Metal Detecting Books
Metal detecting is one of the best hobbies in the world in my opinion. I think every young boy dreams of digging up treasure, imagine the joy at seeing the glint of gold as you dig down into the sand or soil!
Even if you don't find something gold then you find pieces of history and you get to hold in your hand something which someone hundreds of years ago used as part of their daily life, or if it is a ring for instance then someone in days gone past may have saved up the money for it, then gone out and picked it from the range in a shop and presented it to their wife or husband, and you've found that piece when it went missing, you are connecting with people from the past in a truly unique way.
Anyway enough of that, below I have picked 9 metal detecting books, 3 are from Amazon.com for American detectorists, 3 are from Amazon.co.uk for British detectorists, and then there are 3 digital products which apply to both the US and UK which you might find interesting (I purchased the one on using a digital camera, it is very intriguing!).
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Title: Metal Detecting for the Beginner
Author: Vince Migliore
Price: $11.95
Overview: This is a great book for beginners, you get taken through everything from what equipment you need and what kind of detector you should get, all the way to choosing good locations and digging up and sorting your finds.
>> Click here to purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Beach and Water Treasure Hunting with Metal Detectors
Author: Daniel Berg
Price: $14.99
Overview: This book concentrates on beach and water detection. You get taken through what kind of detector you need, then you get taken through beach, shallow water, wading depth, scuba depth and shipwreck metal detecting techniques.
>> Click here to purchase from Amazon.com
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Title: Treasures You Can Find
Author: Frank Hayslip
Price: $19.95
Overview: This book does give you tips on metal detecting, but it is more focussed on the adventures the author has had in nearly 3 decades of metal detecting all over the US. You get to hear where he's been, what he found (including photos) and then he gives you tips along the way too.
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Title: Roman Britain (Historical Map & Guide)
Author: Ordnance Survey
Price: £4.38
Overview: This is an actual folded Ordnance Survey map like you get now, but it shows you how the country looked in Roman times. So you can see all the roads, camps, forts etc that are probably not around now - a treasure hunters goldmine when searching for locations!
>> Click here to purchase from Amazon.co.uk
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Title: Metal Detecting: An Essential Guide to Detecting Inland, on Beaches and Under Water
Author: John Clark
Price: £15.06
Overview: This book is perfect for someone just starting out, it covers everything from choosing a detector, to what clothes to wear, to what laws you need to know, and covers inland, beach and underwater detection too, a great all round beginners book.
>> Click here to purchase from Amazon.co.uk
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Title: Permission Impossible
Author: David Villanueva
Price: £4.97
Overview: This book focusses on one very important aspect of metal detecting, getting permission from land owners who have good areas for you to detect on. You learn how to find people to ask, how to increase your chances of getting a yes, and how to cover yourself legally so you don't run into any problems if you do make a big find.
>> Click here to purchase from Amazon.co.uk
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Title: The Successful Treasure Hunter's Secret Manual
Author: David Villanueva
Price: $19.97
Overview: I purchased this a few days ago, this is actually a digital book about finding precious metals using digital cameras and infrared filters. It is extremely interesting and I plan to put the technique to good use in the coming months. The author explains the science behind it and he is a respected metal detecting author so this sounds wacky but he proves his system with photos in the book and a video on his website.
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Title: Beach and Water Treasure Hunting with Metal Detectors
Author: Daniel Berg
Price: $9.95
Overview: I know this is a duplicate! But the one at the top is the paperback version from Amazon.com and this is a digital copy delivered as a pdf so you get it instantly instead of waiting for it to be posted to you, and you get it 30% cheaper too.
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Title: Metal Detecting Secrets
Author: Cody Smith
Price: $37
Overview: This is a bit different to the other books and guides on this page, this is actually a set of videos you get access to which take you through all the basics of choosing a metal detector, how to find good sites, how to dig up and look after your finds etc. So it is like the beginner books on this page, but you get videos to watch instead, which is why it is more expensive.
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US Metal Detecting Books
UK Metal Detecting Books
