Metal detecting

Calvinhardiman

Not that I own one but does anyone use a metal detector to find coins and if so what have you found

ifthevamzarockin

Might try here

https://forums.collectors.com/categories/metal-detecting

Treashunt

yes, and many silver coins, Barbers, etc.

ricko

The metal detecting forum here has many contributions...it will slow down in the winter months though. Multiple silver coins have been reported lately by one contributor...and forum members post monthly totals as well. Cheers, RickO

ctf_error_coins

just gold nuggets

mannie gray

I have found only a few coins although I don't hunt much anymore.
A 1904 Indian in an old schoolyard, a 1942 dime and a slick 1875 dime.
My best find was a nice gold ring in an old park.

AUandAG

No, never find coins, only damn nuggets.

bob

Calvinhardiman

I've thought about buying a metal detector to see what is out there. But they are pricey and I'm not sure what is a good one.

AUandAG

@Calvinhardiman said:
I've thought about buying a metal detector to see what is out there. But they are pricey and I'm not sure what is a good one.

Lots of good detectors for the budget minded. My Tesoro Lobo was not expensive. The drawback is that it is sound only, no display. But, when you hunt in the desert you dig it all anyway. Not looking for coins.
Garrett, Fisher, Gold Bug, Whites, etc
So, do some thinking about where you will hunt and what you think you will find. Start there. Then look for a detector club in your area so as to get some inside knowledge. Soil conditions might help determine the brand of detector and the price.

bob

grip

I would rent one first.

thebeav

Renting is probably not a bad idea.
About 40 years ago, I bought a top of the line D-Tex machine. I mistakenly believed that you put on some headphones, get your little coin shovel, go out and dig the 'beeps'. Boy, was I mistaken. IT'S A SKILL !
I guess I really wasn't interested enough to spend the necessary time to learn it.
It seems to me, the really successful guys were the ones that determined where an old park or some such thing was years and years ago. An area that was now just a field or empty lot. They seemed to be the guys that found interesting stuff.
It was like their time was spent 75 % researching, 25 % hunting......