Dedicated or happenstance? I have been not told myself I was relic hunting but rather md'ing with the hopes of coin herding even on those times when all I've come home with is a large and heavy assortment of old wedges, axe heads, pitchfork tynes and barrel hoops.
17 years I've been a relic hunter. Coins, when found, are icing on the cake. And the places where the Best coins can be found there are lots of great relics to be found as well.