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On this episode of Discover the Truth from Garrett Metal Detectors, D.J. Dowling, better known as the “Red Beard Relic Hunter,” joined host Tyler Kern to explore his nearly two-decade career in metal detecting.“The way it started is, when I was young, I was always obsessed with pirates,” Dowling said. “The treasure that they might have buried … I was at a park one day, and I saw a guy with something that looked like a UFO. It was like a spaceship. I’d never seen anything like it. It was actually an old Garrett metal detector.”The man told Dowling it found treasure, then promptly found a diamond ring buried in the sand. Needless to say, Dowling was hooked.Kern and Dowling dove into the “Red Beard Relic Hunter’s” passion for connecting people with their own past and family through finding objects thought to be lost, his process for researching spots and hunting them when he heads out, and his most valuable find – a one-of-a-kind silver token appraised at anywhere from $1,700 over $2,000.“Everything I find, to me, is priceless,” he said. “I could never put a price on putting something back in someone’s hands.”You can check out Dowling’s YouTube channel here.