How to Find Gold With a BeachHunter Metal Detector
So you have your new White's BeachHunter metal detector. It's assembled, the batteries are installed and you've practiced on pennies and quarters in your yard. Now it's a beautiful, sunny day and you're ready to head to the beach in search of lost gold jewelry and maybe---if you're very lucky---even an old gold coin. Before you go, be sure you know how to improve your chances of finding these exciting treasures.
Things You'll Need
- White's BeachHunter metal detector
- Trowel, screwdriver or other digging tool
Instructions
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Visit a beach where people are likely to have lost gold jewelry. Secluded beaches can be wonderful for private walks, but your best bet for metal detecting is a crowded beach where people play in the surf.
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Ground your metal detector. To do this, set your metal detector to "All Metal" mode using the toggle. Then place the loop an inch from the ground and smoothly raise and lower it several inches a few times in a row. If the sound from your metal detector remains constant, you're all set. If the sound gets louder as the loop approaches the ground, turn up the "Ground" control until you achieve a constant hum. If the sound gets softer as the loop approaches the ground, turn down the "Ground" control until you achieve a constant hum.
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Set your metal detector to "DISC" mode.
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Keeping the loop of your metal detector about an inch off the ground, make slow sweeps back and forth with the detector as you walk forward. Try to overlap the sweeps slightly so you don't miss anything. As you do this, listen for any sudden beeps or tones from your metal detector.
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Keep doing this until you hear a medium-pitched tone from your metal detector and see the middle light on the display turn yellow. This suggests that you have found either jewelry, aluminum or lead. Unfortunately, the metal detector is unable to tell the difference between a gold ring and a nickel.
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Set your metal detector to "All Metal" mode and move it around the area where you heard the medium-pitched tone. Do this until you have pinpointed the exact location of the buried object.
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Using your trowel or other digging tool, dig up the sand that was centered in the loop of the metal detector when the noise was strongest. As you dig up the sand, keep it all in one pile off to the side so you don't accidentally lose the object you are digging for.
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After you've dug a few inches, use the metal detector to check whether the object is still buried where it was or whether it's in the pile of sand. If it's still buried, keep digging until you find it or the metal detector reveals it's in the pile of sand.
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Once the object is in the pile of sand, divide the pile and use your metal detector to determine which half the object is in. Continue dividing the pile and checking which half it's in until you have a very small amount of sand and can sift through it by hand to find the object.
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