1942 Wheat Penny
A remarkably well-preserved, no-mint-mark Lincoln cent recovered from dry soil.
Metal Detecting • History • Adventure
Where history hides.
Join Bill Spradling—the Relic Roamer—as he searches East Tennessee and beyond for old coins, forgotten relics, lost items, and the stories beneath our feet.
Roaming for history, one signal at a time.
Meet the Roamer
Curiosity led me here.
I’m Bill Spradling, a retired East Tennessean and lifelong history enthusiast. After 30 years with the same company, I now spend more time outdoors following the clues left behind in fields, woods, parks, beaches, and old gathering places.
Relic Roamer is about more than finding metal. Every signal is a chance to recover a small piece of someone’s story—and to share the hunt, the history, and the adventure along the way.
From the field
Hunts & finds
Not every good signal is treasure—but every honest recovery adds another line to the story of a place.
Family hunts
Hunting With My Grandsons
Some of the best finds are the memories made along the way. Hudson and Jace bring plenty of curiosity, excitement, and friendly competition to every hunt.
1993 Hong Kong Five-Dollar Coin
Hudson uncovered this unusual five-dollar coin during a family hunt—a terrific first coin and a memory we’ll always treasure.
Percussion Cap & Lead Fragments
A copper percussion cap and white, chalky lead fragments—possibly musket-ball shrapnel—recovered from an Andersonville valley.
Latest hunt · Mosheim, Tennessee
Mosheim Hunt — Day 2
Join Bill for day two of the Mosheim hunt, then see the weekend’s total finds, minus the trash.
Special thanks to fellow detectorist John Vincenzo, who gave Bill the “Storm King” lighter and small pipe wrench for cleanup and restoration.
Watch Day 2Day 1 · Mosheim, Tennessee
A Find to Remember
Day one in Mosheim brought several bullets and a standout find: what Bill believes may be a 1775 Spanish 8 reales. Watch the hunt recap, with still photos of both sides of the coin at the end.
The date and identification are still unconfirmed.
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St. Augustine Beach Hunt
Join Bill on the beach in St. Augustine, Florida, then take a look at the haul: coins, jewelry finds, and the bottle caps and pull tabs that come with the adventure.
Watch on YouTubeFor property owners
Respect for your land comes first.
I always seek permission before detecting private property. I’m happy to show you what I recover, and you may keep anything you would like.
Permission first
No detecting begins until the property owner has clearly approved it.
Clean recovery
I carefully cut and replace plugs so the ground looks as though I was never there.
Finds are shared
You can see everything recovered from your land and keep what matters to you.
Privacy protected
If a hunt is filmed, identifying surroundings and exact locations are kept private.
Get in touch
Have a story, a lost item, or a place to explore?
I’d enjoy hearing from you. Tell me a little about the property, item, or history involved, and I’ll get back with you.