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Look what this guy found with a cheap Radio Shack detector!

If it's shallow enough and large enough, any detector will find a gold nugget. The first gold nugget I ever found detecting weighed nearly an ounce, and yep, I found it with a $99 Radio Shack detector! Got me a Fisher Gold Bug after that, next was a Minelab XT 17000, then a Tesoro Diablo uMax, then an MXT, then a Minelab 2100v2. Found gold with all (except the last detector) but never near as big as that first one.

Ray
 
In 1975 I was finding lots of clad coins, and bottle caps with a kids model radio shack. But then again I was just a kid :rofl:
 
I have to disagree about the percentage of this hobby being luck. All the people I know who consistently make good finds, silver , gold, artifacts, etc. do a heck of a lot of research. Sure anyone can go to the local park and over time recover a lot of clad and an occasional silver or gold trinket, but they can't do it consistently. That's the luck part, but you have to be knowledgible enough to put the coil where the goodies are if you ever expect to be a real treasure hunter, or should I say finder? You can't find it if you keep putting that coil where it ain't! Unfortunately that's been my creedo! Onus
 
Good word Onus. Its true about the research as I live in area where a lot of colonial homesites can be found. I am trying to catch up to a farmer who has a nice field 20+acres in an original town settlement area. Some of my research has shone the areas I'm interested in, dating to the 1640's precolonial america. Over time nobody remembers (or even cares) what used to be in the area they live. Roads have been built, buildings put up, ballfields are now what could have been a farmers plantation, and a lot of the old houses that are still standing are waiting for someone like me to knock on the door. Doing the research gives you the best edge, especially when it comes time to talk to the land or homeowner. You definately want to know what your talking about when speaking face to face with someone concerning their property. It's also surprising how much more information you might get just by talking to people.
Ron :detecting:
 
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