average age of detectorist

fish1on

Silver Member
Aug 28, 2012
3,053
1,403
Farr West, utah
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70 with 6.5", 10" Elliptical, & 11" Search Coil. Garret pro pointer AT, Minelab excaliber II (New machine)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I have been many different ages as a detectorist, I started in my teens.

I will be 50 this year
 

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snorks

Jr. Member
Apr 13, 2016
95
40
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Sorry, forgot to add Im 42
 

maccounty

Full Member
Jan 7, 2016
227
283
SwMissouri
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro Minelab go find 60 Garrett pin pointer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
39. Will be 40 In two months.
 

Loco-Digger

Gold Member
Jun 16, 2014
11,825
17,742
Northern O-H-I-O
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
57 started swinging the coil in the spring of 2014.
 

dfallis1

Hero Member
Jan 5, 2016
751
1,420
Somewhere below the mason-dixon
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
XP Deus-
Garrett GTI 2500-
Garrett AT PRO- Garrett Pro-Pointer AT-
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Going on 31. Been at it since I was 25. I had a detector in the 90s but was too young to explore on my own. Used it on family vacations to the beach.
 

cooper1841

Bronze Member
Dec 24, 2012
1,837
2,398
S.E. Michigan.
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equnox 800... 2 Garrett Pro Pointers, Lesche, and an 18" mini-T- handle and a 31 inch Samson digging tools
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
62, 4th year detecting................late bloomer:laughing7:
 

against the wind

Gold Member
Jul 27, 2015
24,797
24,976
Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Got my first detector in 1970 when I was 20.
Do the math. We didn't have too many computers back then. At least not the ones you could carry around with you. lol
 

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against the wind

Gold Member
Jul 27, 2015
24,797
24,976
Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Got my first detector in 1970 when I was 20.
Do the math. We didn't have too many computers back then. At least not the ones you could carry around with you. lol
 

aa battery

Gold Member
Oct 11, 2006
10,620
3,240
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
almost 63 and cant remember when i started
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,410
30,023
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
The "average" metal detectorist is a 37 - 67- year-old white male, High School education, a "Blue Collar" job averaging $55,000 - $70,000.00 annually. :skullflag:
 

luvsdux

Bronze Member
May 16, 2007
1,767
690
Lewiston, Idaho
Detector(s) used
Multiple Tesoros and Whites
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I'm 75 and still swinging, been at it around 25 years.
luvsdux
 

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