Metal Detecting

Your metal detector is chattering, popping off phantom signals, and you’re digging holes that turn up nothing. Before you blame the machine, understand that most...

The Equinox 600 and 800 look almost identical on a spec sheet, and Minelab charges a meaningful premium for the 800. If you’re hunting coins,...

You’re ready to invest in a serious coin hunting detector and you’ve narrowed it down to two: the Garrett AT Pro and the Minelab Equinox...

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...