New metal detector under $1500

poida84

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Hi all id like to buy metal detector under $1500

mainly for coins relic jewelry im in australia so gorund is fair minralised i have the ace 350 but would like better iron discrimination. water proof is not a must... but dont mind if just the coil can be put under thats it... i was looking at AT pro seems like a good detector.. i looked at extera 705 and fisher f75 also e-trac im just not really sure which one is best.... would love to hear everyones opinion. thanks heaps...
 

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fistfulladirt

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dmaki1988

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if im not mistaken i see alot of people over there detecting gold nuggets. I'm not sure if you live near and sort of dessert climate but i would factor that into your decision.
 

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If you're going to hunt for gold, I'd get a gold machine. As far as I've been able to determine, nobody makes a machine that is excellent for both types of hunting.
 

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poida84

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thanks all been very helpful and yeh def not gold :D all sandstone and coal country here and fair bit of iron its crazy hahaha
 

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poida84

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Hi all just an update on my purchase
i went with a Etrac bought it second hand for 1k and im very surprised at how it performs :D here is todays finds with my Etrac $14.88 and nice stirling silver diamond pendent (925)

P1050474 by poida-wx, on Flickr


P1050475 by poida-wx, on Flickr

thanks all for your advice and opinions :D
 

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Silver Simon

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Hi all just an update on my purchase
i went with a Etrac bought it second hand for 1k and im very surprised at how it performs :D here is todays finds with my Etrac $14.88 and nice stirling silver diamond pendent (925)

thanks all for your advice and opinions :D

You chose wisely, I love my E-trac so far. I would steer clear of Kellyco for any future purchase, and go with Bart @ bigboyshobbies.net.
 

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poida84

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You chose wisely, I love my E-trac so far. I would steer clear of Kellyco for any future purchase, and go with Bart @ bigboyshobbies.net.

yeh im gona stick with australian suppliers :D
 

hopefulgold

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The Nokta Golden Sense turned out to be a turd not worth the money spent on it. I sent it back to Kellyco & got a Garrett AT Pro & a Garrett AT Gold. No more crap for me.
 

Silver Simon

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The Nokta Golden Sense turned out to be a turd not worth the money spent on it. I sent it back to Kellyco & got a Garrett AT Pro & a Garrett AT Gold. No more crap for me.

Good call on the switch, but I'd recommend steering clear of Kellyco in the future and going through Bart @ bigboyshobbies.net or Wayne @ metaldetectingstuff.com.
 

hopefulgold

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Thanks Silver Simon will do. What burned me most of all about Kellyco was I had to pay return shipping on a defective item that they sold me. I am out about $75.00 for the round trip experience with Kellyco. But I am very happy with the Garrett AT Pro it is doing very well on finds for me. Thanks again for the information, Hopefulgold
 

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