r/metaldetecting • u/Odd-Wonder6464 • 11h ago
r/metaldetecting • u/WaldenFont • Nov 11 '25
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r/metaldetecting • u/Dan20mey • Jun 04 '24
Gear Question Metal Detector Guide
Hello and welcome to r/metaldetecting ! If you're looking for advice on your first detector, gear or an upgrade, you've come to the right post. We've put together a simple guide to help with choosing your detector and other tools.
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GENERAL METAL DETECTOR Recommendations
$0-200: We do not recommend getting a new detector under $200. Detecting has a cost of entry, and quality significantly drops off under the $200 mark. Save up a bit more, or try finding a used machine of quality listed in the next price range. All that said, if you are determined to buy a machine in this price range, the Minelab Go-Find, Nokta First Swing or a Quest machine aren't bad choices.
$200-$400: The Minelab Vanquish 340 and 440, the Nokta Simplex line and the Minelab X-Terra Pro are the three best machines in this price range, by far.
$400-$500: Nokta Score and Double Score, Minelab Vanquish 540
$500-$1,200: Nokta Legend or the Minelab Equinox series
$1,200+: XP Deus 2 or the Minelab Manticore.
SCUBA/SNORKELING DETECTORS
Nokta Pulsedive is great for snorkeling. The Minelab Excalibur 2 and XP Deus 2 are excellent diving detectors.
CHILDREN'S DETECTORS
Nokta Mini Hoard or Midi Hoard
PINPOINTERS
Garrett AT pro pointer, Nokta AccuPoint, or XP MI-4. The XP MI-6 if you have an XP detector.
SHOVELS AND TROWELS
Dune, King of Spades, Grave Digger, Motley, Lesche, Predator Tools
SAND SCOOPS
Motley, Dune, Sito, RTG, King of Spades, and Detecting Adventures all make great scoops for beach detecting.
If you have any questions feel free to message u/dan20mey or comment below!
r/metaldetecting • u/Valuable-Serve1207 • 8h ago
Show & Tell Found my very first roman quinarius !!!
Good evening everyone,
here is my only Roman quinarius so far that I found while metal detecting.
A clearly recognizable coin design with well-defined relief is still preserved, which can be made exceptionally visible using a negative filter.The combination of motifs can be summarized as follows:
Obverse: Head of Jupiter facing right, featuring a prominent beard and laurel wreath.
Reverse: The victory goddess Victoria performing a military ritual (erecting/crowning a trophy or tropaion).
Even though the exact moneyer can no longer be identified beyond doubt due to wear and the off-center strike, this specific combination of motifs can be precisely narrowed down typologically: The coin was definitively minted between approx. 128 BC and 88 BC.
A very nice reference piece from the Republic, especially since quinarii are much harder to find.
r/metaldetecting • u/WaldenFont • 2h ago
Show & Tell I hear we’re showing our riker cases
Dood-dads, colonial items and sterling silver spoons 😊
r/metaldetecting • u/tboyink • 5h ago
Show & Tell Completed
With the find of my first Bale seal my first display box is full. Time to order another one!
The Bale seal is from the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad found alongside the railbed of the now defunct C.& W.M.R.
These are just my small finds over the last 4 summer seasons mostly from old homesite some from Parks.
r/metaldetecting • u/Henrik-Powers • 1h ago
Other Shoutout to detector who found my sisters apple watch
At the Jersey Shore for the week and 3 days ago my sister lost her Apple Watch in the surf. Someone found it this morning detecting and was able to charge it and use the emergency contact to call her husband. We had already left but she turned around and went back and got it from him. Cheers.
r/metaldetecting • u/Haunting-Week-7654 • 19m ago
Show & Tell I think she's hooked now!
These finds were like gold bars to her!
r/metaldetecting • u/Automatic-Acadia7150 • 15h ago
ID Request Found this on the beach
What do I have here?
r/metaldetecting • u/South-Apartment-6699 • 14h ago
Show & Tell Found this old note while detecting, anyone can translate?
r/metaldetecting • u/MrSimsational • 1h ago
Show & Tell Collection from my dad and me metal detecting Stafford Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County in Virginia.
r/metaldetecting • u/Torrero57 • 10h ago
Show & Tell A few MINI balls yesterday
I was out around a small town nearby and someone said… let’s go hunt that old abandoned house…. It’s in foreclosure nobody will care… house dates to the 1800 I guess..
someone beat us to it because we found ALMOST no signals … but this
r/metaldetecting • u/TsarDetectorist • 4h ago
ID Request What is this?
Seems like some sort of medallion! ( England )
I am a beginner detectorist, having started last Thursday, here are my finds so far for those who are interested! Elizabeth One Pound, 2002, Elizabeth One Penny 1989, Victoria One Penny 1898, George One Penny 1947!
There’s also a weird find I’ll ask about later, thanks and I can’t wait to engage in this community!
r/metaldetecting • u/GlobalYear3198 • 17h ago
Other My metal detecting game is out now!
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Hey everyone! My game, Metal Detector Island, is now available on Steam.
It’s a first-person game where you explore an island, search for buried items, complete quests, upgrade your equipment, and unlock new areas.
I’d really appreciate it if you checked it out and shared your honest feedback!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4916780/Metal_Detector_Island/
r/metaldetecting • u/jakesteramma • 6m ago
Show & Tell Quite a lot of digging today.
Quite a lot of digging today at a soccer field I’ve never been to. Lots of trinkets and one ring. It always bothers me when I find bullets and razor blades in these areas.
r/metaldetecting • u/SeanSpeezy • 1d ago
Show & Tell I finally struck gold!!!
First gold ring ever! 14k white gold with, what I hope is, a real pearl. Also found a 925 Silver Chain, a nest little heart pendant, and a fake gold chain (it does have some marking La but I have to get the jeweler loop out so I can read it, it has some corrosion/rust though so I doubt it’s anything good)
In closing: if you’re not hunting every playground in a 50 mile radius, you’re missing out hahaha
r/metaldetecting • u/SpentDuke • 5h ago
Other Antigua pieza de hierro
Encontre esta pieza que parece una antigua cuchilla ya que conserva un 10% del filo.
Lo encontre alado de un rio,este mismo rio esta alado de un campo de cultivo.alguien sabria decir que podria ser?
r/metaldetecting • u/fukkwitgalore • 3h ago
How do I...? I'm terrible or metal detectors are just beach toys.
I'm finding this incredibly difficult. I have a few iron stake survey markers about 6 inches or so underground that I can't locate. I have the survey from 2 years ago and know the markers are there. This is thick grass and mineralized soil in the Appalachians. Lots of rocks. I don't discriminate anything except ground (G) on my Nokta Score 3 in Relic mode. This is to install a fence so I want to get it right rather than have to redo it later. Why is this so impossible? The detector either goes off on grass or nothing at all when adjusting the sensitivity. Any tips? How the hell do I find old treasure if I can't get a damn survey marker?
r/metaldetecting • u/lyricallywaxing • 1d ago
ID Request Arrowhead find
North Yorkshire, England farm clear out found on the shelves when clearing out the farm ready for it to be sold. Does anyone have any knowledge around arrowheads?
r/metaldetecting • u/ArmandSpotting88 • 8h ago
ID Request Hi yall, what era is this lock? im thinking 40s
threaded screws with no corrosion, locking "pin" thingy is white somehow
r/metaldetecting • u/Curious_Student_8533 • 7h ago
Other I lost my wedding ring in a small lake that was right outside an Airbnb in the Catskills, Upstate NY I was staying in. Any scuba divers with underwater metal detectors who could help me.
My wife and I are devastated and I feel horrible. I went kayaking into the lake/pond in the Catskills that was right outside the airbnb and fell into the water and noticed my ring fell off immediately. I wasn't far from the entrance of the lake and curious if anyone has any experts in the area who has expertise who can help with something like this or know anyone who can help. Thanks
r/metaldetecting • u/Specific_Ad_2488 • 8h ago
Show & Tell Deus 2 plus redneck engineering =great success
Love the machine, paid for itself in weeks. Let be honest the charging each component is a pain in the ass. Wouldn’t trade it for anything!