A basic metal detector is used for finding gold, coins and other metals and is often a great hobby. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and can be used for many different things and in many different places.

From using underwater metal detectors to helping them find your lost gold wedding ring and security to scrap metal for you to sell.

While some of the older versions were quite clunky much like the more modern metal detectors they generally use electromagnetic signals to detect metal objects or traces of metal inside solid objects. There are of course execptions as some detectors now use different methods to detect but for the majority and those wishing to use a metal detector for their own personal use that’s probably the most common.