Friday, October 16, 2009
Kellyco's One Day One Deal
Each day we will offer one of our products for an incredibly low sale price, sometimes up to 70% off. The sale for each product runs 24 hours and quantities are limited - so if you snooze, you lose! Products are only available for the 24 hours of the day they are featured. Please be aware you may not get yesterday's product or tomorrow's product. Don't miss your chance to save and save big on the items you're looking for to make your treasure hunting experience more enjoyable.
This new sale kicks off today, October 16, 2009 at 4 PM EST with our first product and will run until 4 PM EST on Saturday October 17, 2009. We will be running a new product every day for the next 4 days. Check them out!
http://www.kellycodetectors.com/one_day_one_deal/
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
12 Ways To Find Older Areas To Metal Detect
While there are many different places hunt with your Metal Detector, the thrill of recovering older more valuable coins plus holding in your hands different relics of the past will be something you will want to experience. Finding coins from the 17th,18th and early 19th Century is a far greater thrill then you can imagine.
The answer to finding older sites is "Research!" Where can you find research material?
1-Old Maps - can be found in local libraries, local history books, they show old roads, abandoned railroad stations, many times school buildings and other points of interest that either no longer exist, or people have forgotten about.
2-Old Newspapers contain a wealth of information on almost every page Stories about holiday celebration on the town square park (May no longer exists) Carnival arriving in town (where did they set up?) and much more information.
3-Old Property Tax Records show where older houses, farms, service stations, interstate bus stops, taverns etc.. once stood. Lots of old coins to be found.
4-School Records not only tell you where schools once stood. Find all the roads and paths that students took to get to school. Find out exactly where the building or buildings stood. School playground areas, where outside lunch benches were... etc.
5-Local Historical Societies are a great resource containing valuable information on dozens of older happenings of your town from it's very beginnings up till today... A valuable resource not to be overlooked.
6-Local Museums usually have displays of historical interest as well as many books on the areas history. Spend time with anyone that works in the museum, they generally are part "Historian." Listen to what they can tell you.
7-Senior Citizens are a walking history of your town or city. Take the time to visit the Senior Citizen Homes and events. Make friends with those folks and listen to the stories they can tell.
8-Old Police Reports can pinpoint events that can turn into a "Treasure" spot. Robberies of lake front homes many times ended with the thief throwing his loot into the lake if he was about to be captured. Police calls to businesses or homes that are empty lots right now.. etc.
9-Old Fire Department records can indicate where many building & properties once existed. Probably the best source for what once stood on now empty lots. Fire Departments also participated in many town activities such as picnics and parades. Where did the parades begin and end? Where were the picnics held?
10-Churches - church records will show where the earliest churches were established. Some no longer exist & were torn down or purchased for another business now on that spot. People spent time before and after church to picnic and join in many outdoor activities.
11-College(s) - start small and add more buildings from time to time. Lots of areas outside buildings, sports areas, student eating areas, picnic spots, etc. Colleges are also a depository of information about the towns and cities where they are located. Check the college library.
12-Library - we saved the best for last. No place has more information than the local library. .Check with the Librarian who can direct you to a wealth of information about your town. (Or any town if you want to search out sites in neighboring areas) Libraries are the main "Depository" of information of all kinds,, many times having a number of items discussed above, "old maps, old books, old records, etc". Get a library card, it will really pay off!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
DetectorPro Pirate Metal Detector Finds Beach Treasure!
J-man (my hubby) bought himself a new Pirate this week. Although we are both Excal users, he wanted something for a back up machine or for company to use. In the past I have owned the first generation Headhunter PI and the second generation Wader........both were very good machines so we wanted to see how the Pirate measured up to the Wader. Of course it is light weight and a very easy swing, the sensitivity is excellent and we were able to discriminate iron starting with a setting of 3. Headset is very comfortable. Coins were found as deep as 10 inches and a gold plated ring was found at 6 inches......loud and clear! Of course iron was dug up just to see what the sounds were and how much discrimination was needed. It is an excellent machine for the beach and performed exceptionally well in the wet sand and at the water's edge............You did well Detector Pro!!!
J-Man
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
White's Beach Hunter ID Finds Gold Ring with Diamond & Sapphires!
I just wanted to write in and thank KELLYCO for selling me some outstanding machines. I bought a White's DFX and a Beach Hunter ID from you folks along with a bunch of accessories. I have had some great success of late surf hunting with the Beach Hunter ID. I went to a smaller lake where there is a lot of camping activity and a small swimming area. I started hunting in the shallows and worked my way out deep I found some coins and many bottle caps before a loud sounding of my Beach Hunter ID grabbed my attention.
The machine indicated a non-ferrous object. When I brought my scoop up I immediately saw the shine of a gold ring in the brilliant sunlight. When I pulled the beautiful ring out of my scoop I was in awe of the beauty of this ring that featured 5 diamonds and 8 sapphires, my best find to date. The scoop I used was a two piece Travel Beachmaster bought from KELLYCO. I got the ring on the first scoop in about 4 feet of water. I went on to find a men's gold ring as well.
With my DFX I pulled this beautiful ant ique broach out of the ground at a local park. The broach was down 6 inches. My DFX indicated a VDI reading for high quarter, low half. To my surprise as I saw the round stones of Amber. When I figured out what I was looking at in the hole, I was very careful to remove the soil slowly as I didn't want to dislodge any of the stones or mini pearls. As I found other coins in this section of the park, I believe that the broach was lost in the 1920's.
Thank You for selling me the equipment I need to get the job done! Your friendly staff is both knowledgeable and eager to help. Give them a raise!
Sincerely Greg A., Beaverton, MI
Read more White's stories here: http://www.kellycodetectors.com/Finds/whites/ts-whites.htm
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Get One of SIX Metal Detectors for FREE From Kellyco!
BOGO: Buy One, GET ONE! Kellyco is proud to announce the return of our most generous offer combined with our most popular metal detectors - the 2009 BIG BONUS BOGO SALE* that not only features the best metal detector prices anywhere, but also includes FREE and optional accessory packages at EXTREME DISCOUNTS!
Every metal detector purchase $299.95 and up comes with the option of getting a select second detector or valuable metal detector accessory for only a few dollars more or even FREE! You ALWAYS get more for your money at Kellyco!
With or without the BOGO sale, you get the BEST metal detectors at the BEST prices with FREE accessory packages worth hundreds of dollars - NO ONE, in the entire world; can beat Kellyco's GREAT deals.
Here's a BOGO example: You can purchase that Minelab Explorer SE Pro you've been wanting or even the very popular Garrett GTI 2500 at LOW discount prices ALL with their respective FREE and optional accessories and NOW - thanks to Kellyco's BOGO sale - you can add a high-quality Bounty Hunter or 1st Texas metal detector (valued at up to $249.95) or the Bounty Hunter pinpointer metal detector (valued at $69.95) to your treasure hunting arsenal for FREE!
Monday, January 26, 2009
ATTENTION Minelab Excalibur Owners Both NEW & OLD! EXCLUSIVE New Learning Tool You Don't Want to Miss!
Tony Diana, one of Kellyco's long-time customers as well as a renowned musician, has put together a one-of-a-kind CD for Minelab Excalibur users. This CD is the first time that the principles of sound engineering have been applied to detecting signal recognition. It establishes terminology and definitions for the science of listening to these signals and the art of applying them.
Being a trained musician has given Tony an interesting perspective on the various tones, pitches and signals produced by the Minelab Excalibur metal detector; it has also given him great success on Florida's beaches. Tony has found countless rings, necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry; and he credits his great success with his ability to tell the subtle differences in sounds issued by his metal detector.
From the combination of Tony's love of treasure hunting and his trained musical ear, the CD "Basic Ear Training for Excalibur" was born. Part easy-listening, part step-by-step instructions, this CD is essential for anyone who owns a Minelab Excalibur metal detector and hopes to be successful on the beach.
Tony's calm, patient voice provides a gentle explanation to the multitude of tones issued by the Excalibur and compares these tones with the corresponding notes played on a piano and a banjo. For example: By playing a simple A-B split of the sounds issued by a clad penny and a clad dime you will hear the subtle differences between these two similar signals.
This CD is a one-of-a-kind experience and invaluable for Excalibur users both new and old. If you're asking yourself "Do I really need this CD?" just think about how you would verbally explain the differences between a nickel signal, an aluminum pulltab signal and a gold ring signal to the average metal detector user.
Listening to this CD will forever change how you hear metal detector signals and give you more insight into a simple "beep" than you ever imagined.
Visit: http://www.kellycodetectors.com/accessories/excalibur_traning_cd.htm for more information on this CD!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Minelab Explorer II Finds Old Silver Buckle - Best of Kellyco Treasure Stories
Minelab Explorer II Finds Old Silver Buckle
I’ve considered myself a Metal Detectorist for about 30 years. On and off since the 1970’s, I had given the hobby up for several years and started getting back out there in 2003. About a mile from my house, in beautiful New Hampshire, there is a farm owned by wonderful folks. It’s run full-time, ‘round year – they grow produce in the summer and Christmas trees in the winter.
Last fall they gave me permission to hunt their property and I've spent a lot of time out there. I've even found many large coppers and some really old 1700's pewter spoons. But my best find was something all together different and very, very old.
I was searching in a small patch of a garden that's not far from where the old garrison once stood on the original farm in 1650. The owner of the property often drives his tractor along the side of the corn garden to access his field, and by chance I decided to go over the area with my Minelab Explorer II.
I got a strong signal and after digging about 5" deep a silver buckle popped out. I didn't even clean the mud off until I got home, but when I did I recognized it right away. I cleaned it under running water and saw a beautiful, small silver shoe buckle that was used from 1650 to 1720. The chape and tongue design are noted in several reference books as those of the Tudor-Georgian period.
I showed the owners and they were really happy to see that piece. They’ve encouraged me to hunt the farm as often as I would like and as a gift to them I hand-painted a beautiful 1800’s bottle to display in their shop. This is the only silver buckle I have ever found there, but it is also one of the oldest pieces in my collection.
Ed in New Hampshire







