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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1025253, member: 13650"]First thing you should do is go out and dig about 30, 5" deep holes with a hand shovel and then fill them back in. </p><p><br /></p><p> In other words, swinging the detector is only half of it. After a while, digging holes becomes work. So you better learn the detector well if you get one. And I'd recommend getting a pro pointer. I just got a Garrett. It's awesome, but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. </p><p><br /></p><p> Also probably depends on the history of the area. The UK is probably one of the prime places to search on earth. Next would be the New England states. After that it's sort of hit and miss. I've only managed to find modern coins with mine. You'll find that it's easy to run out of 'good' places to hunt rather quickly. Unless you know a lot of people and don't mind bugging people about hunting their property. Some people don't like it because they think they own whats in their property. Even though they have no way of knowing what's there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1025253, member: 13650"]First thing you should do is go out and dig about 30, 5" deep holes with a hand shovel and then fill them back in. In other words, swinging the detector is only half of it. After a while, digging holes becomes work. So you better learn the detector well if you get one. And I'd recommend getting a pro pointer. I just got a Garrett. It's awesome, but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. Also probably depends on the history of the area. The UK is probably one of the prime places to search on earth. Next would be the New England states. After that it's sort of hit and miss. I've only managed to find modern coins with mine. You'll find that it's easy to run out of 'good' places to hunt rather quickly. Unless you know a lot of people and don't mind bugging people about hunting their property. Some people don't like it because they think they own whats in their property. Even though they have no way of knowing what's there.[/QUOTE]
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