NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island, Marty Lagina's son,
Alex, along with Jack Begley have brought metal
detection expert Gary Drayton to the area
on the island known as Lot 6.
It is also one of the lots once owned
by Samuel Ball, a former American slave
who once lived on Oak Island.
So this is the property line right here.
OK.
What do you say, about 20 feet?
Right in here would be probably a good place to start.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
Let's see if the first target of the day
could be a Spanish coin.
Cross your fingers.
NARRATOR: Having traveled to Oak Island
from his home in Florida, Gary Drayton
brings over 25 years of experience
detecting near surface artifacts and treasure.
Is that a good hit?
Yeah, that's a good deal.
All right.
NARRATOR: Over the years, he has recovered more than $1 million
worth of everything from ancient jewelry and coins
to priceless historic artifacts.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
Wow, straight on it.
A nail.
Yeah.
OK.
So let's keep looking.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
NARRATOR: Using the Minelab CTX 3030,
Gary will be able to detect up to three feet underground.
He will also be able to distinguish
between ferrous metals, such as iron, and non-ferrous metals,
such as gold or silver.
Nothing so far, huh?
No.
All it takes is one good target.
There's a lot of iron in this area, which means people have
been there-- man-made stuff.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
That's not iron.
That's a good sound.
[FLAT BEEP]
Yeah.
Straight in the metal.
Gary gets what he thinks is a possibly an exciting hit.
And he thought it was great because it was so deep.
I started getting down there and digging a bunch of dirt up.
So dirty as heck, but we're sticking to our guns.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
GARY: That's a good target.
See how good it sounds now?
We've got real readings.
It's not moving around.
Hopefully it's something good.
Oh!
It's a coin.
GARY: It's a coin.
We've got a coin.
NARRATOR: A coin?
Could it possibly be one that was once in the possession
of Samuel Ball?
Perhaps even one he found while searching
for treasure on Oak Island?
Face on that side.
Now that's exciting.
Way to go, Jack.
Way to go all of us.
Hey, guys.
CRAIG: What'd you find, Gary?
GARY: A coin, just the wrong color.
I'm still looking for that gold-colored coin.
CRAIG: Well, I'm hoping you're going to find the gold one.
Here's the coin.
Nice.
And then Jack found a ring.
- Here? - Yeah.
Look.
Just over there.
Way to go, Jack.
What do you make of that?
If we're finding copper rings, copper coins,
I'm sure there's other items we can find.
So this is a hot little area you've put us in.
I'd love to watch you find the gold one.
I want that big grin on your face.
And see my gold dance.
[LAUGHTER]
RICK: Exactly.
GARY: I don't want to spoil it for you.