Well, Traveling -Lite,
I'd suggest you get an antique first, from when the sounds told us what lay beneath. It really is the real deal. Get your ear together!!! Get a sound machine and go from there, and you will never ever look back.
I have a New in the box Fisher Gold Bug that i sold the stock 5" DD coil from when i bought it and replaced it with a 5"x10DD coil and new coil cover. $400 shipped in the lower 48