Metal detectors are great for hunting for buried treasure!

If you are creative and are looking for unique metal items, then check out the beach with your detector, or even your own backyard will turn up all kinds of interesting buried treasure. We found everything from old nails to old valuable coins.

My son got one for a gift, and found old coins in our own backyard, and also under the grocery store dividers. The grocer let him keep any money he found, since he was willing to crawl under the displays to get it.

Depending on the strength of the unit, you can find things that have been buried below the surface for years.. this is great if you are a collector, or even if you want something different to add to your craft projects, or you want a new hobby, better yet, maybe it will be worth a lot of money.. doesn’t hurt to dream!

You never know, your own home could be sitting on a gold mine of historic items!. A friend of mine found a old uniform button from the 1800′s on her parents old farm. You could then start a collectibles site online, or sell to local dealers gold dredges.

The stronger the better, when it comes to metal detectors, if you want this as a serious hobby, or a way to make some extra money selling collectibles, then you need a good quality unit. Some of them even have screens on them that will show you the shape of the object you have found and how far you have to dig. Smaller units are great for kids, and for fun.

Don’t get carried away though, or before you know it, you are trying to explain to your new neighbor why you just dug up her front lawn!

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Joseph Buffalo asked:


If you want to have some fun and have an entertaining treasure hunt, try the Western Ghost Towns.

The ones I’m referring to are the ones you need a four wheel drive vehicle to get to them. The key to finding these ghost towns is “research”. The first place most people start is buying a book on ghost towns in the area they are going to treasure hunt. It is best to have a topographical map of the area also. Another good source is the local historical society. They usually have old photographs of long gone ghost towns.

Let me say something about old black and white photographs. All the building depicted in the photograph appear further away than the actual distance at the ghost town site.

We were searching a long gone town in SE Arizona. We had to four wheel it for about 1-1/2 hours to get to it. We had the Typo map; an old picture of the town dated 1888. There were some visible adobe foundations at the site. We were looking for the old saloon site. Standing on a small rise we thought it was approximately 50 yards away. Fortunately there were other mounds of dirt and hills we good triangulate. We actually were almost standing on top of the saloon foundation.

Looking at the old picture we determined where the front door would have been. Most of the building would have had wooden walks, with separations between the boards. If some one dropped a coin on the walk, most likely it would drop through the floor. Since we didn’t have a picture of what the saloon looked like inside we had to guess where the bar might have been.

Most of the buildings in these old ghost towns are not very big, so you can set up a string search pattern area to make sure you cover every inch. It was a lot of fun researching the site.

Our finds that day were over 50 100 year old square head nails, 3 “V” Nickels, one worth $35-$50. Older pennies, and a few quarters. We were hoping for a Gold coin, but maybe we will find it over the next hill. Happy treasure hunting.

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Joseph Buffalo asked:


How To Coin Shoot in a Park With a Metal Detector.

This article will present a basic system for hunting for coins in a public park.

One of the first things you should do is to check with your city, county parks and recreation department to see if you are allowed to use a metal detector in their parks. If so they may require a permit. Most permits are free. They usually are good for a year.

Items you want to take to the park are;

* Metal detector with at least a 6″ coil

*Flathead Screw driver or other digging instrument.

*String or rope to line out your search area.

*Sand Scoop for sand play box, volleyball court or any other play area with sand.

*Water for drinking. Maybe some snacks.

If you have lived in the area for a long time you have an advantage in locating some good older parks in your city.

Sit down and think about how certain location were 20, 30, 40 years ago. Maybe you went to a local school some 25 years ago. That would be a good place to start.

Later on I am going to tell you how we found gold in a city park, worth over $300.

I like coin shooting parks early in the morning. Not so many lookie lookers. Some of the best places to coin shoot at schools and parks are around and under swings, slides, jungle gyms and similar play ground equipment. Basketball courts, Volleyball courts are very good. This is were the sand scoop comes in handy. Don’t forget any concession stands at the parks.

Before you map out your search, sit down and look over the search area. Visualize you doing what a person would be doing at the site. Lets use a volleyball court with sand base. The first area you want to search is around the fringe of the court in the grass. People will sit along the edge to watch the amateurs play. When you get a hit, use your flat nose screw driver to push down to the item and rock it back and forth. This will generally move the coin or item to the surface.

The next area of the court is in the sand. You can lay out some cord to do a grid search so you don’t overlook any section of the court. When you get a hit, use your sand scoop. We have found coins, jewelry, rings in many sand courts.

Kids seam to have a lot of loose change these days, far cry from my days, when fifty cents let me in the movies, two hot dogs and a coke. Check under the swing sets, you can locate some nice change there.

Coin Shooting is fun. Takes patients and control but sometimes it pays big.

Found over $300 worth of Gold in a city park. Read all about it at AzMuleTreasures

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Daniel Chiapperino asked:


Whether you are a novice or experienced treasure hunter nothing is more important than that one great find of the day, but many treasure hunters miss that great find by not digging everything, or by being asked to leave a site, right before digging that last ping, because they didn’t ask permission to hunt there, well here are some ideas and tips to help you get “your” great find.

1. Can I hunt here?

First and foremost, always get permission to hunt a site, even when it is a public place like a beach or park, one way I have gotten permission for these types of places is to offer a free service, for instance, ask the caretaker if they would like you to remove all the sharp metal objects buried in the sand, like flip tops, and crushed cans, provided you can keep or properly dispose of what is found, they are more likely to allow you access if they get something useful out of it, like having their beach cleaned and unsafe items removed, and feel free to show them what hazards you have removed from their patrons harm, so they will allow you to return often, of course you don’t show the coins, jewelry, or valuables you also sifted out of the sand.

2. Bad times = good times for you!

Although where to hunt is important , it’s also “when” you hunt some places that makes the most difference. When hunting beaches almost anytime is OK but how much better would your hit rate be if you went after a very hot and busy beach day? well you might think that improves your chances of finding some valuables, and it does, but what would be better is take the same scenario as before, but add the element of a mid-day, or late afternoon, thunderstorm that came with out warning, now you are adding the fact that many beach goers, caught unaware of the impending storm until the first cloudburst, are now all racing around to collect their belongings and trying to get out of the deluge, in this instance many people will find they have lost something valuable, and just a note on jewelry, anything found with engravings or inscriptions, you should always try to locate the original owner if possible, most times a reward will be offered, and you will make someone’s day great. Another great time to go to beaches or around lakes is after a huge storm, where erosion has occurred, inland lakes only require heavy downpours or snowmelt to expose items previously buried too deep to find, but on the shore hurricanes, and nor’easters are best for exposing much older, deeper items missed in the past, sometimes including gold coins from ancient shipwrecks. If you live near a northern shore where large amounts of snow accumulates over the winter, the first spring snowmelt is also likely to erode enough beach to expose older buried treasures previously missed by other detectorists.

3. History lessons!

Research your areas history. In my town we have a building that is host to housing a middle aged couple who also have the small luncheonette run by them on the ground floor, and engraved in the wooden columns is a date: built 1786, so while waiting for my sandwich I asked what this place was originally, and was told it was a stage-coach stop, so I proceeded to ask if they also owned the dirt parking area across the street, and they told me no one knows if anyone owns it, I told her why I asked, and she offered to allow me to not only search the public area across the street, but if I let her know when I am there I can search all the property around the building their family has owned for generations. Many area’s local historical societies can provide guidance as to what area’s were first developed and which roads or sites still exist today, and will offer locally written books about the settlement and development of the area, many of which will include a large old building which was a hostel/bordello in it’s day, which means allot of traffic in one place for many people to lose their belongings, even something as seemingly insignificant as a metal button can bring in a high cash value if it is old but identifiable, people have found very old coins and jewelry as well, when I picked out a silver medal of “Mary” I didn’t think much of it, it was all black and crusty, but later when going through my findings I picked it out and carefully cleaned it to reveal the rock she is standing on has the date 1839, and was found on the grounds of a building that was built in 1886, along with a few coins from the early 1800′s, by the way the building was also a bordello during the first world war, it is located near naval docks!

4. Tools of the trade!

Ok you found a good spot to hunt and got permission, you have a metal detector, what else do you need? Well for beach hunting as well as other types of hunting you will need to start with at least two zippered or Velcro pouches, like a belly bag, or you can use a builder’s pocketed apron, one will be used to hold your good or questionable findings, the other you will use for obvious trash dug up, when beach hunting you will need a sand scoop, preferably with a wire mesh basket, wire mesh scoops tend to be lighter than perforated stainless steel baskets, you want the holes small enough to prevent a half dime from slipping through, if they are bigger you might miss out on small rings as well, for other types of treasure hunting you will need a sharp serrated digging tool, many of which look like a hunting knife, but if the blade is shaped like a trowel shovel it will be easier to dig through hard rocky, packed dirt, especially if there are dense tree or shrubbery roots to cut through to get down to your prize, in this case a long metal probe is useful for narrowing down where to dig, by inserting it around the area where you got your ping, you can tell whether it is buried deep or shallow, and with numerous probings you can determine the general shape of the object before digging it out of the dirt. Always wear leather gloves when digging to protect your hands from glass, sharp metal objects, or sharp stones.

Happy Hunting To All!

Copyright 10/2006

Daniel Chiapperino

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Grant Jenkins asked:


Today there exists many different models of metal detectors for sale. Since metal detectors all appear basically the same, they should all perform in a similar way, right? Wrong!

Every model will be produced with a specialized usage in mind.  But how are you supposed to choose the right detector?  The range of options is particularly puzzling if you are not experienced!  

To make sure you avoid squandering your hard-earned money on a metal detector that fails to work as you expected you need to ask yourself the following 3 simple factors:

What are you hunting after?

Each metal detector will operate better at specific tasks than others.  For instance, although you may use a gold metal detector to also seek for coins (and vice versa), you will have far more results by using a detector that has been especially manufactured for that use.  The first step is to ask yourself what is the main purpose or target.

Is your planned goal detecting coins and jewelry?  You should buy a model that comes with discrimination. Do you want to be hunting after historical artifacts or war relics?  You need to get a metal detector with excellent depth and larger searchcoils. Have you got gold fever, and desire a detector to find gold nuggets? A metal detector that has ground balancing is important.



What is the ground like?

Individual metal detectors respond differently according to the type of ground.  Will you detect in demanding environments like saltwater beaches or heavily mineralized ground?  Such conditions often cause some detectors to go nuts and beep uncontrollably.  So be sure to get one designed for that ground condition.

Will you be detecting shipwrecks? Many metal detectors have waterproof coils (the disc that points at the ground) but their housings and electronics aren’t waterproof unless specifically stated.  So if you want to be detecting undersea treasure you want to go for a specially-designed detector.

What is your budget?

After you have decided your main usage and locations you can shortlist the metal detectors for sale that meet those requirements.  Then, just go through the shortlist to find the detector that suits your budget.  Once more, this should be the last step because until you realize your goals it is impossible to select the best metal detector.

So you can now avoid wasting your cash by selecting the right metal detector for the task.  When considering metal detectors for sale you simply want to think about what your goal is, the environment you want to detect on, and the price of the detector.





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Bobby Elgee asked:


 by Bobby Elgee; Sights Unseen Paranormal 

Today, I used my EVP machine and it recorded a ghost’s voice. I also utilized my Ghost Image Capture Device to take a picture of a ghost. Another investigator used an Electric Detector that picks up spirit energy. I also used my Indoor Battery-Powered Illuminator–fancily called ‘a torch’ by our friends across the pond–to light up some ghosts in a dark room. We also used an interesting invention, a Television Spirit Capture Device, which records video of dead people. Finally, we analyzed all this research data on a computer that is specifically set up with programs–like Photoshop and Itunes–that help to find ghosts. 

Does the above paragraph sound as asinine and ignorant to you as it does to me? Interestingly enough, there are ghost hunting teams that use language similar to what I’ve typed above. To me, reading a paragraph like this makes a couple of things painfully obvious: 

1. The person writing it has absolutely no technical expertise whatsoever. 

2. They aren’t even coming close to practicing debunking. For people like this, everything is a ghost. 

Sorry, for venting…the moral to this story is KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT. I have a lot to learn, that’s why I do research, read my owner’s manuals, and depend on experts and consultants to help me research potential evidence. 

None of the technology used in ghost hunting was originally designed to find ghosts. Be accurate in your description of the equipment you use. Know what it was originally designed for, and the theory behind using it to detect possibly paranormal events. 

Otherwise, you risk looking like a fool. Not sure about you, but I’m enough of a goof ball as it is, so I like to cover all my bases. 

Now, you’ll have to excuse me because my Electoplasma Initiator/Personal Massager is ringing.

 



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Mara Mark asked:


All gold detectors are based on the same technology. Of course there are different types and models but they are all variations of the same electromagnetic technology. A magnetic field is created inside the gold detector that reacts with the magnetic field of a metal on the ground. The metal detector has the ability to convert this reaction into a signal that tells you that metal has been found on the ground.

The most important aspect of gold detectors is tuning. You have to carefully calibrate the gold detector to properly receive the signals from the ground, depending on what you are searching for. Often, this process must be performed (usually by pressing a button) every few minutes depending on the gold detector type.

Another important factor is motion. Some gold detectors require a fairly slow swinging action while others need a much quicker action. For best results you have to use the speed which is considered as optimal by the manufacturer. Carefully read the gold detector’s manual before performing any searches.

Last but not least, frequency. Most gold detectors operate in low signal frequencies between 5-10khz and 15-20khz. The reason for that is because low frequencies go deeper into the ground. If you are targeting objects like rings, coins or similar objects then low frequencies between 5-20Khz is what you need. Some multi-frequency gold detectors (which are very expensive) have appeared in the market the last few years, claiming advantages in gold detection and depth performance. In my opinion all these claims are overstated.

I’ve noticed that not a single gold detector manufacturer ever specify the detection depth of their machines. This is always confusing. The reason is that there are many things that affect the depth detection like the ground type, moisture etc. Gold detector manufacturers will not specify a specific depth range (eg. 10 meters) because another manufacturer will immediately specify a higher range (e.g. 11 meters). In my opinion gold detector depth range is almost the same for all brands of the same type.

Another half-truth is that the deeper you can go into the ground the more treasure you can find. I think that this is not the case. The deeper you go, the less you will find. If someone would burry a treasure 300 years ago how deep do you think he would dig? I think the average depth would be about 10 meters. Archeologists discovered treasures hidden for thousands of years, buried in the ground in less than 5 meters in depth.



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Joseph Buffalo asked:


In this article we are going to give you some tips on hunting coins and other treasures with your metal detector.

It seems I get a lot of questions about how to recognize a good hit or is it junk.

There are all different types of metal detectors. Each has their own design, but most consist of the same electronics. It is nice to have a discriminator so you can weed out bottle caps and pull tabs, however you can miss nickels and rings setting your mode to clear caps and tabs.

Here are a few simple tips to help identify the different items.

Obviously become familiar with your detector. Take a series of coins, (cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half) and a silver or gold ring, bottle tab, pull-tab. The rings can be the inexpensive types. Bury each at different depths. Bury them far enough apart so you don’t get readings from two different sources.

Use your metal detector and slowly move over each item. Write down each type of sound you hear. Also record the depth. If you have a discriminator do the same thing. Test different settings to how far you can go to eliminate the caps and tabs and not eliminate nickels and rings. You are trying to remember the types of sounds for each item.

Depending on the model and type of detector you own, there is a strong possibility when you tune out the caps and tabs, you also tune out nickels and a few rings. This is were the tones and sounds you remember are very instrumental in not missing the good finds. Pull-tabs usually will give off a double hit tone as you pass over it.

I hope you found some value here. This information may seem basic, but I think you grasp the importance of learning about your detector and it’s capabilities.

If you want to read how important it turned out for one of our coin shooting outings you can read about it at AZMULETREASURES

Author has over 30 years in the electronic industry. Business owner, Sales and Marketing Consultant, Ebay Senior Member, Internet Advanced User. Treasure Hunting, Metal Detector Buff. Found over $300 worth of Gold in a city park. Read all about it at AZMULETREASURES



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Joseph Buffalo asked:


In the Southwest we have many species of Rattlesnakes. They are very abundant. When you’re searching old buildings, desert areas, be alert to the fact you may come upon a snake.

When metal detecting around old buildings, trees or brush be careful when you go to pick up something or dig for a hit from your metal detector. Snakes like cool shade, especially in the summer.

On one metal detecting trip I was searching around an old foundation. There was a small tree near the foundation. The desert temperature that day was hitting 103 degrees. Not to bad with the very low Humidity. I got a strike (no pun intended) between the foundation and tree. I turned my back to the tree because it was partially offering some shade to my search area. I bent down to dig the hit from my Metal detector. That dreadful sound of “rattling” tail pierced the air. I very slowly turned and coiled up under the base of the tree, within 4 feet was a 3-foot rattlesnake.

If he struck I was hoping he would hit the high top leather hunting boots I was wearing. He elected not to strike and just wanted to be alone. I honored that wish very rapidity.

Here are a few suggestions about being in areas where snakes could be present.

Rattlesnakes are timid by nature and will not strike unless they feel threatened.

Be careful where you place your hands and feet, and where you sit.

Do not approach or pick up snakes–whether they are venomous or non-venomous. Most snakes will leave if left alone.

Try not to go treasure hunting by yourself. If you’re unfortunate and do get bitten,

According to the American Red Cross, these steps should be taken:

Remain calm.

Wash the bite with clean water and soap.

Immobilize the bitten area and keep it lower than the heart.

If the bite is on the hand or arm remove any rings, watches or tight clothing.

Get medical help immediately. (30 minutes)

If a victim is unable to reach medical care within 30 minutes, a bandage, wrapped two to four inches above the bite, may help slow venom. The bandage should not cut off blood flow from a vein or artery. A good rule of thumb is to make the band loose enough that a finger can slip under it.

Just be careful when your in areas where snakes my be present.

Author has over 30 years in the electronic industry. Business owner, Sales and Marketing Consultant, Ebay Senior Member, Internet Advanced User. Treasure Hunting, Metal Detector Buff.

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