Recommend a good detector?

placerman

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Oct 11, 2005
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I know this is a loaded question....lol

Im not a newbie but it has been a decade since I was into metal detecting for placer gold. I used a Fisher Gold Bug II (on loan) for a while and found a few (very small) pickers but not much.

Then I bought a Minelab SD 2100. Maybe it was a 2200? Cant remember for sure. Anyway whenever I used it all I could get was the 60 cycles a second going through the power lines, especially when I pointed the coil in the general direction of a power line. I finally got it out in the boonies where there was no power lines in a mile or so and was finding pieces of metal three and four feet down. That quickly got old.

I'm sure I would have gotten better at it had I had the time but a divorce caused me to give up all my hobbies and concentrate on getting custody of my kids. I sold the SD and used the money to pay part of my lawyers fees.

Anyway to the point of this post.

I'm looking for a good reliable coin metal detector. One that has a good ID feature.

I'm sure there are a lot of good models out there but most of the ones I remember are probably almost antiques by now.

I remember the Radio Shack stuff was crap 15 years ago. I wonder if that is still the case.



Anyway all recommendations would be much appreciated.
 

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Sandman

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You will get lots of answers to this question. :laughing7: Welcome back to the hobby. :hello:

Yes Radio Shak detectors are still toys and suggest you stick to the major brands like Tesoro, Garrett, Whites, Fisher and Minelab and stay away from the Chinese brands. I am not a big fan of target screen detectors even though I use my DFX on occasion. Tesoro is the only brand that offers a Lifetime Warranty if you ever need it, and many never do.

Good Luck,
Sandman
 

John (Ma)

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Jul 12, 2007
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For coins I like the Tesoro Deleon or Cortes. Another great choice is the Whites M6, which my girlfriend has and loves. I had a high end detector of another manufacturer, switched to Tesoro and love them. Light, simple, effective and lifetime warranty. The M6 I believe has a 2yr warranty, is simple and very effective. Hope this helps.
 

sniffer

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if you're just getting back into it and have a limited budget, the best for the money would
have to be the Ace 250. Hands down the best for the money
 

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