Metal detecting today

Always wanted to get into that but was not sure what metal detector to get. Any thought on which one to buy.

Garrett AT Pro is the detector I'm gonna buy once I save up some money.

The ATPro would be a great detector for all around, as well as water hunting.

After 15+ years swinging two Whites detectors, I ponied up for the Minelab CTX 3030 last spring. 
Spendy?  Yes!  But, I was needing better target separation and a bit more depth.  Added to the fact it is waterproof to 10', and has GPS for tracking and recording areas I hunt. 

So, as I noted earlier in the thread my buddy and I have been hitting this local park near where we live a couple times a week.  We went back this morning after a long 12 hr shift at work.  This park has completely changed my past 15 years of thinking about it.  I hated it because of how few targets we ever find there, put it on my least favorite parks ever!  Now, and more importantly today that has completely changed.

In two hours time and probably covering an area 30'x 30' square, combined we netted a few crusty Zincolns, a clad dime and recent nickel.  In the past, this was considered good for this park.  However, we also landed these:

195? Beat to hell wheat penny.
1925 Green wheat penny.
1943 Silver war nickel.
1925 Silver Mercury dime.
1902 V Nickel
1887 V Nickel
18?? Worn thin Shield Nickel.  (Found in the same hole as the 1887 V Nickel)

Today is what we could call EPIC!!!
This park has been so tight lipped for so long to us. 
Compass Metal Detector company was literately just a few miles at most from this park.  Mid 1970's - 1996 when it burned down and closed.  So, you know this park has been milked for years and years, and by lots of people. 

I'm going back tomorrow in the same spot and going to work the area again with different settings. 

So, those of you that may be new to Metal Detecting or just not sure where to find older coins, here is a tip

Look for areas where there are older trees, and the soil is firm and not subjected to fill or manipulation. 
You can tell if the soil is right when you find that it is very firm and not layered in color or texture or added crushed rock.  Also, rooty soil is good.  It can be a pain to work through, but roots tell you it hasn't been molested in years. 

Today and several other times we have found pockets of old coins, and antique rings or tokens in small area groupings near firm packed rooty soil near old trees. 

Parks, schools, private properties (get permission for private properties), curb strips, church yards, groves of trees in the middle of random fields.  These can hold the goodies.  Be sure to check the fringes of old ball fields, or parks.  Vegetation can overgrow open areas and may not be knocked back, therefore areas once occupied by people years ago may now be under some tall weeds, or bushes. 

Good luck, and happy hunting!

Mistake #1; hire a lawyer when you find $10M in gold coins.  Cost; 30%
Mistake #2; tell the press so the IRS is aware you have $10M in gold coins.  Cost 47%

That leaves just 23% for them.  Now, 23% isn't something to sneeze at, it's $2.3M dollars.  Most investment counselors will tell you that you can invest and draw 4% with the assurance this will last your lifetime.  4% of $2.3M is  $92,000 a year.  After taxes, that's $78,000 take home a year.  $6,500 a month take home.  From a beginning of 10 million dollars, you are down to a bit over 6 thou a month.  Yea, gonna really live it up on that!! 

The guy started out right; he put the gold coins in an ice chest and buried the chest under the wood pile out back.  He should have loaded it into a suitcase and took a trip to some other country to deposit it into an off shore bank account. 

Lots of lawyers I know want 40% for their "expertise"

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Last I heard the Government said it was from a robbery and wants it all.