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Hi Guys!:hello: My mother has decided to take up metal detecting as her hobby (which means it will now be mine as well since she cannot drive) and has placed the ardent task on MY shoulders to find her a good metal detector for her money. Her desire is to find coins, relics, and other items...

Newly christened treasure hunter on the river banks and in the swamps in Louisiana. I visited my brother in West Virginia a couple of weeks back and we ended up purchasing a MineLab Etrac to scour the land for valuables. We came out of the week with unidentifiable metal pieces, small copper...

New to the TreasureNet community! I recently began metal detecting with my brother in West Virginia coming across a old indistinguishable metal pieces, an id tag, pieces of copper, and a large pile of beer cans. Currently, I'm using my two hands and eyes to find surface materials in and around...

Hi Guys, Gotta admit I love this site. I have been lurking on it for several years on and off - some amazing stories here. I finally took the plunge and ordered a Fisher F2 with the 8" and also the 4" sniper coil. They should arrive later in the week. I'm interested in hunting sites in...

Hello everyone! I have seen lots of people finding awesome stuff metal detecting but i just cant see the profit in it. I am naturally business minded and i want to make sure i can make my money back if i buy a metal detector. I live in Phoenix Arizona. Is there anyone that could talk me into or...

White's Coinmaster GT, M6, or MXT? I'm looking to get my second detector. My first was a bounty hunter tracker IV and I've never found anything of value. I ordered their 4" gold nugget coil for better pinpointing and better gold discrimination, but the machine just doesn't go deep enough and a...

So I have been looking over these forums over the past week or two because obviously I have grown a curiosity in metal detecting. What brought me to this was a somewhat new ambition to collect old coins. So I am looking to get an entry level MD. I have looked over all the posts of other people...

I purchased my Bounty Hunter Lone Star last week and have been out hunting about 5 times. First off, what is something you wished you knew when starting out this awesome hobby? Also, any tips you would like to share with a newbie are much appreciated. For the most part i've been sticking to the...

Hi all, Just signed up to this forum after lurking, reading and doing some research! Thinking about getting into the hobby and need a little bit of guidance and thought this was the best place to come. I currently live in Puerto Rico which has a good history of natural gold being present on...

First off I would like to say a big HELLO to everyone here! you guys have always been my go-to source for anything related to metal detecting and have never let me down. I'd like to start off by telling you all about my encounter with a dead body in a park... Not the best way to introduce myself...

Hello to everyone on this wonderful site. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say hello. Being born and raised literally next door to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, I spent much of my childhood metal detecting, digging for bottles at old dump sites...

Hello everyone! My name is Mike or better known as Phoenix Picker. I love hunting for treasure and my past hunts have been invetory from Goodwill and thrift stores that I turn into profit on eBay and Craigslist. Now I am interested in a new adventure... coin hunting. I will be purchasing my...

The other day I was out detecting a local ballfield/park I figured it would be a good place because its kind of secluded and basicly not used in the winter months, I was ther for about a half hour and an older gentleman came up to me and asked me how I was doing and if I found anything, I told...

TWICE this week I've gone hunting at low tide and got pings EVERYWHERE. Some stronger than others, some only sweep one way and not the other (trash) and some just little chirps but on two days this week, they were EVERYWHERE... and then I'd dig and dig and dig... and NOTHING. I found a sinker...

Where can you go to MD without breaking the law? I have been to all the local parks, our fair grounds are fenced off and locked up, what other locations can you MD on Public property? Im too shy to ask a Farmer to MD on his land. Where do you go in your town to MD?

Hi! I'm new here and have been only metal detecting for a little bit. I'm afraid I'm not very good at it yet because I haven't had the chance to really spend a lot of time doing it. I was wondering if there was anyone (or multiple people) on here in the Southeastern PA area (near Chadds Ford or...

:hello2:Just got my Garrett Pro Pointer and HOT DANG DIDDY! It's SO COOL! Saves LOADS of time & labor! Do yourself a favor if you don't have one. OMG. GET ONE. It will save your back and your sanity!:laughing7:

Greetings! I am new to metal detecting and I am looking to learn. I bought a Garret Ace 250 for starters and I am seeking experienced hunters to help me learn how and where to search. Please message me if you'd like to help a newbie get started. I live in the Maple Valley area and work in...

Okay, now that I have your attention, I would like to ask if you guys would share with me possible techniques that you have used to narrow down your searches of areas around cities to pinpoint locations that have more potential then others to have coins, relics, and jewelry. I want to know...

Bought a new White's detector a few months ago but have not been able to get out much. After doing some practice swinging in my yard I decided to dig a target indicated as a penny, sure enough there was a penny, a 1982 regular penny. No big valuable find but I did get good experience learning...

I am very new to the metal detecting hobby and after doing a lot of research I purchased a Tesoro Silver uMAX and have been using it for couple of weeks or so but have some specific questions and thought to myself "self you best post over at the treasurenet forums". 1: I have an area close by...

47 year old male looking to buddie up with someone who is interested in a regular treasure hunt day once or twice a month. I walk slow due to an injury so if you're fast I might drive you crazy. I live on the windward side. Message me if interested. Aloha, Alan