florida beaches

I'm Dan, 59 years old, from the Clearwater-Largo, Florida area, and just purchased my first metal detector on Saturday - a Minelab Excalibur II with a lightweight straight shaft. I've been doing my research on the 1715 Fleet wrecks and have familiarized myself with the laws that apply to metal...

Dug this up about a foot under the sand on a South Florida intracoastal park that's been around since the 1950's. It was hitting on mid range very steady. I'd appreciate any feedback!:icon_thumright:

Florida beach metal detector finds from Jan – Feb 2015, totaling 105 hours of metal detecting, included 32 pieces of jewelry including 4 gold pieces (white gold and red stone ring, large Gent’s wedding ring, toe ring, crucifix), 6 silver rings including a Pandora ring with cubic zirconium...

Hey folks, I'm down in Pensacola for the next few days with my detector, and was wondering what would be a good beach to go hunt on without getting my chops busted? I found a few 3 or 4 year old posts, about a nature reserve and Fort Pickens being out of bounds, but was wondering if some kind...

Tried my luck at both beaches for the first time today. Bathtub was loaded with trash even though all the new sand, only producing a penny, can of cheese whiz and an extensive collection of Beer caps. touched a bit in the shallows but the wind and waves were strong. Stuart Beach was a bit better...