In March I found 2 un-hunted sites in Aiken County, South Carolina.

The first site was two home sites in a plowed field. I went hunting with a friend and man we have fun. The weather was just right in the 60’s. The soil was like beach sand, easy hunting; it had been rained on a lot during the winter. It just doesn’t get any better than that. We hunted this site for 2 weeks. I found 33 buttons and 6 coins. The buttons I found were 5-confederate, 1-rifleman cuff, 1-CSA , 3-cast I’s, 2-brass, 1-pewter, 7-union, 2-eagle I’s, 5-eagle general service, 6-underwear, 1-Augusta, GA button with Augusta cannonball on front side and 1-good year N.P.C.O pt. 1851 hard rubber button which was laying on top of the ground. The 6 coins were 1-1855 seated liberty half-dime, 1-1903 Barbour dime, 1-1912 nickel, 1-shield nickel, 1-French coin and a love token. Also found, 2 toe plates, a few musket balls and fishing sinkers.

On the second site I found (still in March), a slave quarters and over 300 buttons between my friend and I. Using my T²

In May, I went back after they plowed the field and found 114 buttons and 1 half 1847 dime. This site was a relic hunters dream, the only trash we found was a few shotgun shells and iron targets. It just doesn’t get any better than this! Good hunting to everyone, hope your next find will be the big one.

Thanks,
Johnnie Barnes

I was hunting a spot that has been hit hard by those heavy, awkward, overpriced pulse detectors for many years. It was loaded with hot rocks on a very rocky area with a steep incline — very difficult terrain to navigate. I was glad I had the lightweight, perfectly balanced T² and didn’t have to lug a big heavy unit with a giant battery into this area. I could tell the sound of the hot rocks and around a few of them I heard the zip zip of the T² in the all-metal mode; the target ID let me know it was something good! I dug in with my pick and after a little work out pops this nice nugget from down deep in the hole - I finished my day with a few smaller nuggets those other detectors are known to miss!

Mike Scott

Beau Ouimette

I have had the new G2 for just over a month and I am really impressed with it's performance. I hunt Civil War relics here in SW Missouri and in the places that have been hunted hard in the past, the G2 really shines!! Countless bullets, buttons and a really neat counterfeit $5 gold coin have been found in these "Worked Out" fields.I hunt on the average of 2 times a week, weather permitting and the G2 has proven to me that places are really not hunted out!!! I have attached some photos of my G2 finds. Thanks Teknetics for a great detector for opening up new finds in old sites!!!

Mark Daughtrey, Nixa, Missouri

WOW!

My hunting partner Clay mentioned we could hunt this pounded CS camp not far from where we were. He and Thomas went there last yr and dug 3 or 4 69 cal. french triangle based bullets and a bleeder. There was also a small colonial spot on the property. I said I've never been in it so lets go I'd love to find one of those bullets. Well to say the place has been pounded is an understatment, Clay didnt find anything!

I dug 2 roundballs a thimble, and well, the good thing - Found it with the omega 8000 boys and this sites been pounded for 25 yrs! It's probably the best thing to ever come off this spot and it shows a good site is a good site you just never know what's left .Here she is peeking through the sand. It's in awsome condition, do I get a Yeeehaaaaaaaaaa!!! Not many of these little jewels dug. The omega 8000 I told you I was going to make some great finds with this little detector!

A 1795 flowing hair silver half dime in awsome condition. More than likey this will be my find of the year. What a coin. Oh and hats's off to the omega 8000 it's a keeper in my book, light, subtle and with patience to learn it deadly! It's tamer than your T²'s and F75's but just as deep and surprsing the heck out of me! I really like it.

These are all T² (Terminator) finds. Some of my choice finds.

I have several thousand people that read my reviews on a few websites and forums and I get many emails asking advice on finding the good silver/gold finds in contaminated ground. I did not plan this but we help where we can. The John Penny is a significant find, so is the Belgae Celtic unit and the Edward VI Harp mintmark hammered.

See images below.... Extremely rare Roman coin 2nd recorded R5 Rated, found with T²

Identification was made by Wildwinds Mrs Dane Kurth. Who said I ain't lucky!

Constantine II
Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C (meaning Constantine Junior Noble Caesar), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding Victory and spear (the spear would cut right through the hole at 45 deg) but you can see his hand holding the bottom part. Rev: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, large globe (often with
lines of latitude and longitude!) on altar inscribed VOT - IS - XX in three lines, three stars above.
Mintmark star STR Minted in: Trier, 321 AD. Reference: Not in RIC. Bikic-Do Hoard, Sirmium VIII, 47 (found in Bikic-Do in E. Europe as part of the hoard) Rated R5 = of the highest rarity, only one known until now! A similar one but without the star in the mintmark and only holding a Victory and a mappa (like a rolled up napkin) is here:

OK, so this was made in 321 AD and the teeny weeny tiddlers were more or less started by Theodosius II
(408-450 AD) and continued with, e.g. Valentinian III, (425-455 AD), Leo I (457-474 AD), so this was around
100 years after the original coin was made, which is an awful long time for a coin to continue to be in
circulation (especially as the Romans were now gone from GB). What I think is, that these little flans were
used for what we call "barbs" or barbaric coins. In fact I just received a barbaric Fel Temp (fallen
horseman type) only today from my friend George in England (he is an ebay seller, he buys coins from
detectorists, I ID them for him and he pays me in "Fel Temps" (fallen horseman types, as he knows I collect them - there are over 2,000 variations of them!) It looks like there are the letters OB on that bit of
lead sticking up in the circle, so the cutout would have been made with the obverse face down, by the look of it " Un-quote

Kind regards

Andy Muller AKA Silverman777

T² - I must admit it is a great detector.

Picture 1 & 2. Iceni celtic coin
Pic 3&4 India Gold Coin
Pic 5&6 India Gold coin (Might be a Farnam)
Pic 7&8 A significant find Roman coin Antonius Sesterius Very rare 144 ad
Pic 9 &10 Claudius 41-54 AD, 3.6GM Silver Excellent 19.0mm. S.P.Q.R. Denarius

Kind regards
Andy

Buttons coins and other relics found with a T² by Rocky Sommers.

Assorted T² finds by Clay Daley; buttons, relics and coins.

1853 1 dollar gold coin and rare SC button found with T²

And below Artillery button, US Plate, Civil War Confederate Infantry buttons, Revenue Cutter button and Pistol

Dennis Farrer

1850's Charleston S.C. police button found with T2 near Charleston

Mike Scott's finds.

Civil War Calvary button

Jesuit rings

Old Compass

Infantry button

US Button

Here is a few T² finds. The 5 buttons from top to bottom are as follows. An extremely rare english imported confederate engineers button, a rare SC button with a backmark not listed by Albert only a few known to exist.A rare Kings Mountain military school button 1855. It was S. Carolina's only civil war period school and the buttons are scarce especially dug ones. A rare SC button that was made during the war in Columbia SC called a confederate local and a rare English imported confederate block I button.

Next pic is of 2 jacksonian buttons from the 1830's along with a nice New York militia button from the same time period.

N ext pic is of several pretty eagle buttons from the SC lowcountry.

Next is an 1850 Charleston Servant slave tag

Next is another 1 piece 1830's New York Militia coat button.

The last one is of 3 very rare late 1800's Aiken Fire Brigade badges. Only 7 of these have ever been found all from the same area.

Peter Eles

Here is the 3 rare late 1800's dug Aiken Fire Brigade badges. Only 7 for our little town have ever been found all from the same location.

Pete

Everything shown is a T² find. I won a top prize at a recent seeded Beach hunt in Belmar NJ this summer - an 1853 $ 2.50 US gold coin worth about $ 500 using the T² as my competition machine!

This was my first CS button I found when I got my new T². I can take a group shot of several CS buttons and plate found with this machine.

Thought the MS R button would be a good one as not many are found. Found three (SC,NC and Blk I) right after I bought the small coil and hit some pounded iron in some written off house sites.

John in Wilmington

An Edward 1st 13407/1340 farthing 1cm diam .3 gram and an Anglo Saxon strap end

Brian

I found this Antoninianus of Carausius today (28thSept) Reverse Leatitia AVG Minted at Clausentium

Brian

A few more recent finds. An open top thimble circa 15th century A.D. A 16th Century Buckle. A nice AE3 of Crispus Caesar with a reverse of an Altar inscribed VOT V MILT X minted at Lugdunum France. He was wrongly accused of treachery by the wife on Constantine resulting in his execution; when found that was not true Constantine had is wife thrown into a bath of boiling water !!

The next coin is a silver Siliqua of Arcadius A.D.383/408 reverse Roma Seated he was only 31 when he died.

Then a Sestertius of Faustina wife of Antonius Pius she died in A.D.141. They were all found during thelast 7 days.

Regards, Brian

The coin is an AE2 of Magnus Maximus he was a usurper in Britain A.D.383/388 The reverse shows him raising a female figure usually meant represent a city state. He also holds Victory. 21mm Diameter. Then another very slight La Tene 3 brooch late ist century BC

These like the other I sent to you were made out of one piece of metal. When the pin section broke which is quire common the brooch could not be repaired.

Brian

1 - This small Roman period seal box cover was found yesterday near to Cirencester.They put wax into it them set their seal into the wax. It was then fixed to a document to let the recipient know it came from the sender. Its made of bronze and 18 mm diameter.

2 - Another first for me as far as I can remember. An AE2 of Magnus Maximus. Of course many of the grots of the period that could not be seen clearly could have been him found with the T² stadard coil which I find much better in difficult ground than the SEF coil. 73/20/2+ Again found near to Cirencester Glos.

Brian

1 - A WW2 cap badge of the Royal West Kent regiment. This unit had a branch in the home guard as well, if you get the TV program Dads Army over there you will see it. Not a deep find about 4 inches 7Feq. SEns 70 disc 20 sounds 2+ A much more modern find from me !!

2 - A 4th Century lead weight together with an iron hanging loop.

3 - A special find for me found with my T² fitted with the SEF coil Sens 70 Disc 20 sounds 2+ I have been searching for more than 30 years and this is the first NERO coin that I have found. Took a T² to find it. A Copper As with the reverse of the Temple of Janus A.D.54/68

4 - This early Celtic brooch was found on Wednesday 13th May it dates from the late 1st Century BC into the early part of the 1st Century A.D. 43 These are difficult to find with any machine as they usually end up side on so only a narrow target is seen by the machine.

Regards Brian

A WW2 cap badge of the Royal West Kent regiment. This unit had a branch in the home guard as well, if you get the TV program Dads Army over there you will see it. Not a deep find about 4 inches 7Feq. SEns 70 disc 20 sounds 2+

A much more modern find from me !!

Regards Brian

Follis of Maximianus A.D.286/310 The reverse is Genius standing The legend Genio Populi Romani. The Genius of the Roman People.it is 25 mm diameter and it still shows some silver. At this point the coins had a minor amount of silver in them. The flans were struck hot so the silver content then came to the surface.

Regards Brian

This Groat of Mary Tudor was found on the grass site sens 71,disc 21,sounds 2+ freq.7 about six inches deep. At the moment grass sites are easy to dig after all the rain that we have had,now its getting dry so I must get a move on !

Best regards Brian

My latest finds of Saturday. A follis of Constantine 1st A.D.308/337 with the reverse of Solinvictocomiti which means the unconquerable sun god. That amuses me since he was supposed to have been converted to Christianity, all his coins have Pagan motifs, I recon he was hedging his bets.The coin was minted at Trier Germany after about 311. THen there is a bronze hair pin plus a Roman period buckle. The buckle is 30mm long.

I shall be out again today ( Sunday) Brian

The English weather has shut me down for at least the next week !! BUT the best sestertius that I have ever found has come from the down land that I have been searching this past four years. It came from very mineralized soil yet at 9 inches deep, very good in such difficult conditions. The coin is the largest type issued during the imperial period. Gordian the 3rd was a very young Emperor in the 3rd Century A.D. 238/244 due to treachery on the part of Julius Phillipus the pretorian prefect (later to become Phillip the first) he was deposed and murdered near Circesium in Mesopotamia A.D.244 he was only 19 years old. The reverse of the coin shows Laetitia standing =joy gladness. She holds a wreath & sceptre .

Brian

Another rare coin found with the T² this time found with the standard coil fitted. Its a coin of Edward the Confessor A.D.1042/1066

The mint Exeter by Hunnawine which is the rare part of this coin. Its one that I found using a T² loaned to me by a friend back in September 11th 2009 which lead to me buying my present machine. THe settings at that time sens 60 disc 10sounds 2+ it worked very well in those very difficult conditions.

Best regards, Brian

Two finds from Friday & Saturday 16th & 17th April The Anglo Saxon silver sceat of the Frisian series A.D.640 /741

Very small 1 cm diameter 11 grams weight. The other a reduced follis of Constantine 1st A.D.308/337 the reverse Sol Invicto Comiti (the unconquerable Sun. Minted in Trier Germany The Sceat was a surface find with the T² the other about 6 inches

Regards, Brian

I found these two Romano British Brooches this after noon. One is a Hod Hill variant dating to the first century A.D. A little damaged by the farm machines. The other is a second century A.D. Umbonate type still with its pin and the inlay can still be seen.

Regards

Brian

A few more Roman coins found with the T².

The Constantine 1st coin although not in the best condition is interesting as it was minted at London (mint mark PLN ) Principle workshop of London The reverse shows Sol Invicto Comiti I.e. The unconquerable Sun,Just shows you although Constantine accepted Christianity the coins still show Pagan gods. This was found in an arable field on downland in Berkshire. The VERBS ROMA coin = minted for the city of Rome 337-340 when the Empire was divided in two THe obverse shows the helmeted head representing Rome the reverse Romulus and Remus being suckled by the wolf This coin was minted at Tier in Germany.THe small coin is a locally minted copy of a Roman coin of the 4th century A.D. The reverse a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. Again found in the same area as the others .

Regards Brian

Had a chance to get out yesterday when the weather improved . An Antoninianus of Postumas A.D.259-268 Victory reverse also a Hod hill variant brooch with some tinning and decoration. Late first century A.D.

Regards

Brian Cavill

A Magnetius Centenionalis A.D.350/353 reverse with the Christian Chi Rho the Monogram of Christ in Greek. Romano British brooch with some of its Millifore enamel still in place. 35 mm wide found in the same rough area as the Magnetius coin. - Brian Cavill

Last Monday I found this Rare Eugenius Siliqua on the Down Land that I have been searching for the past 4 years. He was Emperor 392/394 The coin was minted at Trier Germany it shows Roma seated holding a spear and Victory .

Brian Cavill