where can i rent a good metal detector? home depot maybe? my uncle has really old land with a farm house and everything
If you've never detected before, a few "rules" and hints. 1. You've got the permission from your uncle, but its the #1 rule to detecting so I'll post it anyway, always, always ask permission to "hunt" someones land. 2. 2nd rule is to always leave it like you found it, fill your digs back in. As for hints don't dig down right on top of a "hit", dig down around the hit. Nothing would ruin your day more than finding a sweet rare old coin, and then find that you had gouged/scratched it while digging it out. Find the biggest oldest tree you can, even if its just a stump and detect around the base. Even ask your uncle where an old stump may have been pulled from. People have always liked sitting at the base of a tree to take a snooze or get out of the sun....and inadvertantly feed the tree a coin or two Ask if your uncle has any old photos of the property, or even check with the Town Hall of the town he lives in. You may find out there was a building here or there that are long gone. Learning about the properties history can give you some great hints of where to start hunting. Old fields where crops that were hand gathered (like strawberries, asparagras, etc.) are good spots. Hope that gets you off to a good start. Oh, one last warning....metal detecting is as additing as coin collecting.....especially when your hunting coins LOL
lol thanks, he doesnt have history on it, he bought the land not to long ago, theres an old barn there and a house, and i plan on checking the back yard very well because of that old farmers coffee can with money in there buried thanks for the digging around tip, btw Home Depot does have them i asked.
Here’s a web site with references to some magazines: Metal Detecting Magazines and Research Sites Plenty of info to go diggin' through.
No problem. Good luck on the jackpot I'd still check with a local detector shop, even though it may be a bit more to rent. Trust me it will be worth it. A high end detector can pin-point a mercury dime 10 inches in the ground while ignoring all the nails and tin foil. I can't say for sure, but I'd imagine the home depot model is more for finding where you dropped your keys (surface) or where your septic tank is burried in your back yard. Great finds can be had with a low end detector, but then your relying more on luck than science. One other hint and this ones my personal view. DIG EVERYTHING. Some say only go for the "good hits", and digging everything is tiring. But the more you dig, the more you will know what to listen for, and sometimes, your treasure will be inside the trash, like your coffe can of gold
jeeze, it says home depot has them on their site, but when i went they said they didnt have any at all
