The Metal Detecting Handbook: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Uncovering History, Adventure, and Treasure

by Mark Smith

Overview

Enthusiastic and thorough, everything you need to know about discovering buried treasure from choosing your first metal detector to finding locations loaded with possibilities, and everything in between.

There is an incredible amount of treasure buried right under our feet, but most people don’t even know this huge amount of untold wealth exists. Imagine how it must feel to uncover large caches of silver and gold coins or long-lost jewelry packed with shimmering, precious stones. These are not some made-up fairy tales—there are people who, at this very moment, are finding these treasures.

Veteran metal detector and treasure hunter Mark Smith takes you under his wing and demystifies treasure hunting in Metal Detecting by revealing his most closely guarded secrets and sharing personal stories of success. These valuable lessons and truly amazing treasure hunting stories will make you wonder why you aren’t out there with a metal detector right now!

Metal Detecting cuts right through the technical jargon and spells everything out with full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand terms, making this book simple to follow, regardless of your prior treasure-hunting experience. Novices and seasoned veterans will both find plenty of helpful information buried in the pages of this book—Mark shows you how to get out there and claim your own share of treasure, be it gold, silver, meteorites, old coins, jewelry, or relics.

What are you waiting for? Grab a copy today and start uncovering history, adventure, and treasure!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510711747
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	409,509
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Mark Smith can typically be found trying to carefully remove a piece of hidden treasure from the ground. When not with his metal detector, he is busy researching his next hunt or sharing tips with people all over the world. His passion for recovering treasure comes through in his easy-to-read books that make treasure hunting as simple as possible. Mark is currently traveling the United States in search of lost treasure with his metal detector. His travels have taken him to some of the best metal detecting hunting grounds on the planet, and every day he learns more about what he calls the greatest hobby in the world: treasure hunting. When given a break, he resides in Montrose, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

The Obsession Begins 1

Where Do You Begin? 4

Learning the Treasure Lingo 8

Your Greatest Treasure Hunting Ally 22

Metal Detector Brands 27

Metal Detector Types 31

Technologies, Ground Balancing, Frequencies, and Finding Treasure 35

The Importance of Choosing the Right Type of Metal Detector 39

Which Metal Detector Is the Best? 42

Buying Your First, Second, and Third Metal Detector 46

Should You Buy a Used Metal Detector? 49

Coil Sizes, Types, and What They Mean to You 52

Treasure Hunting Tools & Accessories 60

Recovery Tools 67

The Rules of the Road 70

Where Should You Look for Treasure? 74

Obtaining Permission on Private Property 84

Do Your Research 89

Opportunity 111

Let's Go Treasure Hunting! 114

The Art of Pinpointing 119

Weak Signals 123

Recovery Methods 124

Cutting the Perfect Plug 127

Using a Probe 132

Recovery Part 2 135

Old Homes, Foundations, and Homesteads 141

Caches and Hoards 144

The Hunt for Gold 147

Why Won't Your Average Metal Detector Find Raw, Unrefined Gold? 151

Gold Recovery Tools 159

Understanding Where Gold Is Found 161

Reading the Land 177

The Importance of Maps 181

Space Treasure 197

Locating Treasure on the Beach 202

Don't Throw Anything Away 231

Identifying Your Newly Found Treasure 235

Cleaning Your Finds 242

Storing Your Treasure 251

Selling Your Finds 253

Join the Community 255

Thanks! 257

Index 258

Editorial Reviews

"Outstanding! Mark Smith's Metal Detecting has it all covered."

"A good read filled with great tips and information (and humor along the way)."

"Absolutely excellent starting place for the beginning detectorist." 

From the Publisher