Gary Drayton is a successful beach and shallow water treasure hunter from sunny South Florida. Over many years spent searching Florida beaches with his trusty Minelab Sovereign GT metal detector, Gary has managed to do what many other beach hunters cannot do, to find Spanish treasure coins and artifacts on a consistent basis. Spanish treasure finds that have made him one of the most successful and well known beach treasure hunters in Florida.
He is also an author with two popular books on the Florida metal detecting scene called “Metal detecting for Spanish treasure” and “The shallow water hunter’s guide to South Florida.”
A third book “The ultimate Sovereign beach hunter’s guide” has just been released and is available from Gary’s metal detecting website. The new book features Sovereign GT beach settings and hunting techniques for any beach in the world.
Gary’s most famous find is the magnificent Spanish 1715 fleet emerald treasure ring that he found on the beach opposite the wreck site of the Spanish galleon “Nuestra senora de las nieves.” which wrecked on July 31st 1715 during the hurricane that destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet. The treasure ring is made from 22.5 karat Inca gold and set with nine near flawless Colombian emeralds, it is considered to be the prettiest Spanish treasure ring ever found in the US.
Gary credits beach hunting skills and his two favorite metal detectors, the Minelab Sovereign GT and Minelab Excalibur to his beach and water hunting success.
Gary has found hundreds of Spanish treasure coins and artifacts as well as tens of thousands of dollars worth of modern jewelry using his Minelab metal detectors on some of the most heavily hunted beaches in the world.
Welcome to Treasure Talk Gary!
Brenton O’Brien
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