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[Grenadiers]

Since we live in an area that produced 970,000 ounces of gold over the years, was thinking of getting a metal detector. About half 'placer' gold, and rest, mined. The former is stuff they found on the ground. I walk the dogs each day over that very same terrain, and thought, hmmmm, fun! Anyone have any experience in this area?
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[nickthompson]

My father and I were using a metal detector to try locating my property pins. They pick up almost anything. We dug up bottle caps, tiny peices of steel, tops of aluminium cans. His is a pretty expensive one I know next to nothing about it.

[jason c]

I've used them a lot. Never looked for gold. It helps to calibrate it on what you're looking for.

[larchie]

Your metal detector needs to be tuned at specific frequencies for gold as jason c noted, and different detectors are designed for different purposes. A specific low frequency is more effective at deeper levels for nuggets and a specific higher frequency is more effective for shallowly deposited flakes. Like many other things, their effectiveness to a large extent is dependent on price. One possible disadvantage while waking your dog is the requirement of the use of headphones. The dedicated hunters for gold deposits around where I live use detectors costing around $US 400.

[ThomasJoseph315]

if you find gold coins,.. be sure to not tell anyone and sell them quietly 1 at a time.

[Grenadiers]

Yeah, been doing a bit of research, and quality and performance are directly related to price!
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke