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Chesapeake

Newbie
Jul 30, 2021
2
6
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All Treasure Hunting
Hello everyone-

I'm new to the hobby, and I'm just making my 1st purchase. I live in southern Maryland, and have always been fascinated with the local history of the area. I'd like to get a metal detector with the primary interest of finding old "relics" and coins. Nothing valuable, but just the local history of what's around a building lot and portion of an old roadbed, etc.

I'm a complete newbie, and was looking along the lines of either a Teknetics T2 Special, Limited Edition Metal Detector, or the AT Pro model.

Does anyone have any thoughts toward either of these units, or any others that may be out there? I'd like to keep the purchase to around $500 if possible, but I've read a lot of good reviews for the Teknetics T2 Special, Limited Edition - which looks to be about $600. The Teknetics T2 Special edition model seems to have been around for quite a few years, but looks like it still might be a good choice.

Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks for any advice, and thanks for such a great forum-

Mike
 

CreakyDigger

Gold Member
Jul 23, 2019
7,150
23,454
Upstate NY
Detector(s) used
White's Spectra v3; Equinox 600
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome to TreasureNet! I have not used those machines, but someone here will likely fill you in.
 

Javadroid

Silver Member
Jul 6, 2017
2,501
2,838
Northwest Arkansas
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
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Garrett AT Pro, Fisher F2
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You've found a great place for information and fellow treasure hunters of all kinds -- welcome aboard! :occasion14:
 

HuntH2002

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May 27, 2018
1,731
3,513
San Antonio, TX
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
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Detector(s) used
2015 Bounty Hunter Discovery 1100 // 2015 Bounty Hunter Ultra Mag Sharpshooter // 2019 Garrett Pro-Pointer AT
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome Mike from Texas :wave:
 

vpnavy

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Staff member
Jun 15, 2008
35,088
18,581
York County, PA (USA)
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Welcome Aboard Mike! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country). You might also consider adding your state (or country) to your displayed profile (SETTINGS -> EDIT PROFILE) so if you ask a question, etc. - members may have more success helping you (your location may help etc.)...

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2nd - Browse forum: BRANDS - specifically the Teknetics and Garrett for more information...

3rd - Whatever you finally decide on - please consider buying one from one of
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Sandcrab

Full Member
Jun 14, 2021
103
73
Oceanside CA
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800, Coiltek 10x5 and 15, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Welcome from SoCal! :hello:
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,424
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome to the forum! :occasion14:
 

claypile

Full Member
Mar 12, 2014
247
166
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Hi there! Welcome to Tnet! Such a great place for all the info we need. Looking forward to seeing you around!
 

teleprospector

Silver Member
Jul 8, 2007
3,773
4,125
The Motor City
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25
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Extended Sensory Perception, L-rod, Y-rod, pendulum, angle rods, wand.
White's MXT, Garrett Ultra GTA 500, AT Gold, SCUBA Detector Pro Headhunter, Tesoro Sidewinder, Stingray, 2 box-TF900, Fisher TW-6
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Welcome!
Jon from s/e Michigan 8-):cat::occasion14::headbang:
 

ArfieBoy

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Aug 11, 2011
3,342
5,530
N.E. Oregon
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Compass X-70, Compass X-80, Compass X-90, Compass Judge 2, Garrett AT Pro
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All Treasure Hunting
Welcome to the forum from northeastern Oregon!
 

scruggs

Gold Member
Jun 12, 2008
7,349
7,353
Northern Alabama
Detector(s) used
Whites
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome from Alabama! Good luck with your new hobby and hope you have many good finds!
 

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