"My buddies call me Bebo. I've been metal detecting for 3 years, and since I bought my Shadow X5, it's opened up a new world for me. I relic hunt in Appomattox, VA, near my home of Lynchburg, VA. I use the Shadow X5 because of its depth, light weight, it is simple to use, weatherproof, uses only one 9 volt battery, and the customer service is great! Here are some of the finds I've made. Enjoy! - Bebo"

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On the cover of Western & Eastern Treasures

May 2005

Are should I say my pipe. Here are some things I foud over the long weekend. The ground is still hard as a rock around here. Looking forward to this winter. HH!!!

Sept 6, 2004

Found some more bullets, dropped,fired,plowed,melted and some nice enfield's. Also found a nice 1 piece Virginia button with a Superior Quality backmark minus the shank and a few other relics. HH!!!

Sept. 12, 2004

Met up with Tony today in hope of finding some more relics. After a couple of hours with just a few shot bullets in our pouch I was going to another field and hit a deep big iron signal. After 3 feet down I exposed half of a cannon ball. I called Tony over the raido so we could both be there to witness the find together. After we got it out we covered the hole and started getting big iron signals everywhere. I dug another one real quick and told Tony we would just sit one machine down and take turns digging and spliting them. We got 20 all together and there are still more there. I dont know yet what kind they are but they do have fuses and I beleive they are Confederate. HH!!!

Oct. 10, 2004

Didn't find anymore cannonballs but I did find some first for me. A spur and a script I. HH!!!

Oct. 17, 2004

We dug 16 more today and I think thats it. Thats a total of 36. HH!!!

Oct. 10, 2004

Found some more goodies over the weekend. US Buckel with all the hooks (arrow) a ball button and an eagle button along with some more bullets. Tony dug his share of bullets along with 2 eagle buttons also. Hope my luck is still good this week for Digging II. HH!!!

Oct. 31, 2004

Met up with Tony and did some more digging. Tony got 3 nice eagle buttons and some more bullets. I got over in some tall grass and kept beating and knocking them down with the DD coil untill they were almost layed down flat. Got me some more bullets, IH penny, 1 eagle button and some misc. stuff and a breatsplate. HH!!!

July 30, 2005

I picked up this morning where me and Tony left off yesterday. Found 8 more bullets and then decided to cross the road. And as luck would have it there was goodies over there too. HH!!!

Aug 7, 2005

Met up with Tony again this morning and dug some more goodies. I got some more lead (2 type 1 cleaners) along with a lined I and a Rohde Island button. Also dug 5 more eagels. HH!!!

Aug 13, 2005

Fought the heat for one more day before the work week begins. Found a Springfield lock and hammer and a pair of specs. Also some more lead. HH!!!

Aug 14, 2005

Went through the outskirts of a camp I've been hunting. Hit a very small patch of woods and found a Union infantry jacket. One of the buttons is a officers staff button. Also found the wedding band and 3 Williams cleaners in the same hole. HH!!!

Dec 4, 2005

Button cleaned up...

Dec 3, 2005

More lead, New York button, and a Block A. HH!!!

Sunday, 11 December 2005

Met up with Tony this morning and found a first for me. A Pennsylvania state seal staff button. Also found some more eagles and more lead. HH!!!

Dec. 18, 2005

Posted By: "DOC" in the C.S.A.

Bebo stopped by and picked me up this morning and we headed off to Appomattox to continue hunting a site where we had hunted a few times before. The soil is fairly mineralized, in other words HOT !! I had FINALLY "one-upped" Bebo on dug bullets and he digs this !!

Its a beauty !! Even when it was still mostly covered in wet, red, clay, the Gold shone in the sunshine, beautifully, after having been in the darkness all those years !
A 1861 Coronet Type Half-Eagle (5$) in what I believe to be either VF20 or maybe even EF40 condition. This is the "first" Gold coin for Bebo !( I dont have one...boo-hoo)

The temptation to rub the remaining dirt off was getting to us both, so we packed up and headed to my house.I put the coin in the jewelry bath and it cleaned up magnificently !!Congrats Bebo and a BIG thanks to Troy from us both for supplying us with these EXCELLENT machines!! X-5 Does It Again !!!!....Hope everyone finds something great and Happy New Year to all !!........... From "Doc" and Bebo

Dec 31, 2005

I hunted the outskirts of a big Union camp today and went down a 40 feet embankment hopeing I could find what they threw away. As luck would have it they did. More lead, a box plate, eagle buttons and a trigger assembly off a gun. Can anyone ID what type of gun it came off of? HH!!!

Jan 1, 2006

Met up with Procolt this A.M. and dug a few more goodies. First White cast I for me shank and all and a few more swag bullets. HH!!!

Feb. 6, 2006

The DIV committee landed an awesome site once again. The 3 plates from left to right are a U.S. box plate, NCO Burnside breast plate and a U.S. arrow hook buckle. Also some CS Gardner's and a few enfields. Enjoyed the hunt and hope to make the next one. HH!!!

March 27, 2006