Gary Drayton treasure hunting blog

Yesterday morning I went to a popular tourist beach to search for gold jewelry, surprisingly I had the beach to myself.  I never saw one ot...

I love using my metal detector in the dark, especially when I am searching for jewelry on tourist beaches.  That may explain why I am rarel...

My 300 year old Spanish treasure ring is a perfect example of what is possible when you are not a box hunter. This magnificent 22K inca gol...

I am often contacted by people who ask me if I could send them the discrimination pattern and settings I use on the Minelab CTX 3030.  My b...

I like to believe I am always learning and evolving as a beach treasure hunter, open to different things and not standing still.  I just co...

Becoming a consistent jewelry or coin hunter is like building a house from the ground up.  You cannot start building by adding the roof and...

I believe I was fortunate to get into metal detecting from a bottle and clay pipe river hunting background.  Research and knowing how to re...