Paul Edgerton | DetectorForMetal

Best Places for Metal Detecting in California Gold Rush Towns

The first time I held a small gold nugget in my palm, I understood the fever that drove thousands westward […]

The first time I unearthed a gold wedding band from beneath the sand at Clearwater Beach, my hands actually trembled.

Last October, I stood in the middle of Bodie, California as the wind whistled through abandoned storefronts and tumbleweeds skittered

I’ll never forget the first time my detector signaled a find at an old Revolutionary War camp. Brushing away the

I’ve spent over twenty years with a metal detector in hand, trudging through Virginia mud and Tennessee underbrush searching for

What Are Meteorites, Anyway? I’ve been hunting meteorites for nearly a decade now, and people always ask me the same

I’ve been metal detecting for more than 15 years now, and let me say—a “secret” to my top finds isn’t

Minelab GPZ 7000 Ask any treasure hunter: gold nuggets are the best thing to find. No need to put hours

I came close to missing it that Tuesday afternoon. I was making my rounds of local thrift shops, when something

Nokta Legend vs Minelab Equinox 900: 30 days of real testing reveals which metal detector performs best for finding deep targets.