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Don't overlook the capabilities of moderately priced machines like the ACE 350 by Garrett. A new ACE 350 is in the $300.00 range. As has been suggested, you can always buy a gently used machine. Garrett stands behind their products and they have an excellent after sales support team.
Good luck and welcome to the world of metal detecting.

 

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Also, do not overlook older machines. Sometimes you run into top of the line detectors from the middle 80's, for less than the price of a new entry level machine. I've a 30 year old Fisher 1260X, and a 1265X which are more capable than many of the new ones today..... In my humble opinion