Any detector
you buy today will detect coins and treasures. The differences between the
detectors is how deep they can detect, what they are able to discriminate out,
sound ID, weight, and their ability to let you know what the item is and how
deep it is before you dig it.
As with everything in life “You Get What You Pay For”! As
I stated above every Metal Detector will find metal. The more you spend on a
detector the more likely you are to be able to know what your target is and how
deep it is before you dig it.
There is no Metal Detector out there that will allow you to
dig Gold Rings without digging discarded pull tabs from pop cans. As a Metal
Detector Hobbyist you need to accept the fact that you will dig unwanted trash
and junk.
Headphones are a must if you are going to be a serious
detectorists. The headphones will allow you to hear very faint deep signals
that you might miss without them. Headphones also allow you to block out the
rest of the world like traffic noise, trains, the kids following you around at
the park.
Your shovel or digging tool is very important. You need to
decide on what type of detecting you are going to be doing so you can bring the
proper tool. You don’t want to take a large garden shovel into the local park or your neighbor’s yard. You also don’t want to carry a small garden
shovel into the woods or corn fields as your only digging tool.
An Electronic
Pin-Pointer will make recovery of your target quick and easy. Without a
pin-pointer you will spend extra time trying to find your target in your hole
and without it you run the risk of scratching or damaging your find. There
are different kinds of pin-pointers and next to your metal detector it will be
one of the best purchases you can make.
Don’t forget your pouch! You will never go out detecting
and not find something with your detector. A two pocket pouch works best so you
can separate your trash from your treasures. Remember to remove all trash you
dig, you don’t want to leave it for the next person to dispose of.
The most important thing you can do to be successful at
metal detecting is to join a local club. The members in a local club are a
wealth of information on Don's Articles use your new detector, Don's Articles dig a proper hole
to retrieve your target and are a good resource for items that you find that you
need help identifying. Members of the club will also be able to help you find
places to detect and might even invite you along to their favorite detecting
spots.
Do your research! Whether you are going to the park to
look for coins or hiking to an old homestead that sits a mile of the nearest
road you need to do your homework. Books are the best way to obtain information
on any given subject. Find out how people lived and congregated throughout
history, this will give you invaluable knowledge of where to detect and have the
best chances to find the real treasures. Even if you are in a modern park
learning your machine you still need to know where the high traffic areas are
and where people congregate.
Join an online Metal Detector group. The Federation of
Metal Detecting and Archeological Clubs (FMDAC.org) is a nationwide group that
can assist in finding out where you can and can not detect.
Treasurenet.com is
another great online site that has thousands of members from all over the
world. Check out local club websites like the Mid-Western Artifact Society (mwas.org)
and get involved on message boards, photo galleries and chat rooms.
