| Metal detecting, be it relic or treasure hunting, is | | | | You might find iron debris, broken potteries and |
| appealing whether as a work or a hobby. There | | | | glassware which could be the best location to find |
| are several ideal places where we can go | | | | older items and perhaps even novelty coins, |
| detecting to enjoy using our metal detector. It | | | | jewelries, watches, relics and other possible |
| might be on a beach, near a gold prospecting site, | | | | collectibles. Go where people gather together |
| or in an area that has many old relics and | | | | during the busy season, local beaches, town |
| artifacts in it. But first, we need to pay attention | | | | beaches, old marinas, and ocean beaches are |
| to the rules and regulations of where we would | | | | most likely the prime spot for buttons, bullets, |
| like to go metal detecting. | | | | sinkers, Indian artifacts, old charms, and |
| Primarily, we have to start hunting in our own | | | | ornaments. |
| backyard, our neighbors' backyard, our friends' | | | | In your local woods, you might look for |
| backyard, the sidewalks and the porches, the | | | | foundations, cellar holes, old cemeteries or |
| flower beds, and behind the trees. This would be | | | | graveyards, abandoned mausoleums and fields |
| the start of our metal detecting career. What we | | | | such as old farm fields, tobacco fields, cotton |
| can find in these places depends on how old the | | | | fields, cattle, sheep, or any farm field. These are |
| house and/or land is. It would be a lot of fun | | | | good spots for metal detector utilization. Don't |
| finding lots of memorabilia such as old coins, relics, | | | | forget to look on new paths, old overgrown |
| bottles, jewelries, lost things or maybe an entire | | | | paths, search near the road, check on hiking trails, |
| collection. | | | | old wagon roads, foundations, old cellar holes, and |
| Another fine place to do metal detecting is in | | | | upturned tombstones or go to the main entrance |
| parks and playgrounds. Our community parks, city | | | | of the farm after a heavy rain on the fields. If |
| parks, old parks, zoos, picnic areas, city | | | | you hit on a coin, thoroughly search that specific |
| playgrounds, old playgrounds, sandboxes, swings, | | | | area to find coins, bottles, or relics, depending on |
| campgrounds and old battlefields is where we | | | | location. |
| could go to look behind large trees, grassy areas, | | | | Metal detecting is an exciting, adventurous, and |
| old trees, shady spots, unpaved parking lots, | | | | fun way of finding valuables or items of |
| spaces where lovers hide to get away from the | | | | sentimental value to us. Using the metal detector |
| crowd, under park benches and pathways. It's | | | | in places such as parks, beaches, woods, |
| possible to find new coins, old coins, lost rings or | | | | playgrounds, fields, riverbanks, old cellars and |
| earrings, wedding bands, bracelets, watches, kids' | | | | graveyards, even on our own backyards is a |
| trinkets, toys - all lost or left behind. | | | | good way of bonding with families, friends, and |
| Beaches and riverbanks are exciting sites for | | | | colleagues. It is a fascinating hobby, too. Different |
| hunting and metal detecting, too. Look in places | | | | places bring different collections, treasures, and |
| such as old ferry launches, old fishing spots, old | | | | memories as long as we follow the proper code |
| swimming holes, and old bridges on the riverbanks. | | | | of ethics. |