The New Successful Coin Hunting by Charles Garrett
Learn Proven Metal-Detecting Techniques for Finding More Coins
Improve your metal-detecting knowledge and discover more productive hunting strategies with The New Successful Coin Hunting by legendary detector designer and treasure hunter Charles Garrett. This comprehensive guide teaches readers how to locate productive sites, understand detector signals, search methodically, recover coins carefully, and make the most of every detecting trip.
Written for beginning and experienced detectorists, The New Successful Coin Hunting combines practical field advice with Garrett’s extensive treasure-hunting experience. The book explores the equipment, research methods, search techniques, and recovery skills needed to find old and modern coins in parks, schoolyards, fairgrounds, beaches, vacant lots, historic properties, and other promising locations.
Whether you are searching for silver coins, old copper coins, modern change, tokens, jewelry, or historic relics, this classic guide provides useful information that can help you become a more confident and successful coin hunter.
Perfect For
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Beginning metal detectorists
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Experienced coin hunters
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Treasure hunters
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Relic hunters
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Coin collectors
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History enthusiasts
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Garrett metal-detector owners
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Park and schoolyard hunters
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Beach detectorists
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Weekend outdoor adventurers
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Families entering the hobby
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Anyone interested in finding lost coins
What You’ll Discover
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How to choose a metal detector for coin hunting
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Ways to identify productive detecting locations
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How historical research can lead to older finds
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Techniques for searching parks, schools, beaches, and public areas
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How to interpret detector signals and target responses
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Methods for separating good targets from common trash
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How to search an area systematically
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Proper techniques for pinpointing and recovering coins
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Ways to avoid damaging coins during recovery
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How soil conditions and ground coverage affect success
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Tips for identifying, cleaning, and preserving recovered coins
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How patience, research, and good search habits improve your results
Features
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Written by Charles Garrett
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Comprehensive guide to successful coin hunting
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Suitable for beginning and experienced detectorists
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Covers research, equipment, search methods, and target recovery
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Includes practical advice from a metal-detecting pioneer
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Easy-to-understand explanations and field techniques
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Useful reference for owners of any metal-detector brand
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259 pages
Benefits
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Improve your ability to locate productive coin-hunting sites
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Learn how to search more efficiently and cover ground thoroughly
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Better understand the signals produced by buried coins and trash
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Recover targets with less risk of damaging coins or surrounding property
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Develop research skills that can lead to older and more valuable finds
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Gain confidence using your metal detector in different environments
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Add a classic reference to your metal-detecting library
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Make every detecting trip more organized, enjoyable, and productive
Recommended Accessories
Complete your coin-hunting setup with:
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Metal detector
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Handheld pinpointer
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Serrated-edge digging tool
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Coin-recovery probe
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Finds pouch
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Protective detecting gloves
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Coin storage tubes
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Coin flips and protective holders
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10X Triplet Jeweler’s Loupe
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Coin and Relic Cleaning Kit
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Field notebook
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Headphones for metal detecting
Specifications
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Title: The New Successful Coin Hunting
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Author: Charles L. Garrett
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Publisher: RAM Books
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Publication Year: 1989
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Format: Paperback
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Pages: 259
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ISBN-10: 0915920670
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ISBN-13: 9780915920679
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Language: English
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Subject: Coin Hunting, Metal Detecting, Treasure Hunting & Target Recovery
What’s Included
Responsible Coin Hunting
Always obtain permission before detecting on private property and follow all local, state, and federal laws. Avoid protected archaeological and historic sites, recover targets carefully, remove any trash you uncover, and leave the ground in the same or better condition than you found it.
Why Buy From High Plains Prospectors?
At High Plains Prospectors, we know that successful coin hunting is built on good research, careful detector operation, and consistent recovery techniques. The New Successful Coin Hunting shares decades of knowledge from Charles Garrett, one of the most recognized pioneers in recreational metal detecting. Whether you are searching a neighborhood park for your first old coin or researching a historic site in pursuit of silver, this practical guide is a valuable addition to your treasure-hunting library.
Revised periodically, Garrett's guide to coin hunting has been the authoritative source for over 35 years!
262 Pages
55 Color and 64 B&W photos and illustrations
Standard 5.5" x 8.5"
Soft cover
