Do you still have your 1st detector?

[Coin Digger]

My first was an Ebay made in China junk. It lasted all of a about a month before it went into the trash bin.
My 2nd one I still have and will never get rid of, Whites Classic 3.

 

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[RON (PA)]

My first detector is a Tesoro Compadre. Love it. I have had it for four years and it is still great.

 

[ClonedSIM]

My first was Bounty Hunter Wal-Mart cheapie. I used it for a year before I upgraded and gave the BH to a neighbor's son because he was always pestering me to take him hunting.

 

[warsawdaddy]

Relco.Been gone about 30yrs.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Whites 66TR (circa late '60s/early '70s vintage) Been gone for about 30 yrs. Bought it used for $100 in about 1976, sold it a year or two later for $100

 

[ClonedSIM]

Whites 66TR (circa late '60s/early '70s vintage) Been gone for about 30 yrs. Bought it used for $100 in about 1976, sold it a year or two later for $100

Don't you love when you can pull off something like this? I bought a '95 Mustang in 2003 for $2300, drove it for 3 years and put about 10,000 miles on it. Made very few improvements beyond regular maintenance, and sold it in 2006 for $3000.

 

[PBK]

Whites 66TR (circa late '60s/early '70s vintage)

Same here, Tom. About ten years ago, when I was moving, I gave mine to a cousin to keep for me. Unfortunately, not long after that he passed away, and his inlaws seized everything. It was a well-worn old TR, but my father had given it to me (new) as a birthday present, and I was very sorry to lose it.

 

[deepskyal]

White's Coinmaster 3000. Yep...still got it....bought new around 1980-82?? Dont remember exactly.

The ground balance don't work so well in it...don't know why I keep it....got 3 detectors better than it.

Maybe I'll hang it on the wall like a trophy fish.

Al

 

[lumbercamp]

My first detector was a Jetco, a worthless piece of junk You had to continuously adjust the tone as it would rise in pitch. It's gone but I still have my 2nd which is a Garrett Mini-Hunter that I purchased in 1973 and it still works.

 

[aa battery]

yes ace 100 and the Warden uses it still

 

[nudels]

YES, Vantage AD-14

 

[aladdin]

U have to b kidding!! That was a radio detector that found me many a coin !! But the best detector I had!! I have a copy of!! So the bug never left me only the Metal Detector! Forever dig-on!!! gottit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Saturna]

My very first one? No. It was a White's Coinmaster 1 that I bought slightly used from a rockhound shop in the mid-70's when I was around 15 ($100). I traded it in on a new Coinmaster 4 Disc.($250) , then traded that on a new Coinmaster 5 Disc.($400) which I do still have.

Today you can pick up early Coinmasters for nothing on Ebay


Jay

 

[hollowpointred]

i kinda have it. my brother borrowed it and now thinks its his!

 

[levis_dad]

Yes. It's a BH Wal-Mart special. I found lots of goodies with it and it will be Levi's one day so he can find some goodies.

 

[sniffer]

I still have my first, it's a BH Time Ranger and still works great

 

[sfenner]

I still have my White's Coinmaster 6000/Di

 

[Chico Rico]

I had a wal-mart Bounty Hunter for about three months. I drop kicked back into wal mart for store credit.

 

[thunter95]

Yes, the firs tdetector is still here. A harbor freight $19.99 detector. Do not know if I could sell it even if I wanted too.

 

[kenley]

Yes. D-Tex professional by Bill Mahan. Still works after 40 plus years. After Bill died, his son started the Gold Mountain line. Still have one of those on loan to my grandson.