I am interested in using a metal detector to find coins and other stuff. Do any of you use metal detectors to find coins and if so, what sort of used metal detectors should I look for and do you have any tips on finding coins with metal detectors?
Metal detecting is my summer hobby. Buy a brand name machine in the $300 and up range. Most of the cheapie ones will be disappointing and you'll spend all your time digging pulltabs, bottlecaps and iron. You need something with good discrimination settings to eliminate garbage. Learn to listen to the signals your machine gives you. A metal detector is not a magic wand. You have to do research to find the places that will produce. Go through local history books and talk to locals about what places were popular. If you're looking for jewelry and modern coins go to the parks or beaches. But if you want old stuff, it takes homework. I love the hobby and it can be rewarding but it takes a commitment to make it worthwhile. Good luck!
I got mine off of of craigslist really cheap.And got hooked realllly fast.it is fun.even if you dont find alot of stuff right away,just the hunt is fun in general.
I have about $400 wraped up in my outfit, including my bounty hunter sharp shooter II, pinpointer, headphones, and digging supplies. I love it, my kids do to. We have found a couple of silver rings a gold ring and a gold earing, along with alot of change. Its good exercise and enjoyed by all.
My father found a sixpence from George VI reign the other day in a forest we walking through in Scotland with his (cheap) metal dectector. It was only an inch or two underground, so I wonder if it had been there long, or if a fellow coin collector dropped it, or prehaps one my less than delightful British folk threw it away due to it's age. Over in Britai, a large horde of old, Anglo-Saxon gold was discovered recently my a metal detector enthusiast believed to be the largest of it's kind found and, whilst across the pond you probably won't find such old things, the sheer amount of gold there would probably mean that you'd find a few items of interest.
Mine just arrived. Gonna try to see if I can find anything around the house a little later. House was built in 1895 or thereabouts, so there's gotta be some good potential on the property.
I got a bounty hunter and have gone over my property with hopes of finding something, it was homesteaded in 1850 and has been a farm ever since. Found a wheat penny and a couple of dog tags. Farmers aren't known for loosing change I guess. I don't think I got the touch. I'll take a nother stab at it when the kids are older and I have the time.
I got one too. It's not a bad unit for the money. Be sure to get a good set of earphones, they will save your battery and allow you to hear the sound differences better. I buried a few different coins and rings several inches in the ground of my backyard to learn the curve. So far my best find was a 1902 silver dollar probably came out of a cowboys pocket and a .45-70 cartridge from Calvary days. A little stash of Chinese coins and lots of Calvary horseshoes and horse hardware. My buddy has a Minelab for which he paid about 4 times what I paid for the Bounty Hunter and hasn't done as well as I have.:thumb:
