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Metal detecting : a beginner's guide to mastering the greatest hobby in the world
Title:
Metal detecting : a beginner's guide to mastering the greatest hobby in the world
ISBN:
9781494964412
Physical Description:
218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Metal detecting -- My first time metal detecting -- Why do you want to start metal detecting? -- Learning the lingo -- A closer look at the metal detector -- Metal detector brands -- Bounty hunter metal detectors -- Detector Pro metal detectors -- Fisher or Fisher Lab metal detectors -- Garrett metal detectors -- Minelab metal detectors -- Teknetics metal detectors -- Tesoro metal detectors -- Whites metal detectors -- XP metal detectors -- Metal detector types -- Metal detectors designed for gold! -- Beach hunting metal detectors -- Underwater metal detectors -- Relic metal detectors -- Coin shooting metal detectors -- Multi-purpose metal detectors -- Metal detectors for kids -- How does this thing work? -- Which metal detector is the best? -- Metal detecting accessories -- Recovery tools -- The rules of the road -- Where should you metal detect? -- No so obvious metal detecting location opportunities -- Obtaining permission on private property -- Research -- Let's go metal detecting -- Metal detecting a stream, river or creek -- The art of pinpointing -- Weak signals -- Recovery -- Cutting a perfect plug -- Using a probe -- Recovery part 2 -- Identifying your finds -- Identifying old coins -- Identifying old relics -- Identifying jewelry -- Cleaning your finds -- Cleaning clad coins -- Cleaning jewelry -- Cleaning precious stones -- Cleaning relics -- Electrolysis -- Preserving relics -- Selling your finds -- Join the community.
Summary:
Old coins, lost jewelry... there is an entire world of buried treasure right under our feet. Smith shows you how to claim your share. Fully illustrated diagrams and real life pictures describe in detail the easiest ways to not only locate treasure, but safely recover it as well.