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"Metal Detecting for the Beginner" is a how-to guide for anyone interested in the sport of metal detecting. Get a feel for a typical hunt; learn key terminology, and how to buy your first detector. This book guides you through the technical concepts you will need to make intelligent choices on the equipment you buy. It includes an ample list of manufacturers, suppliers, and online resources. Welcome to the wonderful world of metal detecting!Expanded 2nd edition now available. ... Read more

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Good but no images on Kindle edition
A good book for beginners on the sport, but the lack of images on Kindle for ipad is very bad.
Amazon must inform about this prior to the buy.

Great Book for Beginners!
Okay - anyone wanting to know the basics behind metal detecting, should buy this book.A great gift for the beginner or casual hobbyist.

The author has more than 20+ years of experience with Metal Detecting.I know this for a fact because the author is my Dad.Beleive me folks, my Dad is a Metal Detecting Nerd - in a good way of course and knows everything there is to know about this wonderful hobby.

I hope you enjoy the book!

No images in kindle
I bought this book yesterday. This was my first kindle purchase. I downloaded it to my Mac using their app. So far the book is good.

The images don't show however... that's very disappointing. If I'm doing something wrong, please let me know. If I can fix this then I'll update the rating accordingly.

Metal Detecting for the Beginner
Based on the reviews I had hoped for more but the book's content on the subject of metal detecting is very basic and left me wanting more. The book does provide numerous references to other good resources, books, web site, magazines, etc... for the details the book lacks. The binding on the copy I received was not done very well and pages are falling out after just a couple of days reading, but maybe that's just my copy. This is definitely a book for someone that has no idea what metal detecting is about and as an over view on that subject I would say it provides the information to get you started and were to go to find more information.

Excellant book for a new hobby !
Enjoyed reading this book.
Covers things you might have over looked, when in the field.
Makes you want to discover more.
Outines a lot of resourses for research. ... Read more

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Metal Detecting for the Beginner: 2nd Edition is an expanded version of the original best-selling book on metal detecting. We've added more pages, more photographs, and a vastly enhanced discussion of using the Internet to compliment your treasure hunting. The book includes a thorough explanation of crucial concepts for the beginner, such as Discrimination and Target ID. Resources include a list of manufacturers, hobby-related web sites, and step-by-step instructions for using the Internet for planning and research. ... Read more

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European Metal Detecting Guide is a handbook for hobby metal detectorists in Europe who search for ancient coins, jewelry, relics and precious metals. Dozens of European detectorists shared their success stories and photos of their favorite finds in this book. Everyone from the beginning metal detectorist to the seasoned veteran will appreciate reading some of the tips and techniques shared by others. This guide is liberally sprinkled with full-color photographs of Roman and Celtic artifacts, as well as coins that date back thousands of years in age. Special focus is given to coin hunting, cache hunting, sand and surf detecting, relic hunting and prospecting. ... Read more

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European Metal Detecting Guide
This is a very good book for anyone interested in Metal Detecting.
It has interesting information on techniques, tips and lots of photos of european treasures, people have found. It does lean towards the use of the Garrett detectors which is ok with me because I have had one ( Grand Master Hunter CX II ) for 20 years. Also, it is a well made book as all
the 295 pages are glossy, which show a lot of details when it comes to viewing the many photos it contains. ... Read more

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How to find the treasures that hit the headlines.Updated and expanded, the classic guide to treasure hunting with a metal detector.Sixteen chapters of practical advice and theory.From coin shooting to hoard hunting, all for less than one issue of a monthly magazine!Introductory Kindle price. ... Read more

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Explains how to use metal detectors to locate and retrieve coins, jewelry, or gold. Includes anecdotes of people who "struck it rich." ... Read more

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This book is a complete guide to metal detecting. The author put everything he knows about metal detecting into simple, understandable language so that you can easily learn all there is to know about uncovering buried treasures. Inside the book you will learn:

- The various types of metal detecting.

- The features of a metal detector and how to get the best detector for the right treasure.

- All the tools you will need to get at your buried items (coils, diggers, scoops, etc.)

- How to use a metal detector.

- Tips and pointers - where to look for your treasure.

- How to find treasures while enjoying a beautiful beach setting.

- Key research tips about understanding your site and making sure you will find everything that can be found.

- Extensive list of metal detecting sites and ideas on how to find new ones.

- What you need to know about the law and how to make sure the government will not confiscate your treasure.

- How to obtain permission to search on private properties, including a sample permission letter and liability waiver form.

...and much more.

If you've ever been interested in metal detecting, but didn't know where to start, then I encourage you to learn from the author's experience and get started on the right footing. This book contains everything you need to know to start metal detecting in no time! ... Read more

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good for beginners
I have spent a lot of time reading about metal detecting on the Internet and bought several books on the subject. This one is good if you are a beginner. It's easy to read and very useful; however, if you have done metal detecting for years, I do not think you will learn very much from this book. ... Read more

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The invention of metal detecting technology during the Second World War allowed the development of a hobby that has traditionally been vilified by archaeologists as an uncontrollable threat to the proper study of the past. This book charts the relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors over the past fifty odd years within an international context. It questions whether the great majority of metal detectors need be seen as a threat or, as some argue, enthusiastic members of the public with a valid and legitimate interest in our shared heritage, charting the expansion of metal detecting as a phenomena and examining its role within traditional archaeology. A particular strength of the book is its detailed case studies, from South Africa, the USA, Poland and Germany, where metal detectors have worked with, and contributed significantly towards, archaeological understanding and research. With contributions from key individuals in both the metal detecting and archaeological communities, this publication highlights the need for increased understanding and cooperation and asks a number of questions crucial to the development of a long term relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors. ... Read more

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This is a DRM free eBook

Table of Contents

Metal Detecting for Hobbyists
Metal detecting for beginners
Metal Detecting Ethics
The History of Metal Detection
Old yet good stores that sell metal detectors
Finding the Right Metal Detector Dealer
How to Find the Best Cheap Metal Detector
How to Buy a Metal Detector the Easy Way
Simple Tips to Build the Best Metal Detecting Equipment Kit
Supplies used in metal detecting
Tidbits on metal detecting
Metal detecting is also about obedience
Where to Find Metal Detectors
About Some Accessories in Metal Detecting?
To be alone or not be alone...that is the question
Find a Treasure Trove Right in Your Own Backyard
The Secret to Beach Metal Detecting
Tips on Beach Metal Detecting and Beach Metal Gadgets
How to Derive Maximum Value from a Metal Detecting Business
Treasure hunting in California
The Secret to Cleaning Your Metal Detecting Finds
Metal Detecting Clubs: Why You Should Join and How to Choose One
How to do metal detecting in dry sand?
Graduating from Metal Detecting Enthusiasts to Metal Detecting Professionals
Promising Locations for Metal Detecting Finds
Metal Detecting in the Sunshine State of Florida
Metal Detecting Forums and How to Participate
Guide to metal detecting hobby
Online magazines on metal detecting
Metal Detector Parts
Comparing the Prices of Metal Detectors
Professional Metal Detecting and Where to Get Help
Tips on Metal Detecting in the Rain
Relic Metal Detecting Tips for Beginners
Little Known Repair Tips for Your Metal Detector
Tips for Researching for New Metal Detecting Spots
Selling Metal Detectors
Beep beeps: Understanding Metal Detector Signal
Skills in metal detecting
Tips on Appraising Your Metal Detector Finds
Tips for Metal Detecting
Metal Detecting Tips to Know if Treasure Versus Trash
Metal Detecting Tutorial
Tips for Detecting Metal Underwater
Waterproof Metal Detectors
Detecting Metals in Water
Metal Detecting in the Woods
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For twenty-nine years the author has searched for lost treasure with a metal detector. His search has led him from the panhandle of Oklahoma to the Wichita Mountains in Southwestern Oklahoma, hunting abandon homesteads, ghost towns, army camps, cache hunting, and Spanish treasures. His stories are told in this book along with true stories of other treasure hunters, many tips, and lots of photos of his finds. Also in this book is a collection of his stories first published in Lost Treasure & Western & Eastern Treasures Magazines of his adventures while metal detecting. If you're interested in all types of treasure hunting, then this book is for you. ... Read more

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entertaining and some education
This book entertains while also teaching you about places and situations for coin and relic hunting that you might not have otherwise considered. I found the tales of past hunts almost riveting and you probably will too, if you are interested in treasure hunting. Especially interesting information about ghost towns, ball fields, and homesteads in the midwest. Numerous pictures of relics and coins and lots of pictures of tokens. The author has much experience treasure hunting in areas that saw activity many years ago and those places are interesting to read about.The book could have used more editing but for this kind of book I found that just adds to the character of the author and the book. ... Read more

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metal detecting
This product was ordered for my son who loves metal detecting...he was thrilled when he could get help with his passion! Quick ship, arrived is great shape he said.Thanks

An unacknowledged master of the short story
Fred Bonnie riffs on the writers who have influenced him.Each story is dedicated to a different author, everybody from O. Henry to Harry Crews, from Sarah Orne Jewett to Bernard Malamud, from Truman Capote to Jack Kerouac -- and none of the dedicatees is dishonored by the comparison.In these varied and thoughtful stories you'll meet such characters as a thirteen-year-old who "was once father to forty babies," a Crimson Tide Christian girl with an unusual litmus test for lovers, a drunken bank janitor brandishing a "magnificent two-hand, six-foot-long German sword from the fifteenth century," a man driving his dead brother from Alabama to Maine, and three liquored-up good ol' boys whose job is cleaning snake cages at the zoo.This is a good, solid collection of short stories by an unacknowledged master of the form, short stories that feature humor, heartbreak, and wisdom in equal parts."Next to reading, drinking, and watching TV all at once, the surest sign of maturity is wisdom." ... Read more

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Do you think about treasure buried out there... the coins...the jewelry...and who knows what else?

Do you dream about finding it... but don't know where to start? If so, then you've found the right book!

When you think of treasure hunting, you think of Indiana Jones, or the movie "National Treasure" because of the excitement involved.

There's a lot of adventure and excitement when finding something that's been buried for hundreds of years.

We are naturally drawn to the mystery and excitement of treasure hunting.

…Things just waiting to be discovered.

Things like coins, jewelry, forgotten trinkets worth a lot of money, and so much more...

The crazy thing is, they could be just sitting anywhere!Even right under your feet...

You don't have to go the Amazon to find treasures from the past.

There's a lot of stuff buried in the sand on beaches, and old hiking trails, and battlefields from long ago.

Many people find amazing things in the most ordinary of places... Usually because they're the only ones looking.

Metal-detecting allows everyday people to become modern day treasure hunters.

They don't go on amazing adventures to Africa.They walk the beach and find things people never would have expected.

There's a lot of treasure beneath our feet and we don't even know about it.

Don't you want to find some of it?

But many people don't ever go metal-detecting because they don't know much about it...Which means they could be missing out on finding some amazing things.

If you don't really know much about metal-detecting, you could be missing out on exciting finds wherever you go.

How many opportunities have you missed out on because you didn't know a few simple basics about metal-detecting?

It's not hard to go metal-detecting; you just have to know what you're doing...

This is a complete guide to metal-detecting. Everything you need to know about metal-detecting is in this book. Things like:

- Introduction To Metal-Detecting: Get the resources you need to be an excellent metal-detecting treasure hunter

- Types of Metal-Detecting: Start looking for the kind of treasure that gets you excited

- Metal-Detector Features: Get the right detector for the right treasure!

- Coils, Diggers, and Scoops: Find out about the tools you'll need in order to get at your buried items

- Detector Use: Find what you're looking for with these powerful keys...

- Trash, The Right Swing, And Everything In-between: Without these tips and pointers you may pass over treasure you've never dreamed of

- Beach Finds: Find treasure while you're enjoying the beautiful setting of the beach

- Understanding Your Site: These key research tips will make sure you find everything that can be found

- Walls, Roadways, And Structures: These invaluable pointers will guide you to making your greatest finds ever

- Understanding The Law: You don't want to find something and have the government confiscate it do you? These guidelines will help insure you get the best out of your hunt

- Search Site Ideas: Tips to finding great treasure sites

- National Forests: How to find amazing treasure inside America's beautiful national parks

- Private Property: So you can go to new places and discover the ultimate find

- Plus much, MUCH MORE!

This just scratches the surface of what’s in this book.If you've ever been interested in metal-detecting, but didn't know where to start, then you need this book to get you on the right foot. It contains everything you need to know about finding that lost treasure through metal-detecting today!
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Are you a born treasure hunter?If so, you need to get a metal detector and start enjoying the benefits of a fun and profitable hobby.Whether you do your treasure hunting on dry land or prefer underwater metal detecting, this book is a great guide to the skills and equipment you will need to enjoy your new hobby. Get your copy now.You owe it to yourself. ... Read more

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Digging for Gold
After moving house not too long ago I happened to find an old metal detector in my attic and was really after some useful tips on how to make the most out of it. I found The Suburban Treasure Seekers and after reading it I went to a local field and started to scan around for treasure. What a great experience all thanks to the book! ... Read more