Nov
09
My Metal Detector Finds from Exmouth & Exeter (year 1)
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See my collection of metal detector finds, all found in the Exmouth and Exeter areas of Devon UK with my Minleab Explorer SE. If you liked this please browse at my other videos to see my even more impressive 2nd year finds and a recording of a recent beach detecting session during which I find a stunning diamond ring that is not featured on this video. I recorded this video because I am often asked by passers-by (particularly on Exmouth Beach) what sort of things I am looking for, so now …
25 Comments
November 9th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Cheers for that, thanks for taking the time to post a comment.
November 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
cool man thanks for sharing
November 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I started with a fairly cheap machine to begin, it cost me about $120US and I found some nice stuff with it. It’s only worth spending a lot of money on a top of the range machine when you’re sure detecting is the right hobby for you.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Hi.
Nothing. All I do is run them under the tap, sometmes using an old soft tooth-brush to help remove the dirt. Silver coins and gold objects come out of the earth looking pretty much like they did the day they were dropped. Silver fares much worse under the beach, but the salt water doesn’t tarnish gold.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
how do you get your finds so clean?
November 9th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
wow 2 grand. I have been looking about starting to ” metal detect”. What about on that is maybe $ 150 . 0 0 U.S. dollars
November 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
I’ll buy all of them from you for 3000 USD
November 9th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Hi,
No, I started with an SE. The E-Trac has a slight weight/balance improvement over the SE, though not a huge difference if I’m honest. Personally I have never had any problems with aches, pains or arm tiredness using either machine.
I prefer searching inland, but when you have a very productive beach a 5 minute walk from your house, it’s hard to resist when good land is in short supply.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Have you ever used an explorer II?
If so what does the weight/balance feel like compared to the E-Trac?
You always detect on beaches also?
November 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Hi, thanks! The RRP of the Minelab E-Trac is US $1,895. You can get one for quite a lot less than that if you shop around and haggle with dealers.
November 9th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
How much would a metal detector like your cost?
Very nice findings by the way!
November 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
he taxied it out
November 9th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Maybe I should pack-in the metal detecting and start playing the electric guitar instead!
November 9th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Ciao! Do you know that your voice is the same of Brian May? Really!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Hi, my detector can find a coin size object down to about 30cm, deeper for larger objects. It is a Minelab E-Trac.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
how many meter metal detactore can measuring the metal undare ground>>>>>>>>>
and from which company your metal detactore
November 9th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Not really, it was just parked up on the runway at Leeds/Bradford airport.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Wow. You must have had a hard time digging that one out.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I went out with my metal detector & i found a Boeing 747.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
No idea really, I only go out detecting for the fun of finding old stuff that would otherwise be lost forever. Nothing I find gets sold.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Charkes I halfcrown – awesome, I wish I had one of those. Well done.
I go out 2 or 3 times a week, 2 or 3 hours each time out. I’m up to 8 gold rings now (you see them all together at the end of my beach detecting vid) also one gold locket. I’d rather find a Charles I halfcrown than a gold ring any day.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Wow, it’s amazing that you found all of that in one year. You must go out quite frequently. I’ve just been detecting a couple of months myself, it’s great fun, found a Charles I halfcrown today. Have you found any Gold?
November 9th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
reply to me, about how much u think that all comes up to in cash
November 9th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Not cheap, but money well spent if it finds plenty of the yellow stuff. Good luck to you too.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Thanks very much. Yep, its very exciting every time you locate a promising target. It’s usually junk of course, but the few times you see a glint of silver or gold poking out of the hole make all the hours worthwhile.