10 Beginner Metal Detecting Mistakes to Avoid
Metal detecting mistakes have gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice and YouTube hot takes flying around. As someone who has made most of these...
Metal detecting guides, equipment reviews, and tips for finding coins and treasure
Metal detecting mistakes have gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice and YouTube hot takes flying around. As someone who has made most of these...
The Hunt for Silver Silver hunting has gotten complicated with all the clad trash and modern coinage flying around. As someone who’s been swinging detectors...
Wheat pennies are the most common valuable find for metal detectorists. Minted from 1909 to 1958, these Lincoln cents with wheat stalks on the reverse...
Getting permission has gotten complicated with all the bad advice and aggressive approaches you see people sharing online. As someone who’s been metal detecting for...
Cleaning dug coins has gotten complicated with all the contradictory advice flying around online. As someone who’s been metal detecting and collecting for years, I...
Location is everything in metal detecting. You can have the best detector money can buy, but if you’re searching in the wrong places, you’ll find...
Every metal detectorist dreams of the big find. While most hunts yield clad coins and pull tabs, the hobby has produced some truly incredible discoveries—from...
You just dug up an old coin—now what? Identifying coins found metal detecting is part science, part detective work. That crusty disc covered in dirt...
The Garrett AT Pro has been the go-to metal detector for coin hunters since 2010. But in 2025, with multi-frequency machines like the Minelab Equinox...
Finding old coins is one of the most rewarding aspects of metal detecting. Whether you’re hunting wheat pennies in local parks, searching for silver at...