Which Metal Detector Is Best For Coins

[sambillings]

Hi, 

I am new here. I want to know about the metal detectors especially metal detectors for coins. I have no experience with metal detectors I just use once and after that, I feel detecting is the wonderful hobby.

I really your appreciate your answers.

Thanks

 

[Guest Tnsharpshooter]

Metal detectors for coins?

They usually have a meter.

They usually have multiple tone capability.

They usually have notch capability so certain targets can be rejected.

They can have depth meters.

Some offer bottlecaps rejection.

Most seem to run between 6khz and 14khz.

Some are better at IDing coins deeper.

Some are even better at IDing coins per coin denomination.

Most will have a pinpoint feature.

As far as models available, you have lots to choose from.

Prices will vary, based on features, and performance.

Some older used units (discontinued) are still good coin detectors too.

I have used some but not all models.

 

[Monte]

On ‎8‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 3:27 AM, sambillings said:

Hi, 

I am new here. I want to know about the metal detectors especially metal detectors for coins. I have no experience with metal detectors I just use once and after that, I feel detecting is the wonderful hobby.

I really your appreciate your answers.

Thanks

Questions for you:

What detector did you use one, and for how long? 

Were you successful finding coins with it?

Metal detecting IS a wonderful hobby, but to enjoy it you have to get involved in learning about the detectors you use, and researching new and exciting sites to hunt.  Also, 'Coin Hunting' or 'Coin & Jewelry Hunting,' is most often an urban-related pastime  where you might want to search public parks, schools, parking strips, etc.  Therefore, you have to check into any restrictions your particular town might have related to metal detecting.  Some towns/cities ban all metal detecting.  Some require an annual permit to access certain public areas.  Some allow it, but restrict the recovery tools you are allowed to use.

Let me also ask, what type of metal detecting site are you more interested in, such as a 'typical' Coin Hunting Hobbyist who mainly searches urban environments for the better quantity of coins, or are you more interested in being a Selective Coin Hunter and specialize on searching for older dated coins, and also more interested in finding renovation work around town, or better still getting away to an older, out-of-use site in search of older coins.

Are you limited on a detector buying budget?  Do you realize the importance of also affording an optional, usually smaller-size, search coil?

With a little more information readers can better assist you.    I have a decent detector outfit to draw from and my travels usually include at least 3 and often 5 or more detectors and search coils to be best prepared for different site challenges.  My primary use detectors with visual Target ID are my Nokta Impact, FORS Relic and FORS CoRe models as well as sometimes fitting in my Makro Racer 2.

In the majority of the sites I like to hunt, these detectors see the most time devoted to them, but I am also most often in some more distant or remote places and not hunting in an urban environment, dealing with a lot of trash, with iron being the main challenge.  These detectors have been/are serving me well.

To be honest, however, if I reflect back on the past ⅓ century and evaluate my overall Relic Hunting performance from out-of-the-way places like stage stops, military encampments, mining town sites, logging camp sites,  ghost towns, homesteads, as well as all the typical urban Coin Hunting sites, the bulk of all my coins, modern or older, have been found when I was using a favorite Tesoro model, and none of them feature a visual Target ID or even audible Tone ID.

Share with us what you plan to do, where you want to hunt, and what your shopping budget might be like.

Monte

[Swampstomper Al]

X2 on the above posts.. Your general location could prove helpful also.. The possibility of coins being a better secondary objective, as well as detector recommendations, exists -- dependent on where one calls home..

Swamp

[Steve Herschbach]

I agree, the question raises more questions than anything else by being so vague. There are just so many very good coin detectors these days a choice can be overwhelming so it has to be narrowed down somehow with more information about the type of detecting and most importantly the desired budget.

[Mark Gillespie]

You're right on Monte...............

[GB_Amateur]

12 hours ago, Monte said:

...If I reflect back on the past ⅓ century..., the bulk of all my coins, modern or older, have been found when I was using a favorite Tesoro model....

I'm guessing you've identified that detector previously, on some forum, but I don't recall reading it.  Mind telling us which one and with which coil(s)?

[strick]

All the above are great answers...if you want a short answer....buy a CTX 3030.  

strick

[Steve Herschbach]

Love it strick! I try to be more circumspect, especially as regards expensive detectors. I agree with you however.

That is why people have to identify key criteria. If our OP comes back and says he can't spend more than $200 then that puts a whole new light on things. Garrett Ace 200? Fisher F11? Tesoro Compadre?

For me when it comes to coin and jewelry detecting I need a detector that can play well in the surf and on dry land. Identifying waterproof as a key criteria narrows the field considerably. If I had to ditch every general purpose coin/relic/jewelry machine but one right now the one that would work best FOR ME would be the CTX. That is because it has killer target id for sensitive digging areas like groomed parks, overall very good performance, plays well with salt water and is submersible. Other machines may get a bit better separation, some a bit more depth on some targets, but overall for somebody like me who includes salt water detecting as a critical secondary use a CTX is hard to beat.

For similar reasons my next choice at this time would probably be the new Garrett AT Max. Third place White's MX Sport (sorry White's, should have included wireless). These three are all basically land detectors first and water machines second, which fits my personal requirements. There are few to choose from. And all this assumes I get to have a different detector for prospecting. I can do real well with two detectors, one for prospecting, and one for everything else. Right this second if I could only keep two it would be the GPZ 7000 and CTX 3030. Forcing me to choose just one of those two however gets down to asking me is I want to keep my left leg or my right leg. I just don't want to go there!

For Monte I am guessing waterproof is a non-requirement, and so what is best FOR HIM is entirely different. Frankly eliminating waterproof as a requirement opens up a huge number of possibilities for consideration, any one of which would probably satisfy my needs. Lots of great detectors out there, and all you have to do is hang out on the forums for any length of time to see that they all are somebody's idea of what constitutes "the best" detector FOR THEM.

[MikePfeiffer]

On 8/3/2017 at 0:11 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

For similar reasons my next choice at this time would probably be the new Garrett AT Max. Third place White's MX Sport (sorry White's, should have included wireless). These three are all basically land detectors first and water machines second, which fits my personal requirements.

Both look to be very nice machines. Both missing the USB port for firmware updates. One nice thing I saw for the AT Max, Pro and Gold is the lithium battery pack availability. I really like the wireless headphones. That is a major plus.