CWrelic
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I'm a newbie. So new I have not bought a detector yet!! I am looking for any advice about buying my first machine. Is it better to start off with a less sophisticated detector, or maybe mid level? Thanks for any advice.
noob myself and picked up a couple garrett ace 250s. have'n tried them yet. will upgrade to the AT pro when my finds pay off the aces and if i'm still interested.
Fisher F2. http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=53930
Good plan to buy an entry level and upgrade if the hobby fits you.
I thought you said depending on how your finds payoff.
One should expect to find about $0.50 an hour in clad coins, so multiply that by the number of hours a month you plan to detect. $10-20 a month is realistic.
As far as gold goes, in a park you would have to dig about 1000 pulltabs or junk items per gold ring. The OP of that thread above has dug about 15,000 junk items and has about 15 gold rings, in two years. He is prolific and extreme. If you want to try to justify your time and money spent detecting water detecting is the only way that even comes close, and is an entirely different skill set. Waterproof metal detectors start at $500.
We do this for fun, not profit.