I had a dream!

[Rasifari]

Hello everyone! I am brand new here and to the metal detecting community in general. That being said, I had a dream today and I NEED to get started.
I don’t even know where to start with metal detectors, but I know what I am looking for (generally speaking). I am looking for a metal detector that can detect gold coins and can also be used underwater. I want something of quality at a “fair” price. What would you all recommend?
Also, I am in search of a river with green waters (emerald in color) that is close to a body of ocean. If you know of any places like this, also please let me know. I know it sounds far fetched to search for a place from a dream, but I’ll eventually pursue this dream, so I firured I would brow that question out there as well

 

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[smokeythecat]

Welcome. Would you be looking in salt water or fresh? Makes a lot of difference. There are a Ton of metal detectors on the market you might want to look at. "Fair" is a loaded word. Depends on how much you want to spend. Detectors in general go from about $100, I wouldn't start there up to almost $8k.

My dreams annoy me. I'm always chasing something. And after looking at youtube videos, online detector catalogs and narrowing down your price range, find a dealer and test one. I have made the mistake of buying before seeing the machine and it gets real expensive real fast.

 

[releventchair]

Welcome.
Test driving can be of help ,if you can be at the sellers detecting business. Or if in a safe / public place .


Water can change colors throughout seasons and temperatures. Algae ,ect.

One example of detectors for under water use , a Tesoro Sand Shark , is around $600 U.S. dollars.

 

[Ogre1190]

Dreams aren't far-fetched. Mel Fisher had a dream once. I even dreamt that my dig partner would find a silver bigger than a dime and a few days later he pulled a silver quarter from our honey hole. As far as location...I can open a World Atlas and find, literally, 1000's of rivers near oceans. Any better specifics? And I'll have to defer to the experts here on water detectors...I'm strictly a landlubber.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[BLK HOLE]

Welcome from Northern Virginia, I am new to the hobby also but I haven’t had any detecting dreams yet! Though I am sure they would be awesome dreams!