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All I can say is “wow!”

Our sponsor Kellyco is really going above and beyond what we have ever known a metal detector dealer to do.

They’re having a “Buy One Metal Detector, Get One for a Dollar” sale. Otherwise known as “BOGO” this is the kind of sale you see with low price items like shoes and maybe even grocery store specials at Publix… but NEVER do you see specials like this on high dollar items like our hobby requires: Metal Detectors.

Check out Kellyco’s BOGO sale and seriously take advantage of it while it lasts. The fact that they can even offer such an amazing holiday deal is somethin’ else… I don’t know how long this will last but hopefully it’ll go through the weekend.

Again - check out Kellyco’s Buy One Metal Detector, Get One for a Dollar sale now. We’re still in shock but now is the time to upgrade to that Excalibur II or Sovereign GT we’ve been wanting.

- Shaun

ATTENTION - THIS SALE IS OVER AND WE TOOK DOWN THE LINKS. VISIT KELLYCODETECTORS.COM FOR MORE SPECIALS!

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We remember when the pickin’s were slim when it came to selecting a metal detector…

Nowadays it seems like there’s a new one coming out every other week!

We know Teknetics because of the “T2″ metal detector. The brand is technically owned by First Texas (who also owns Bounty Hunter and Fisher), and with the amount of new Fishers that have come out recently we really shouldn’t be surprised to see the Teknetics brand stepping up as well.

Their latest machine is one of a set of three. It’s called the Teknetics Delta 4000 and we could tell right away that it’s related to the Fisher F2, F4, F5 series of detectors. Like those machine it has a large digital face with big push buttons for the most neccessary adjustments. Here’s what our sponsor, Kellyco, had to say:

The Delta metal detector is the latest and greatest from the world-renowned Teknetics metal detector brand. Just released, and in time for the holiday season, the Delta boasts state-of-the-art detecting features housed in the most modern of detector designs.

The large control housing features push-button controls, numerical depth readout, an intuitive menu system and a running depth indicator. These tools combine to help even the most novice detectorist hunt like a professional! Advanced features include adjustable sensitivity, discrimination by categories, a two-digit numerical target identification system, and two search modes: Discrimination Mode and All Metals Mode.

It comes with a 5 Year warranty and a few accessories. Check it out at Kellyco’s Teknetics Delta page and we’ll update this blog with info on the Delta’s sisters - Omega and Gamma - when we get it. Of course if anybody ends up with this machine please share information with us cause we don’t have any reviews on it yet.

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One of our favorite sites had something a little related to treasure hunting today so we thought we’d share.

National Geographic Magazine’s Photo Gallery shows some amazing images taken deep within the Crystal Palace of Mexico.

The conditions are extreme but the find is extraordinary. Massive beams of selenite have formed deep below the Chihuahuan Desert over the last millennial. These crystals are some of the largest every discovered on Earth and completely dwarf human explorers.

So how far beneath the Chihuahuan Desert are these crystals? Nearly 1,000 ft. down.

Researchers have to descend by truck through a serpentine mine shaft. Temperatures in the Cave of Crystals can reach upwards of 110 degrees Fahrenheit and researchers must wear ice-cooled suits, breathing packs and respirator masks to cool their body from the inside, out. This enables the researchers to be in the cave for at least 20 minutes, but many choose to stretch it to 80 minutes - which is well after the ice has melted. They also have air conditioned tents to provide short-term relief.

Currently the caves are privately owned and access to is limited, but researchers soon hope for legal protection to keep looters and foot traffic from harming the delicate, perfectly luminous crystals.

Which begs the question - Who the heck would loot 1,000 ft. down?!

Anyway - the longest crystal measures 37.4 ft in length and the oldest likely began growing about 600,000 years ago.

I know this isn’t treasure as we normally report, but it’s amazing none the less. Now if only we could get a metal detector to pick up treasure buried 1,000 ft. below the surface…. nah… we wouldn’t wanna dig that far down anyway! Check out the website at National Geographic for some of the most amazing, stellar, stunning, mind-boggling pictures you have ever seen in your LIFE.

- Shaun

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Some people just have all the luck.

First off - Peter Barker Jones is lucky enough to live in Flintshire, Wales where there is plenty of history just layin’ around, waiting to be picked up.

Secondly - He didn’t even have to use a metal detector to find a 700 year old penny that was just lying on the surface.

So here’s the story: According to Newspost Online, archaeology enthusiast Peter Jones was walking through a field that belonged to a friend when he saw something lying on the ground. He picked it up, rubbed it with his hand and realized he was holding an old silver coin. A year later he took a metal detector to the same spot and again, found two similar coins along the surface.

Jones says he has always been interested in local history and was searching for old flint tools where he believes the site of a Neolithic camp was when he happened to see the coin. “I regularly look for flint tools on the field and another one next to it, and I have found about a hundred old knives and arrow heads which I think are from between 8,000 and 2,000 B.C.”

“I declared the coins to the archaeological society in Denbighshire and followed all the proper procedures to say what I had found.

“I knew they were probably pennies from the Edwardian age, but I didn’t know what would happen to them at the time, or how much they were worth.”

The coins were sent to National Museums Wales, where experts examined them and confirmed they were silver pennies, from the reign of Edward I and Edward II, from 1309-1327.

The report stated that two of the coins were minted in London and one in Canterbury, and they are all believed to be made from silver with about 90 per cent purity.

Seriously - some people just have all the luck. Check out Evening Leader for more pictures and information.

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We often wonder what treasures lie beneath the pavement of parking lots and high rises. That’s why when I saw this article on Yahoo! news I nearly jumped out of my chair. A 2,000 year old gold earring was found in a Jerusalem parking lot.

According to the Yahoo! News Article this beautiful earring was found “beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem’s old city.” Now of course this wasn’t found lying on top of asphalt - this was an archaeological dig.

Anyway - The earring itself is really just beautiful and surprisingly, still stylish despite its advanced age. It dates back to the time of Christ, during the Roman period. It was found in a Byzantine structure built several centuries after the jeweled earring was made, so it most likely was passed down through generations.

The Director of Excavation at the site, Doron Ben-Ami, says “It must have belonged to someone of the elite in Jerusalem. Such a precious item, it couldn’t be one of just ordinary people.”

The earring features a large pearl inlaid in gold with two drop pieces, each with an emerald and pearl set in gold.

Archaeologists around the world commented “jewelry is hardly preserved in archaeological context in Jerusalem because precious metals were often sold or melted down during the many historic takeovers of the city. It adds to the visual history of Jerusalem and brings attention to the life of women in antiquity.”

Ben-Ami expects more small, luxury items to turn up in future excavations, as earrings similar to this one have been found at sites throughout Europe.

So when do we get to start pulling up the pavement in America to find treasure? We’re certainly ready!

- Shaun

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We make no secret of our love of Minelab here at TreasureHunting.com - Adam and I both tend to favor the brand and consider their technology to be some of the most cutting edge on the metal detecting market.

But even we were surprised when we saw that they rolled out yet another new detector this year. Just in time for the holiday season and with a processor that made us do a double take… this thing is FAST!

Our neighbor and sponsor, Kellyco Metal Detectors, gave us a run-down on what makes this detector different and we thought we’d share with you folks what we heard. So here is what Kellyco has to say about the Minelab Safari:

Minelab’s latest and greatest metal detector is the all new, Full Band Spectrum (FBS) fueled Safari! Featuring four pre-programmed detection modes and four programmable user modes, the Safari is easy-to-use while continuing Minelab’s reputation for being cutting edge! Advanced, digital filtering will automatically eliminate and influence the ground signals for seamless detecting no matter what your field conditions may be!

Here’s what the Minelab Safari comes with from Kellyco:

Kellyco Free Accessories
* 2 Year Extended Service Plan
* Audio 200 Headphones
* Padded Carry Bag w/ Outside Pocket
* Deluxe 5 Pocket Tool Pouch
* Guide “Finding Treasure State by State”
* Kellyco 3 Pocket Coin Pouch
* Handy Little Treasure Pouch
* Trial Subscription to “Lost Treasure” Magazine

Factory Included Accessories
* 2 Year Factory Warranty
* 8 AA Alkaline Batteries
* Custom Battery Holder
* PROtective Coil Cover
* Instruction Manual

It looks like this was intended to replace the Minelab Quattro, a detector we never did get our hands on but one we heard was slow. The rumor on the Safari is that they upgraded the processor so it is now one of their fastest and still hangs on to that FBS technology Minelab is so proud of.

Anybody used it? We’ll be swinging by Kellyco in a week or two and we’re looking forward to taking it out to their test area. Until then we’d sure appreciate some feedback.

- Shaun

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Call us old-fashioned, but using a satellite to find buried underwater treasure seems a little far-fetched.

But that’s the plot of a novel that, honestly, sounds like a pretty fun read!

Lost and Found by Tom Williams is an exotic escape from reality that tracks the adventures of two English expatriates who are hired by an oil-consulting firm to track oil reserves around the globe using a geological survey satellite. Realizing the spacecraft will not find oil, and reconfiguring it to find gold, results in accusations of sabotage and the English engineers’ termination from the company.

Their corrupt boss has given them only thirty days to find gold, or be arrested, when a co-worker who had the only means of proving their innocence turns up dead. After the two Englishmen team up with a beautiful salvage captain in Florida, the three travel to Turkey and a quest begins for unparalleled riches that is filled with unpredictable twists and turns and non-stop action. In the exciting race for an ancient treasure, the cast of characters battle a treacherous storm, an earthquake, a tsunami, and each other.

Author Tom Williams resides in Florida, and is a master merchant marine officer licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard for twenty-three years, specializing in shipwrecks and salvage diving. Tom’s vast background enriches Lost and Found with true-life experiences to make it a plausible maritime treasure hunt, and lends credibility to an imaginative plot.

This looks like a fun book and I’m sure will kill some of our down-time in the winter.

~ Liz ~

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