[NavyCanDo]

With the wave of electronic games taking over the World over the last decade my 8-year old must be the only kid in the U.S. who asked for a metal detector for Christmas. And Santa brought him one.

I'm going to have to show him this story. Right now he finds an old railroad spike or tire iron and you would thing he found the Lost Dutchman mine.

[jimfree]

A metal detector for your 8 y/o - Makes me hopeful for the future!

[Jeff Winston]

It’s unfortunate there aren’t any Roman coins in the U.S. But fortunately the generally better weather and relative freedom and economic opportunity (vanishing, but still here for now) tend to make up for that.

[Thermalseeker]

Right now he finds an old railroad spike or tire iron and you would thing he found the Lost Dutchman mine.

Around here (SE Tennessee) folks hunt Civil War relics with metal detectors. There was a battle that occurred not far from me called "Wheelers Raid" where Confederates ambushed a 1300 wagon Union wagon train as it was making it's way over Signal Mountain towards Chattanooga. People are still finding miniballs, belt buckles and buttons, occasionally cannon balls and cartridges, horse tack, etc. Indian artifacts, i.e., projectile points, gaming stones, drills, etc, are found fairly common here, too.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I want one for Christmas too! :)