Greetings, I am a newbie too and am learning alot. Can't wait to get my first detector, looks like it will be a Tesoro Lobo ST. Hope to learn alot by the time I get it and the weather breaks, snowing today. 100 Miles north of St. Louis, Mo.
Welcome to the forum! You couldn't ask for a nicer and more helpful group of people! I just started medal detecting in late January...after waiting for the Dec/Jan snow to melt here. I have learned so much and still am!