The Truth About Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting - All Info! In-Depth Articles, Exclusive True Stories, How-To Tutorials, Metal Detector Reviews, Secrets and more - a Wealth of Information To Help You Find Treasures!

WELCOME to the unique website created by Sergei from Upstate New York - an experienced international treasure hunter who has been truly addicted to the Hobby of Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting since 1993.

Introduction and Overview

by Sergei UpstateNY

proficiency level: Expert

last time modified: May 28, 2020

MetalDetectingWorld.com will help you learn how to do different types of treasure hunting research, how to pick out the most suitable metal detector for yourself and/or your family members, how to detect on land using common and unconventional search methods and techniques, and many more other "how-to's".

You will also learn so many metal detecting secrets and useful tips that you will certainly be inspired and excited to go out hunting for treasure as soon as possible. :)

Well, if you are reading this, you are most likely ready to experience new adventures and that priceless feeling of discovery!

Whether you are new to the hobby of metal detecting or an experienced metaldetectorist, you might enjoy reading my informative In-Depth Articles on search and recovery techniques, treasure hunting methods, some popular metal detectors and customized search programs for them, and exclusive true stories on treasure hunting in different parts of the world.

Many Benefits of This Wonderful Hobby of Metal Detecting My purpose of creating and maintaining this website is not only to be an ambassador of this great outdoor hobby, but also to introduce public to the hobby's many beneficial aspects: active lifestyle, excitement of discovery, learning of history through research and traveling, developing one's discipline and a strong character, meeting new people and making good friends, traveling to new places, and, most important, learning about your Self.

Learn Basics+ of Metal Detecting from My Articles If you are a newcomer to this hobby, please start with my guide - Detecting Secrets for Beginners - A Basic Guide To Successful Metal Detecting

This guide contains helpful info on selecting and buying a metal detector, types of metal detecting activities, program settings for metal detectors, basic equipment for successful treasure search, basic map research and other methods of acquiring a good leads, metal detecting techniques, places to metal detect, and more. The guide also includes a few helpful How-To tutorials. My website also has a section dedicated to the World War II and includes not only articles on WW2 history but also some info on WW2 military relic hunting which has been as popular as coin shooting in many parts of the world.

PDF Copies of My Articles, Tutorials and Guides In response to wishes of many visitors who would like to have PDF copies of my articles, I decided to create PDF files of the most informative and voluminous write-ups and make them available for reasonable prices. I will also create a special page listing all PDFs and their short descriptions as well as descriptions of my e-books which I am planning to publish soon. The PDF copies will contain additional volumes of essential and important information that is not present on my web pages. And my e-books will cover a few subjects, in particular, secret search methods and techniques which not only can greatly increase your find-rates, but also can make you so addicted to metal detecting that no doctor will help. (this falls into the category of "be careful what you wish for"... :))

Have Fun and Excitement Through My Detailed Treasure Hunting Stories You can learn a lot about cache hunting, coin shooting and relic hunting just from my treasure hunting stories in sections: Metal detecting in USA, Eastern Europe, and UK. A full list of my stories is given in this link-directory: My Metal Detecting Stories My new articles and tutorials related to metal detecting, metal detectors and accessories are announced on the "Visitors' Corner" page - Recent Additions

This page was created to help visitors easily access my newly added pages. I also announce them on my Twitter page. If you would like to follow me on Twitter (my username is metal_detect), please use a button located at the bottom of this page. My Best Finds section contains a few short stories on some of my cool treasure hunting finds made in different parts of the world before 2009. Some of my uncommon finds that have been made after 2009 are shown in my recent articles, tutorials and stories.

My Photo Galleries of Finds + You will find thematic photo galleries of different categories including 'US Silver Coins', 'US Copper Coins', 'Revolutionary War Buttons and Relics', 'Buttons and Relics of 1812 War', 'US Civil War Marked Military Buttons and Relics', 'World Coins 1600-1900', 'Russian Hammered Coins, etc. on this page: Metal Detecting Finds

And the off-topic photo galleries are listed in Photo Galleries Directory

These photo galleries contain many photographs taken during my metal detecting trips in the US and abroad. Also check out Best Finds of TH'ers Worldwide

This section contains pages with images of the best finds made by general detectorists, coin shooters, relic hunters and beach hunters who submitted their photos and short stories to me.

Share Your Metal Detecting Experiences I encourage all hobby enthusiasts to submit pictures of their best metal detecting finds that can be shown in this section: Other Treasure Hunters' Finds

If you have your own story (whether you have found a treasure chest or discovered a few valuable coins) and would like it to be posted with photographs on my website, you are more than welcome to submit your information (please use my Contact page). Field-test reports for any metal detector are welcomed as well!

Testimonials: What People Say About My Website Project Here are a few comments out of many that I have received from my website visitors in recent years: Impressed by Your Technical Expertise and Extensive Field Experience "Impressed by Your Technical Expertise and Extensive Field Experience" - from Glen K. in Connecticut, USA, on April 27, 2020 "Hello Sergei,

I wish to thank you for the many informative articles you have provided on your website. I was impressed by both your technical expertise and extensive field experience. I am currently in the process of deciding on which metal detector to purchase and I value your opinion. Today, as a show of my appreciation, I have made a donation of $100.00 to your account. Consider this a well deserved and unconditional donation.

I started reading your articles in 2015 and based on your writings, I was planning on buying an XP Deus at that time. My purchase was put on hold due to a significant back injury and subsequent back fusion. I believe I have now recovered sufficiently to purchase a high end detector but based on your most recent articles I now intend to stay away from the XP Deus.

Your recent endorsement of the Fisher F75+ intrigues me but I have a number of questions. I am also considering a Minelab CTX 3030...or perhaps something else?

I am primarily interested in coin hunting. My first metal detector was purchased when I was a high school freshman in 1972 while living in the lower Ulster County region (Marlboro, NY) Regrettably, I have not been involved in the hobby since graduating from college in 1980 but I am anxious to resume the hunt. I currently live in CT.

Not surprisingly, I am reluctant to rely exclusively upon the advise of those posting on the various forums or YouTube nor do I entirely trust the opinion of those those who sell the units online. I am looking for an informed and unbiased opinion.

I was hoping you would soon release your article on the Fisher F75+ but in lieu of that perhaps you would consider contacting me for a one-on-one telephone consultation. Of course, I would be more than happy to make another donation to compensate you for your time.

My work hours are long lately as we are doing our part battling the Covid-19 virus in a hospital setting. Consequently, it is difficult for me to take phone calls while at work. If you are interested in speaking with me, please let me know by email and we can hopefully find a mutually convenient time to speak. FYI: I am available this coming weekend.

I look forward to hearing from you.Thank you!" I am Blown Away! "I am Blown Away!" - from Todd B. in Georgetown, Ohio, USA, on April 5, 2020 "Hi Sergei!

Hope you’re doing well and avoiding the rampant Corona virus in your state. Every time I visit your site I’m "blown away" by the shear volume of materials you have created! You must be wearing out computer keyboards and your typing fingers too!Best Regards!" Excellent Website! "Excellent Website!" - from William R. in Wiltshire, England, on January 30, 2020 "Hello Sergei,

I stumbled on you website two days ago, while desperately searching for a good technical article about ground balancing. What an excellent website you have created! I am very grateful, so I have just made a small donation, which I hope will help. I’ll keep reading your excellent articles for my continued education.

Thank you so much!" Great Work! "Great Work!" - from Jens in Munich, Germany, on May 12, 2019 "Hi Sergei,

I searched the web for a really useful Deus guide and came across your fantastic site. Your Deus guide is what I've been looking for and much much more. Extremely well explained with in depth information I found nowhere else yet. You honestly should consider writing a book. Really! By now I've already spent several hours on your site with many more to come. Continue your great work!" Great Website Packed with Knowledge! "Great Website Packed with Knowledge!" - from Jay Evans in New York, USA, on April 22, 2018 "Hello Sergei,

I wanted to thank you for your great website packed with your knowledge about detecting, (Mainly about the CTX3030) With your help and knowledge I’ve written several search modes and loaded them in my machine and now I can’t wait to try this awesome machine out! Just wanted to thank you for putting all your insight online for everyone to read and inspire more to get out and enjoy our great hobby! Thanks again!" Helpful and Motivating! "Helpful and Motivating!" - from Judith K. in Georgia, USA, on February 9, 2018 "Hello Sergei,

First I just want to say thank you for your website. It is very interesting to read! I recently bought a Tesoro Silver µMax and have started learning how to detect. Great fun! Reading your stories and your tips on metal detecting is very helpful and motivating. I have learned a lot from your site." Great Website! "Great Website!" - from Jukka А. in Palokka, Finland, on January 1, 2018 "Dear Sergei,

I found your great Internet site about metal detecting a few weeks ago. I have learnt a lot from it, and my learning is still going on, thank you very much!" Wonderful Job! "Wonderful Job!" - from Patrick M. in Emmen, Netherlands, on November 7, 2017 "Hello Sergei,

I have learned a lot and enjoyed every minute I was on your website and I was there a lot believe me. Your enthusiasm and honesty is contagious, and lots of articles show your passion about this hobby. I truly love it when people have passion for what they do, stand for or believe in. I also use the Explorer 2 on a regular basis together with my Vaquero and CZ-20 - they are those detectors which will probably never leave my side. :) Yes, all of them are "oldies" but I don't really care. I let all those people with there beautiful and flashy Deus detectors and many other flashy brands be in peace, and hope they find just as much treasures as myself. Or trash as we often do too (laughing). You put so much effort into your website and it shows. All those pictures and all those stories, it is just perfect. I want to thank you for all your work and all your shared experiences. All your time spent in the field makes it very believable and very interesting. Thanks again Sergei! You did, and still doing a wonderful job." Wonderful Website! "Wonderful Website!" - from Hugh H. in Canandaigua, New York, USA, on December 9, 2016 "Dear Sergei,

Thank you for such a wonderful site! I am saving for a metal detector, and find that your site is the most comprehensive and useful site of all on the web. Your site was referenced as a useful link on another site, and I’m so glad that I clicked on it!" Superb Website! "Superb Website!" - from Robert C. in New South Wales (Australia) on November 13, 2016 "Hello Sergei,

I read quite a few pages on your superb website and WOW! It's been put together beautifully. I'm very new to detecting but have the confidence now to get out there and find interesting things, and have lots of fun in the Australian bush in New South Wales. Thank you most kindly for your website!" What a great site you've got! "What a great site you've got!" - from James S. in Pennsylvania (USA) on June 3, 2013 "Hi Sergei,

Just had to tell you what a great site you've got! Comprehensive and in-depth. I can't imagine how you manage doing that along with your hunting and your normal career. And all free too! I've seen some sites who are trying to sell the same information (i.e. "Inside secrets of the professionals, Secrets they don't want you to know") and I would seriously doubt they would come close to what you are offering. I'm only about 3 months into this hobby and am of course just beginning to learn (Garrett ACE 250) but I've printed out several sections from your site for study. I'm sure they'll give my hunting efforts a great boost. One question out of curiosity, do you still feel the Minelab E-trac is your best overall detector? - [No, not any longer. It is XP Deus now. - S.] Your website makes a huge difference! "Your website makes a huge difference!" - from Peter S. (USA) on April 16, 2012 "Hey Sergie! Your website makes a huge difference! After I have browsed the web and visited many websites on metal detecting, I gotta tell you, I think your website is a valuable "keeper" in this "webfield" that is full of junk - websites that fill up their pages with multiple keywords but do not give any useful or in-depth information! They claim to be the most resourceful while posting a bunch of empty links and no photos of real finds! To me, it was upsetting to realize that there were no real treasure hunters behind those pages. Visiting your web page was like a breath of fresh air because you are a true treasure hunter and have done a great job sharing your experience and knowledge, inspiring others, and telling the truth! Thank you so much!!! You are the Man!" Thanks for the useful tips! "Thanks for the useful tips!" - from Adrian B. (UK) on October 4, 2011 "Hi Sergei,

Your website is fantastic! It has inspired me to really start metal detecting more. I have always been fascinated.

The story of your silver coin hoard [the story is temporarily unavailable - S.] was about the most amazing thing I have ever read, my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw all the pictures, it must have been AMAZING :) Congratulations! You deserve that success because of the hard work.

Thanks for the useful tips on the website they are excellent to the beginner like me.

Best Regards!" Thank you for the best website! "Thank you for the best website!" - from Brian J. (USA) on February 7, 2010 "Hi Serge! I have to thank you for the best website I have seen on this hobby. I wish there were more sites like yours! Your idea on using old postcards gave me the information on the band stand in a park closed in the late 1800's. It is a small island, and I'm gonna search it in the spring when the weeds are down low.

Thanks again!" You have done an outstanding job! "You have done an outstanding job!" - from Paul D. (USA) on September 22, 2009 "Hi Sergie,

I went out today and found a 1944 wheat penny (whoopee) but it's a find. I would love to make it down to Poland, visit Auschwitz and a few other places.

My wife saw your website and said, "what does he do for a living?" I said, "Does it matter? He sure is having fun." She was impressed too on the detail and how it all went together. You have done an outstanding job so keep up the great work.

I really loved reading about the "_ _ _" [here I had to omit the abbreviation of the WW2 military organization - S.] Isn't it interesting how so much evil can keep going after all those years? I haven't read everything on your site but I believe it's one of the best out there. Hope to have it all read soon, love the history part.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures hope to send you some of my finds soon. I will be planning and saving for the big trip next year.

Keep up the great website and good hunting!"

Make a Donation It is always inspiring to receive emails from people who thank me for my hard work in making this website the most informative and helpful web resource for detectorists worldwide. However, making and keeping my website unmatchable on the Internet takes a significant amount of my time (it is almost like having a full-time job!). Growing a website and making it self-supporting is a "bumpy road". This is why I need your help! Clicking on the donate button will take you to a donation page powered by Donorbox and dedicated to my website (MetalDetectingWorld.com). The donation page is PCI-compliant, secured by SSL/TLS, and has a simple form to fill out. Donorbox does not store any card or bank data. Credit card information is encrypted and tokenized by the Stripe payment processor. This website would not exist without the advertisements we display and your kind donations. If you are unable to support us by viewing our advertisements, please consider making a Donation to ensure the future of this website. By helping me keep this website alive and growing, you will sure help many detectorists around the world as well! ANNOUNCEMENT: In January of 2020, I started a one-time fund-raising campaign in attempt to accumulate enough money to buy a simple but reliable 4x4 vehicle. My old 4x4 car (made in 1995) had faithfully served me for 10 years before it eventually went beyond repair last October. Without a 4WD, I will not be able to get to my hunt sites and test-plots hidden in the remote wooded areas inaccessible by a regular car. Unlucky for me, those sites are the only locations available and suitable for my field-work which results in informative articles you can find on this website. For the past 10 years, my usual field-work has consisted of field-testing the latest metal detectors and accessories, experimenting with some of them, and devising new effective search methods that meet the requirements of the new metal detecting reality. Before my car died, I managed to finish a couple of interesting detector-testing projects which will be covered in my upcoming articles. But other equally important projects that I was working on were not completed and had to be postponed until the Spring 2020. I hope that this fund-raising campaign will help me get a decent 4x4 by then so that I will be able to resume my work and to write more new articles, tutorials and guides based on data gathered through testing and experimentation. If you find my website useful and would like it to provide more essential info for you and other detectorists worldwide, please consider chipping in $5, $20, $50 or whatever you can afford to keep MetalDetectingWorld.com growing in 2020. I promise you, it will be money well spent. Thank you. Donate

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Happy Hunting!