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Metal Detecting For Fun And Profit

When you are at a park or the beach and you see someone with one of the metal detectors on a long pole, sweeping it back and forth over the ground, what thoughts pass through your mind? Do you tell yourself, “Oh great, just what the world needs; another metal detecting freak”?.

Do you imagine her spending hours digging up pennies and old soda cans? Maybe you were with friends and the site of this person was good for a big laugh from all of you.

Does this describe your reaction? If it does, that means you will be getting a metal detector someday. Almost every metal detecting hobbyist started out making fun of people they saw using their detectors. But, then they realized they had questions about them.

Do those things really work well? How sensitive are they? How deep can they detect metal? Do they ever find anything? Even if its just change, how much money have they collected? Has it paid for itself yet? Did they find any jewelry? Was it expensive jewelry? On the beach, where are the best results; in or out of the water?

If you know anyone who has a metal detector you really should ask her to show you how it works. Go out exploring for a few hours, one day. You will probably be hooked from that time, forward. Do not ask your friend to loan her unit to you. Wars have been fought over much less than that.

The best places to go are anywhere groups of people walk, gather, or even, used to gather. Sites where county fairs are held are great. Parks and athletic fields, as well as beaches are prime spots. Camp sites can be fruitful, especially if they are boy scout or girl scout camps, since those get used so much.

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