slappy2012
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My son will be 12 this weekend, and has expressed interest in a metal detector. He, like myself, is in to coins, history (esp civil war). Being anti-video game, I am thrilled that he has picked this as a potential new hobby...at least until Nintendo comes out with a virtual-reality version of metal detecting...
AAAAnyways, I know absolutely nothing about this topic. I don't want to buy him a piece of crap that will reveal nothing but pop-tops and soda caps. However, I don't want to break the bank for something that could potentially sit in the corner.
I'm looking for an above average starter model. 2-400$ish, wouldn't mind used if in good condition and could sneak up in quality that way. I know there are a million right answers for this, so let me say we would be mostly in fields or (dry) beach conditions looking for coins, civil war "relic-y" kind of things...I heard Gettysburg is a great place to look! just kidding. Going by my kid, I don't think we need ground penetrating radar, as he wouldn't dig a two foot deep hole if you guaranteed him gold bullion at the bottom.
So any thoughts on this? Anyone else that had a kid get in to metal detecting first and had to go this route?
Any and all thoughts appreciated....
AAAAnyways, I know absolutely nothing about this topic. I don't want to buy him a piece of crap that will reveal nothing but pop-tops and soda caps. However, I don't want to break the bank for something that could potentially sit in the corner.
I'm looking for an above average starter model. 2-400$ish, wouldn't mind used if in good condition and could sneak up in quality that way. I know there are a million right answers for this, so let me say we would be mostly in fields or (dry) beach conditions looking for coins, civil war "relic-y" kind of things...I heard Gettysburg is a great place to look! just kidding. Going by my kid, I don't think we need ground penetrating radar, as he wouldn't dig a two foot deep hole if you guaranteed him gold bullion at the bottom.
So any thoughts on this? Anyone else that had a kid get in to metal detecting first and had to go this route?
Any and all thoughts appreciated....
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