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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;omahaorange, post: 2343939, member: 28199&quot;]Good for you!&nbsp; There is a wealth of information on metal detecting scattered throughout the internet.&nbsp; Do your research there.&nbsp; In addition to the ethics of detecting, there is tons of information available to research specific areas near you that may be good hunting spots.&nbsp; Also research your local laws.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got in detecting a few years ago by my wife.&nbsp; About 14 years ago my son wanted, and got, a detector for Christmas.&nbsp; It was a Radio Shack-branded model (actually a Bounty Hunter).&nbsp; Like everything else with a kid that age, he used it for a while, then lost interest and moved on to something else.&nbsp; A couple years ago my wife found this detector in the basement, cleaned it up, put new batteries in it, and went to work.&nbsp; Like, every weekend.&nbsp; So I got her an Ace 350, and all the gear she needed to get started.&nbsp; Also picked up a EuroTek Pro and more gear.&nbsp; No large caches of buried treasure (yet <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) but we have dug up some fun and interesting local artifacts in the past three years.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;d be surprised at the interesting history surrounding your local area.&nbsp; All you have to is &quot;dig&quot; for it.&nbsp; Good place to start is your local library, or, if you have one, local historical society.</p><p><br /></p><p>And let me add that the <b><i>FIRST</i></b> thing you should do, before you put the coil to the soil, or even install the batteries, is read the user manual and watch the instructional video.&nbsp; Garrett&#039;s web site has some good information for beginners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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