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not everyone who's a "beginner" and interested in baseball should start out with a fat plastic bat and 'whiffle ball', or a short bat and 'T-ball' outfit!
I have some close friends who started out ... <EM>true beginners</EM> ... using a low-end Tesoro Silver Sabre (1986), Garrett Groundhog & Garrett Deepseeker (1982), White's XLT (1995), White's XLT (2003), White's DFX (2004), Teknetics 8500-B and 9000-B (1983), White's Classic ID (2004), White's MXT (2003), and quite a few who got their start in the 1970's with TR's, BFO's and VLF's that didn't have any discrimination.
Some started out with the lowest-cost models from reputable manufacturers, but most of the "<EM>beginners</EM>" I have known and hunted with for years started out knowing that it was an INVESTMENT, and as such, it was worth buying as much metal detector as they could afford that was going to be functional and versatile enough to serve a variety of hunting applications.
I do NOT suggest buying the most expensive models simply because they are, but certainly buy enough detector that you won't lose interest.
I also suggest that as you're shopping for a detector to get started in this great hobby, make sure you purchase one that will accept a smaller-than-stock search coil. You will find that the more dedicated and successful coin hunters will have a 4", 5", 5
I have some close friends who started out ... <EM>true beginners</EM> ... using a low-end Tesoro Silver Sabre (1986), Garrett Groundhog & Garrett Deepseeker (1982), White's XLT (1995), White's XLT (2003), White's DFX (2004), Teknetics 8500-B and 9000-B (1983), White's Classic ID (2004), White's MXT (2003), and quite a few who got their start in the 1970's with TR's, BFO's and VLF's that didn't have any discrimination.
Some started out with the lowest-cost models from reputable manufacturers, but most of the "<EM>beginners</EM>" I have known and hunted with for years started out knowing that it was an INVESTMENT, and as such, it was worth buying as much metal detector as they could afford that was going to be functional and versatile enough to serve a variety of hunting applications.
I do NOT suggest buying the most expensive models simply because they are, but certainly buy enough detector that you won't lose interest.
I also suggest that as you're shopping for a detector to get started in this great hobby, make sure you purchase one that will accept a smaller-than-stock search coil. You will find that the more dedicated and successful coin hunters will have a 4", 5", 5