Metal detecting has been around for a long time ... of iron and likely came from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. It landed on Earth between 100 and 1,000 years ago.

I realized that it was a belt plate, and I was like, holy smokes,” Papallo said. “It was post-Civil War because of the way it was made.” Greenway, who has only been metal detecting for a ...

Metal detector in hand, Andy Thaxton marches the ... Thaxton detected his most satisfying find in 2023, a Civil War belt plate inscribed by the soldier-owner: Private Michael Hofer, 16th Ohio ...

But metal detecting was something our family actually ... once asked if he could metal detect on that property and had found belt buckles and eating utensils. The woods were muddy and swarming ...