Just read you thread, Butch from Pa here. If you search Kellyco Metal detectors, you'll find a wide range of detectors and prices. Keep in mind tho, wherever you prospect, {Looking for gold}, most likely that area has already been searched. One way of knowing, you could be in virgin ground, is the presents of bullets or casing. Most of the prospectors I know, usually pick these up after they get a read on them. The point being, you need a detector that goes deep where the least expensive detector won't reach. One thing I should mention, is, always search, dig, your reading, being that your on the discrim mode or not. Don't forget a small shovel, Wally World has one, about 30"s, in their gardening section. Hey! all the luck to you. Butch