History

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Uncovering History at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Just north of San Francisco, the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary overlooks 900 acres of open water that is closed from October 1 to March 31 each year to…

Change from Chile

Today was beautiful – the water was warm, clear, and calm enough to get out for nearly three hours in the water to search for some cool finds. My favorite discovery…

Rugged Russian Rubles

Coins are pretty much the guaranteed find when out on the beach. Sometimes I come across a few together (a pocket lost all at once), and occasionally something special. In…

Maria Del Rosario De San Nicolas

This find is another one in the “I thought it was a coin” file. the size made it seem like a U.S. quarter, but when I wiped away the sand…

A Tribute

The beach police decided to cut my detecting short tonight…on Valentine’s Day! What better gift to a detectorist than to be out on the beach finding metal goodies? He even…