By Frank Colletti This summer started out like many others over the past 20 years. I normally spend the summers detecting schools, parks, and playgrounds. However, this year my elbow has been bothering me more than usual. My doctor diagnosed it (the elbow problem) as repetitive stress syndrome. To make a ridiculously long story short: […]
Hidden Treasures: Getting around to those old favorites
By Frank Colletti Sitting in my chair on an early Saturday morning, I watched the rain pour down and decided that the day was going to be a bust. Instead of just sitting there, I decided to work on my metal detecting logs and fondly remembered some nice finds as I recapped my finds for […]
Hidden Treasures: Keep your eyes open
By Frank Colletti Recently, well last summer if during this time of COVID, you can call that recently, since it seems that it has been about 30 years since I was last able to go out detecting, I found myself at one of my favorite beaches on Long Island. It was a hot summer day, […]
Hidden Treasures: Summer thrills
By Frank Colletti This summer started out like many others over the past 20 years. I normally spend the summers detecting schools, parks, and playgrounds. However, this year my elbow has been bothering me more than usual. My doctor diagnosed it (the elbow problem) as repetitive stress syndrome. To make a ridiculously long story short: […]
Hidden Treasures: Two-cent pieces
By Frank Colletti I can clearly remember hunting some older schools, from the 1940s and 1950s years ago. At that time, I found that there were strange “bottle cap” signals that occurred infrequently while “dirt fishing.” What made them strange was that they were unusually deep, about four inches or better. Under normal conditions, while […]
Hidden Treasures: Bucking a trend
By Frank Colletti We all have our favorite areas to detect, and I am no different than anyone else. One particular spot that seems to constantly “call to me” is an area that has been heavily used since at least 1880. In the past, it has yielded a number of good finds, including 28 Indian […]
Hidden treasures: A long time coming, but worth the wait
By Frank Colletti Working a metal detector in the sun can be pleasant, hot, and especially frustrating. I imagine that is why I know so many people who prefer to detect at the beaches. If it is hot, just step into the water and cool off for a while. However, that has never been my […]
Hidden treasures: Peace in our time
By Frank Colletti For just a moment let us travel back in time to 1921. The United States had just finished its part in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the world. The Great War had ended three years before and it was a time before we learned to count wars with […]
Hidden treasures: Three pounds of trash, six cents, and gold
By Frank Colletti As a diehard coin shooter, I usually cannot wait for the spring thaw and the ground’s softening so that I am able to return to the schools and parks that I enjoy “working.” Although I like to work the beaches during the winter, when the ground is frozen, my favorite hunting areas […]
Hidden treasures: Attitude is everything
By Frank Colletti There are times when you show up at the beach, park, or school where you are going to start your day detecting and you just know that you are going to have a good day. Sadly, for most of us, those good days are too few and far between. Then there is […]
