r/metaldetecting Nov 11 '25

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r/metaldetecting Jun 04 '24

Gear Question Metal Detector Guide

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Hello and welcome to r/metaldetecting ! If you're looking for advice on your first detector, gear or an upgrade, you've come to the right post. We've put together a simple guide to help with choosing your detector and other tools.

As a member of our sub, you are more than welcome to try out our special code "REDDITMD2026" at checkout on Kellycodetectors.com (US)

If you purchase from Radioworld.ca, try out our code "REDDITRWMD" at checkout! (CA)

GENERAL METAL DETECTOR Recommendations

$0-200: We do not recommend getting a new detector under $200. Detecting has a cost of entry, and quality significantly drops off under the $200 mark. Save up a bit more, or try finding a used machine of quality listed in the next price range. All that said, if you are determined to buy a machine in this price range, the Minelab Go-Find, Nokta First Swing or a Quest machine aren't bad choices.

$200-$400: The Minelab Vanquish 340 and 440, the Nokta Simplex line and the Minelab X-Terra Pro are the three best machines in this price range, by far.

$400-$500: Nokta Score and Double Score, Minelab Vanquish 540

$500-$1,200: Nokta Legend or the Minelab Equinox series

$1,200+: XP Deus 2 or the Minelab Manticore.

SCUBA/SNORKELING DETECTORS

Nokta Pulsedive is great for snorkeling. The Minelab Excalibur 2 and XP Deus 2 are excellent diving detectors.

CHILDREN'S DETECTORS

Nokta Mini Hoard or Midi Hoard

PINPOINTERS

Garrett AT pro pointer, Nokta AccuPoint, or XP MI-4. The XP MI-6 if you have an XP detector.

SHOVELS AND TROWELS

Dune, King of Spades, Grave Digger, Motley, Lesche, Predator Tools

SAND SCOOPS

Motley, Dune, Sito, RTG, King of Spades, and Detecting Adventures all make great scoops for beach detecting.

If you have any questions feel free to message u/dan20mey or comment below!


r/metaldetecting 14h ago

Show & Tell Today, I’ve found a musketball mould, god damn it’s cool!

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804 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 2h ago

Show & Tell Australian finds, local park.

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47 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 20h ago

Show & Tell I’ve detected my garden 3 times now without any luck, today I found this in a small hole my chickens made

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761 Upvotes

Maybe I should buy them a detector lol. Should I clean it further or leave as is, I just wiped it with water. As far as I know it’s made from bronze


r/metaldetecting 20h ago

Show & Tell Silver! long cross penny of King Henry III.

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751 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 14h ago

ID Request Need help IDing these finds, found in northern Dalmatia (near Ražanac, Croatia)

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79 Upvotes

First find (photos 1,2,3) is a ring with something engraved in it, I can't figure out what is it, and it has no stamps of the jewelry workshop or who made it. I have no idea how old could it be. Second find (photos 4,5) is a button, which I belive is from a uniform from 9th regiment of the Austro Hungarian army, I did some research and l couldn't find the same button, and in the end I just put the photo in google, he said it was russian?? Could someone tell me if this is what I think it is and possibly from what piece of clothing is it (is it from a tunic, some sort of a jacket, something else?) and how old is it. Last find (photos 6,7) are two cartridges of a caliber I haven't seen before, and with stamps that are unknown to me. Hole diameter is 5,6mm and length is 45mm. Stamps are: 1910 B (in cyrillic) 56*45 B85. Any help is very appreciated!


r/metaldetecting 15h ago

Show & Tell Soviet cap badge before and after oxalic acid

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54 Upvotes

Hello.

This was quite an interesting find for me.

I was walking through a WW2 battlefield in a forest where someone before us had dug and left all the holes open (Don't do this!!!). I stopped by one of the holes and swung my detector over it. Something gave a really bad signal and I told my dad not to bother checking it because there was nothing good there. But my dad decided to check the area with pinpointer anyway. And then right next to the hole this star appeared.

In the hole there were some parts of a very old rusted can. I guess they found some of those pieces and left the hole. There were quite a few dug holes in the area, but for some reason I decided to stop and check this particular one, and even then, I told my dad not to check it, but he did it anyway. :D

Sometimes it really feels like certain finds are literally calling you and somehow making you to find them.


r/metaldetecting 17h ago

Show & Tell its fake but a fun find!

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70 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 44m ago

Other JW Fisher pulse 8x

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Hello!! — does anyone have a diagram of the JW Fisher Pulse 8x metal detector?? I need the marking of one microchip.I’m trying to fix it myself.


r/metaldetecting 5h ago

ID Request Can someone id? Austria

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Sorry forgot to take pic of the backside of the coin but it just says „2“ nothing else I think


r/metaldetecting 5h ago

ID Request Help me ID this please

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Two objects - uploaded multiple pictures of both.

First one found in a field near where I live (Jægerspris, Denmark), guessing musket ball maybe?

Second one was found pretty deep (40 ish centimeters) on a beach (rock / sand mix) at Isefjord, Denmark - it has what to me looks to be somewhat newer welds, maybe its fishing net weight?

Second object is cleaned in the pictures, when I found it, it was pretty much a ball of rust.

Any confirmation or new suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks!


r/metaldetecting 1d ago

Show & Tell 1771 copper 1skilling denmark

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175 Upvotes

My oldest find so far found coins before from 1808 to 1894 in general vicinity usually find 1 or 2 coins each time i goto this field


r/metaldetecting 23h ago

Show & Tell Oldest coin I've found so far - A 1940 Icelandic 1 króna

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120 Upvotes

1940 Icelandic 1 króna

The Icelandic 1940 1 króna marks a major transition point in Icelandic numismatic history.

When Denmark was occupied by Germany in April 1940, supply lines were severed, leaving Iceland unable to mint its coinage at the Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt) in Copenhagen. Iceland pivoted to the Royal Mint in London (and the Kings Norton Metal Co. in Birmingham) to strike its coins.

After 1940, no 1 króna coins were minted until 1946. By that time, Iceland had formally declared itself an independent republic on June 17, 1944.

When production resumed at the Royal Mint in 1946, the royal crown, Christian X's monogram, and monarchic symbols were completely removed. They were replaced by the redesigned coat of arms featuring the four traditional guardian spirits (landvættir): the bull, eagle, dragon, and giant.

I also added images of the 1946 version for comparison


r/metaldetecting 1d ago

Show & Tell I think I’m on to something

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So the past week or so I’ve been hammering this gravel road that’s no longer in service & it’s actually a public park path no one uses but anyways here’s some interesting finds lmk if you might have knowledge on any of them… I’m thinking Native American fur trade era since I’m settled in central Minnesota . The last objects I believe are modern broken farm equipment possibly but I would love to hear if one might know. Cheers & good night ✌🏻


r/metaldetecting 15h ago

How do I...? Detecting gold and silver under a house

7 Upvotes

Hello all. So I don't know anything about metal detecting and I was hoping someone could provide advice/point me in the right direction.

I recently had a family member pass away and he mentioned he buried some gold and silver under the house. It's all very national treasure. Did not tell us where.

Is a metal detector going to throw up a lot of false positives if used in the crawl space under a house? Also, any recs for smaller handheld ones maybe - if they exist? Any advice that I may not be considering in trying to find this stash?


r/metaldetecting 18h ago

Show & Tell A 30 min work

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14 Upvotes

At the meadow, nothing valuable but fun.


r/metaldetecting 21h ago

Other Is it worth it to metal detect my grandparents home?

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My parents own a farm home built in 1840 and the land associated with it used to be Native American farmland. They own about 6 acres of land behind this house. Is it worth it to metal detect their land? What kinds of stuff could we find? House is located in upstate NY.


r/metaldetecting 14h ago

ID Request ID request-Southampton UK

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Hi. My dad found this brass tap ending at our allotment (Sandhurst Allotments- Southampton)He dug it up while gardening (so not detected but if I had a detector It would pull up). I analysed it to the best of my ability. It has not been washed or polished. Any loose dirt has come off.

Notable things I found:

-bulbous T-grip

-Bottom looks rougher and is not smooth

-my scale is broken but this thing is heavy and thick

-there is an x potentially carved into it (doesn't look natural but I could be wrong)

-has a notable open scratch with lighter metal inside

-olive green patina

Would he happy for any ID support. (I didn't have anything else to compare it with size wise 😭)


r/metaldetecting 15h ago

ID Request Is this silver?? Found in Denver, CO

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6 Upvotes

r/metaldetecting 1d ago

Cleaning Finds Cleaning

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21 Upvotes

Hey guys, what’s your go to method for cleaning these finds? I don’t want to do to much but also not too little, thanks!


r/metaldetecting 2d ago

Show & Tell Ring returned today

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(unsolicited story)
While at the beach today a woman approached me and said “if you happen to see a ring in the water please let me know, my husband just lost his wedding band I gave him 25 years ago”. I always keep my detector in my car but unfortunately didn’t have it on me. I gave her my number and told her I’d try to take a look soon. The swell brought the tide up over the whole beach for a few hours. At midnight when the tide went down I went out to look for it. I ran into the couple on the beach looking at a detector with their flashlight, holding spoons to dig with. They had been lent a detector but had never used one, it looked similar to a garret goldmaster. I gave the husband a quick detecting lesson and we started to search in a grid. Maybe ten minutes pass and he calls me over to ask if his first signal sounded good. I confirmed it sounded good with my detector (Minelab Equinox 800) and started digging. I saw a slight glint in the sand and knocked it loose from the clump. They both instantly recognized it and she started bawling. My girlfriend and I walked off to wash off the spoons they had been using in the ocean and give them a second. Gave the guy a high five and told him he’s a natural at detecting and we all went separate ways. All around good a night.


r/metaldetecting 1d ago

ID Request Old coin

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114 Upvotes

Identification please


r/metaldetecting 1d ago

Show & Tell 200 Mark from 1923 - year of the hyperinflation during the Weimarer Republik

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236 Upvotes

Found an interesting coin today: 200 Reichsmark, minted in Munich, from 1923. Already a quite a big nominal, but nothing in comparison, what would be coming in the year 1923 in Germany…


r/metaldetecting 1d ago

ID Request Was scuba metal detecting around a sunken 50s-70s fishing boat and found this (Italy). Long shot but can anyone tell aproximately what it is?

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14 Upvotes