programs and high-definition, extended temperature display comes with a Bullseye II Pinpointer, a Whites carrying bag, Royal GT headphones, an instructional DVD and several books! This is a great opportunity to upgrade and improve ALL of your detecting equipment with one of the best brands in the industry while saving over $274.00 in state-of-the-art accessories!   The Whites XLT� is high-performance simplicity and versatility at its best - featuring five expertly designed programs to choose from for virtually every kind of hunting. While the Whites MXT is one detector with three completely seperate operating modes - just toggle switch between gold prospecting, coin/jewelry or relic! Both are available for the next two days with over $124.00 in accessories, including the Whites carrying bag, Royal GT headphones and the books "Where To Find Treasure" and "Dreams Come True." Click here for details on the Whites Sizzling Summer Sale - But act fast because it ends on September 15, 2007! Whites Super 12" Spider Loop Searchcoil - Enhances the deep-seeking ability of the DFX, MXT, M6. One of the most popular brands has come back with one of their most popular coils - The Whites Super 12" Spider Loop Searchcoil - a perfect upgrade for those who own the Whites DFX, MXT or M6 metal detector! Field test results show that the Super 12" concentric searchcoil can find targets buried 25 to 30 percent deeper than other coils! That makes it one of the best searchcoils our professional test team members have put on the end of their MXT. It was noted that the DFX had a 25 percent performance improvement, while the MXT and M6 were up to 15 percent more effective. The Whites Super 12" Spider Loop Searchcoil retails for $249.95, but since we have the opportunity to offer it to customers once again, it is on sale now for $219.95 - ready and waiting to be added to your DFX, MXT or M6! Click here for details, accessories & more! Fisher Coinstrike Closeout Sale - Only five left, and their prices are drastically reduced! This is one of the last chances to get one of Fisher's most popular metal detectors! We only have a handful of the Fisher Coinstrikes left - five to be exact - and they come with an 8" searchcoil, a five year warranty, the Automax v4 Pin pointer Probe, a deluxe, padded carrying bag, composite digger, three pocket coin pouch, instructional video, finders log and a back issue of "Treasure Hunting" magazine! This advanced machine features an LCD screen to easily read your targets, a four tone audio system to more accurately discriminate finds, and precision visual pinpointing to provide you with non-motion pinpointing. The suggested retail price of this machine is $1,099.95, and we add $289.70 in accessories for a total value of $1,389.65. But this is a closeout sale - ALL of this is now available for only $599.95! Click here for details, accessories & more! Garrett GTP 1350 - Now including the 9 x 12" searchcoil, a $129.95 value, free for a limited time! We have 20 Garrett GTP 1350's that come with both the 7 x 10" searchcoil AND the 9 x 12" searchcoil - with no price increase! We've also put together our usual collection of goodies that you treasure hunters find useful, making this package one of the best values we have to offer! You'll get the GTP 1350, a 7 x 10" searchcoil, 9 x 12" searchcoil, GTAx headphones, the Automax v4 Pin pointer Probe, a padded carrying bag, composite digger, three pocket coin pouch, instructional video, finders log and a back issue of "Treasure Hunting" magazine! The suggested retail price of this machine is $699.95, and we add $543.55 in accessories (remember, the larger coil is 129.95 alone!) for a total value of $1243.50. But all of this is available for only $594.95! Click here for details, accessories & more! We have reserved a portion of our inventory of these close-outs and special offers for our newsletter subscribers, so please note that they are available for a limited time only. If you've been thinking about upgrading for awhile now, or maybe have a hunting buddy that is due for some new technology, now is the time!

Deluxe Extra Long Padded Carrying Bag - $59.95 This bag is longer than average to help you carry your detector without breaking it. It features a padded, tuff corduroy nylon material in the popular gun style with double rolled stitching for extra strength, a heavy-duty handle for carrying and a easy-pull, rust-resistant zipper for closure. Measurements are: 18" x 53" outside dimensions, 10" x 8" outside pocket to carry accessories. Big enough to carry detector assembled even with larger size searchcoil's. This carrying bag retails for $89.95, but is available here for only $59.95.   1700 Vault II Carrying Case - $189.95 This case comes with an Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee, on wheels! Most detectors will not need to be broken down to fit into this case, but some may. It is both water and air tight, made from lightweight resin and sealed with neoprene o-ring's - yes, it will float! It also includes locking flanges, massive multiple latches for absolute security, and molded fold down handles for a comfortable grip. This case is carried on every type of professional expeditions. Measurements are: 37" L x 17" W x 7" D outside dimensions, 26" L x 16" W x 6" D inside dimensions. For a complete list of the detectors this case fits, as well as delivery options, click here "Introduction to Metal Detectors Seminar" on Saturday September 15, 2007 Presented by Kellyco Metal Detectors and Whites Electronics You are invited to attend a FREE seminar on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at our Winter Springs, Florida location. Doors open at 9:00am, and the seminar is divided into two sessions. But best of all - We'll hold a drawing for an authentic Spanish Treasure Coin, complete with a certificate of authenticity! It's a great addition to any coin shooter's collection. They don't come much older than this! Session One - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Agenda - Introduction to Whites Prizm Series Detectors. Learn the various features of the Prism II, III, IV & V metal detectors. Session Two - 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Agenda - Introduction to Whites E-Series Detectors. Learn the various features & uses of the DFX, XLT, MXT, & M6 metal detectors. � What does a metal detector do? � What exactly is Target ID? � What sensitivity means to you? Learn the answers to these questions and more at our seminar! Treasure Leads of the Week The Site of Fredericktown, Kentucky was located about six miles northwest of Fort Boonesborough and should not be confused with a present town in Kentucky with this same name.   The earlier Fredericktown was another frontier settlement founded about 1776 that withstood fierce Indian attacks in 1778 and 1779. Settlers abandoned it to search for better farming country. Click here for more stories and how to find out about treasures where you live. UPCOMING TREASURE HUNTS AND EVENTS September 22nd - 23rd: Java Center, New York - Ninth Annual Hunt sponsored by the Genesee Valley Treasure Seekers (www.gvts.org). Free Kids hunt (age 12 and under) on Saturday. For more information and forms, contact John Howard at 585-663-7368, e-mail jwhoawrd@rochester.rr.com, or Bonnie Montgomery at 585-889-8436 or e-mail postmama@fdrontiernet.net. October 12th - 13th: Cullman, Alabama - Warrior Basin Treasure Hunters Association's 34th Annual Deep South Treasure Hunt at Smith Lake Park. For more information, call 205-856-2629 or 205-854-4293 or e-mail lmckelvev1329@charter.net or ulozifind@bellsouth.net. October 20th - 21st: Nashville, Tennessee - GPAA Gold & Treasure Show Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General Admission is $5.00, children under 12 free at the Tennessee State Fair, 1140 Wilson Drive. Call 615-862-8980 for details. WANT ACCESS TO HOT SECTIONS ON THE KELLYCO WEBSITE?   Click on icons above to quickly access hot sections now online. If you like Kellyco's Newsletter, share it with a fellow treasure hunter! Click here!

"I don't think I would have believed this story had I not dug this find up myself and written about it!I recently went to the latest field, the one where multiple detectors hunt everyday. After searching the lower grass area for awhile and finding nothing of note, I moved toward the far right corner where I had found two good bullets the other day. I found the knapsack J hook in the above photo on Friday. I got a good signal on one of the banks leading towards the railroad track and found another nice confederate gardner bullet about 6 inches down. But I had know idea what I was about to find.


I made my way up to the very corner of the field and that someone had already dug hole there. This was an almost perfectly cylindrical hole about 6 inches across and about 9 inches deep."Now, about half the time when I'm out there and I come across a hole, filled in or not, I run my coil over it to see if the previous digger missed something. I did this with this hole and got a very loud tone that sounded like a surface soda can. " Wow," I said. "What the heck is that and why didn't they dig it up?" I thought maybe the digger had found some junk and left it in the bottom of the hole but I felt down to the bottom and felt un dug, packed earth. I then stuck my probe in the hole to see if I could pin point where the object was. The sound was strong over the entire bottom of the hole. I just kept thinking "What in the world is this?"

Taking my shovel, I started to open up the perimeter of the backside of the hole to see if I could get a better approach to what was in there. Digging deep and behind the signal I started to bring up the shovel full of dirt when I saw something come up. I sat there, stunned for a second trying to comprehend what I was looking at as I was looking at the backside. I plucked the item up and turned it over What I was staring at was a Union (most likely officer's) sword belt plate. The plate is in great shape with just the backside hook being broken; probably the reason why it was discarded. Someone actually left this in the ground???

The only thing I can gather is that maybe the digger had started digging this hole when it was getting dark, they didn't have a flashlight, and they didn't have a probe. But would anyone actually leave a signal that strong in a civil war relic field that was 10 inches in the ground? I guess so. And I thought finding the 1819 Large Cent around other holes in that field was amazing. All I could keep saying all the way home was "Unbelievable", and " Thank you God."