Starter metal detector for a child

[neodetectorist]

I made a purchase on eBay for a metal detector to keep in the event that my in-laws or grandchildren want to tag along with grandpa on a hunt.
I bought a bounty hunter gold digger "new out of box" for 32.00.
I figured I would have this, my old pouch, my pin pointer I got with my F2, and a digging tool as a quick grab kit for whoever wants to go.
Does anyone else use a quick grab detector for times like this?
I read great reviews on the gold digger and figured even the most novice detectorist can have fun and find "treasures" with it.

 

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[TheHunterGT]

IMO it is one of the most underrated detectors on the market at the $60 it is normally found at. My wife and I "borrowed" it from my son daily while he was at school...until we got our own.

Has a blazing fast recovery speed....stupid fast...
Will pass the unmask AND recovery aspects of Montes nail board test with flying colors....(this alone is worth $60 IMO as plenty of $300+ detectors fail it)
Will hit a coin in very high mineral and compact Colorado dirt at 5 inches....
Will disc out....iron...foil...pulltabs...5c...zinc....with a fantastic broken tone that is unmistakable even for a child...

No..it is not the best detector in the world. It is not a depth monster...not full of features...but IMO a great starter detector or a "throw in the truck" detector. It will absolutely clear the top 5 inches of any park....as it is a coin monster.

Here a few vids of it on my YT channel if interested...

https://youtu.be/gYM7Tuq-Xq4 - Gold Digger Review

https://youtu.be/DCX9O6oYGEc - Finding tons of pennies with it with my wife

https://youtu.be/kYEPPSBBXU4 - Son finding a 10k ring with it

 

[Limitool]

IMO it is one of the most underrated detectors on the market at the $60 it is normally found at. My wife and I "borrowed" it from my son daily while he was at school...until we got our own.

Has a blazing fast recovery speed....stupid fast...
Will pass the unmask AND recovery aspects of Montes nail board test with flying colors....(this alone is worth $60 IMO as plenty of $300+ detectors fail it)
Will hit a coin in very high mineral and compact Colorado dirt at 5 inches....
Will disc out....iron...foil...pulltabs...5c...zinc....with a fantastic broken tone that is unmistakable even for a child...

No..it is not the best detector in the world. It is not a depth monster...not full of features...but IMO a great starter detector or a "throw in the truck" detector. It will absolutely clear the top 5 inches of any park....as it is a coin monster.

Here a few vids of it on my YT channel if interested...

https://youtu.be/gYM7Tuq-Xq4 - Gold Digger Review

https://youtu.be/DCX9O6oYGEc - Finding tons of pennies with it with my wife

https://youtu.be/kYEPPSBBXU4 - Son finding a 10k ring with it

Loved that son of yours finding that 10K ring....

 

[TheHunterGT]

Loved that son of yours finding that 10K ring....

Ha...thanks. It sits on top of his computer desk proudly.

 

[maccounty]

Bought my 11 year old son a minelab go find 60 for Christmas. It works pretty good for him and I can through it in my truck and take with me. I've played with it some and it seems like it works just fine. It's fun to mess with.