Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1703859, member: 18157&quot;]I haven&#039;t been metal detecting myself, but I would like to try. I was thinking about starting out cheaply to see if it was something that would last. Then I began thinking like you...I don&#039;t want to waste my time with an inferior tool.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know some guys that work for VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation). They are on the road crews that dig up ground for new roads or extensions/widenings. In other words, they have &quot;after hours&quot; access to freshly churned up ground. They go out with their metal detectors after hours and find all sorts of things. </p><p><br /></p><p>They mostly find large caches of Civil War ammunition and uniform buttons. Some of the uniform buttons are quite rare. They showed me an 1807 Bust dime they found with XF details...pretty cool!</p><p><br /></p><p>Virginia has strict laws about metal detecting for Civil War artifacts, but road work areas are somehow exempt. I think they still have to report what they find and where, but get to keep most of it. Their successes gave me the bug to give it a try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in