Hi, My name is Norman Kennedy I have been detecting for excess of 30 years using all kinds of metal detectors from the old Vlf machines,to PI large coil machines right up to the most modern detectors of today.
If you are intrested in metal detecting then this is going to be the most exciting information you will ever read on this subject
If you are looking for Treasure, coins,Hoards Catche’s,the most up to date Info metal on metal detectors,the best older type metal detector the best place to buy your detectors,soil conditions,including ironised/Blacksand,Sounds not to be missed when hunting,Imagine how to be able to find those old,and ancient coins,Clubs,Research and your mindset,the best gear to wear when you are treasure hunting.
My recommends on searching for deep hoards/Catches,Single coin hunting,The Best Equipment for looking for Hoards,and the combination best metal detectors to use,

1,Your Mind-Set,HOW TO FIND OLD AND ANCIENT COINS FROM SMALL HAMMERED TO GOLD COINS/ARTIFACTS that could be missed.

2,Recommend the best Metal Dectors for your treasure hunting in your country.

3,How to get permission

4,Soil conditions/And how to get best performance from your metal detector

5,2 simple ways to pinpoint your find.

6,How to research your historic site’s

7,Sounds to listen for,With your metal detector.

8,How and where to search

9,How to get your money back for your detector.

10,Proven steps to find more with your metal detector.

11,The cheapest way to get the best metal detector for your money.

12,The hidden truth behind all the hype when buying a metal detector.

13,Quick search Methods.

14,Detecting with a PI Large coil/Arc Geo Logger.

IN 1974/75 i DECDED TO TAKE UP METAL DETECTING BECAUSE I LOVED OLD COINS,I WANTED TO TRY AND FIND SOME OLD COIN’S,SO I PURCHASED A CSCOPE IB100 AND A TR200 THESE WHERE MY FIRST 2 METAL DETECTORS
BACK THEN IN THE UK I THINK I WAS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO BUY A METAL DETECTOR ALONG WITH 2 GOOD FRIENDS Alan Bolam And James Davidson,When i bought CSCOPE METAL DETECTOR I THOUGHT I MAY FIND 1 OR 2 COINS,I GOT A
I GOT A SHOCK I FOUND HUNDREDS OF VICTORIAN AND GEORGON COINS AND SOON RELISED THE POTENSIOL OF THIS FANTASTIC HOBBY,MY NEXT METAL DETECTOR WAS WHITES 5/D WITH MANUAL GROUND EXCLUSION AND TR DISC,WITH THIS
DETECTOR MY FINDS WENT UP PLUS I STARTED TO WONDER IF I COULD FIND OLDER COINS AND ARTIFACTS,SO I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE LIBRIES FOR ANCIENT AND OLD SITES DATING FROM ROMAN TO 18TH CENTUARY,THAT WAS WHEN I
RELISED IF I FIND A HOARD I COULD BE RICH,AROUND 1977/78 I DECIDED TO BUY A METAL DETECTOR CALLED THE ARADO 120B THIS DETECTOR HAD VISUAL DISCRIMANATION AND GROUND EXCLUSION BUILD INTO IT,THIS DETCTOR WAS
FANTASTIC AT FINDING DEEP SINGLE COINS AND THIS IS TRULY THE TIME I WAS STARTING TO FIND THOSE ANCIENT HAMMERED COINS,THIS DETECTOR PAID FOR ITS SELF THE FIRST DAY I WENT OUT WITH IT,FINDING NO LESS THAN FORTY VERY
OLD COINS INCLUDING MILLED GEORGIEN COINS ELIZEBETH HAMMERED,AND A VERY FINE GOLD GEORGE THE 111RD GOLD GIUINEA SOLD THESE COINS AND MADE A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE BARGAIN,I ALSO FOUND A ROMAN SILVER HOARD
WITH ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE DAVID JOYCE AND MY DAD GOD BLESS HIM HE WAS ALWAYS WITH ME WHEN DETECTING I ATRRIBUTE MY DAD FOR GETTING ME INTO METAL DETECTING HE USED TO SAY IF I BUY AN OLD MINE DETECTOR YOU
CAN FIND OLD COINS,STILL THINK OF YOU DAD NORMAN KEITH KENNEDY,WAS HIS NAME,I USED THE 120B METAL DETECTOR RIGHT THROUGH THE 80TIES,I THEN BOUGHT THE WHITES SCECTRUM THIS MACHINE IS IN MY MIND STILL ONE OF
THE BEST METAL DETECTORS MOTION AND MIXED MODES MADE A GREAT ALLROUOND DETECTOR AND THEN TESORO SILVER SABRE ABSOLUTLEY SUPERB LIGHT WEIGHT AND ONE OF THE BEST DETECTOR ON ROMAN AND MINERALISED SITES
I FOUND HUNDRED OF COINS AND ARTIFACTS WITH THE TESORO,I ALSO HAD IN MY ARSENAL XLT,FANTASTIC ON CLEAN SITES FOR FINDING DEEP SINGLE HAMMERED IN MIXED MODE,OTHER DETECORS INCLUDE GARRET,MINELAB,TECHNETICS,
DEEPTECH,GOLDMAX GOLDMAXX2,MINELAB EXTREME PI,TO MANY OTHERS TO LIST,I MENTION THIS BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS WANTED TO FIND BEST METAL DETECTOR SO I TRIED ALL OF THEM,I AM WRITING THIS BOOK FOR ALL THE METAL
DETECTORIST OUT THERE WEATHER YOU ARE IN THE U.S OR MEXICO IN THE UK,EUROPE,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,IN CHINA,INDIA,SOUTH AMERICA,I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO YOU GUYS/GIRLS AS WE ARE IN THE SAME MIND SET TO FIND
TREASURE AND ENJOY THIS FASINATING HOBBY FULL OR PARTIME TO GIVE GOOD INFORMATION WITHOUT ALL THE HYPE,TO TRY AND HELP THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT FOUND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR,FOR NEW PEOPLE TO THIS
HOBBY,REGARDS TO YOU ALL NORMAN KENNEDY
CHAPTER 1 YOUR MIND SET AND HOW TO FIND OLD AND ANCIENT COINS/GOLD COINS AND ARTIFACTS.BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO GO METAL DETECTING YOU MUST HAVE THE MIND-SET IN A POSITIVE WAY BEFORE YOU GO OUT THERE, ITS NO
GOOD THINKING I MIGHT FIND COINS AND ARIFACTS YOU MUST EXPECT TO FIND IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO LISTEN AND SET YOUR MIND AND PREPARE FOR GOOD THINGS TO BE FOUND YOU MUST DO YOUR, RESEARCH WHAT WILL MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE OTHER GUYS OUT THERE IS YOU MIND SET,IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INSTANCE IN AMERICA CIVAL WAR SITES BE PREPARED TO LOOK AT OTHER ANGLES OF WHERE ARTIFACTS MAY BE FOUND GO TO
YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND FIND THE OLD MAPS FIND OUT WHERE THE OLD ROADS WENT,FIND OUT IF THERE WAS PEOPLE FLEEING THE SCENE AT THE TIME,WHERE THE RICH LIVED WITHIN THAT AREA OF THE BATTLE SITE IT IN WITH STORIES
OF HIDDEN CATCHE’S THE SAME GOES FOR ANY ARE THAT HAD BATTLE SCENES, MEETING PLACES, GAMBLING PLACES,IN THE UK ANCIENT BATTLE’S GROUNDS ARE SORROUNDED BY ANCIENT CASTLE AND HOMES NO LONGER VISIBLE YOU CAN
FIND ALL THE CONNECTIONS BY READING ALL THE RELEVENT STORIES AND HISTORY,KEEEP AWAY FROM ALL THE FICTION,FOR ANY COUNTRY YOU MOST LOOK FOR THE ANCIENT BATTLE GROUNDS THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START,SO EVERY
DAY DO AT LEAST A COUPLEOF HOURS RESEARCH ON YOUR CHOSEN AREA WHEN YOU ARE IN A MINDSET OF WILL FIND YOU WILL FIND NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
CHAPTER2, HOW TO DO YOUR RESEARCH,WHEN YOU ARE RESEARCHING OLD AND ANCIENT BUILDINGS LOOK FOR HISTORIC BOOKS THAT GIVE YOU FACTS NOT FICTION,GOOD HISTORIC BOOKS OF YOUR CHOSEN AREA CAN BE FOUND IN MOST
LIBRARIES YES IT CAN TAKE TIME BUT IT PAYS IN THE END TO FIND THE RIGHT SITES TO METAL DETECT ON YOU CAN ALSO USE GOOGLE EARTH THIS WILL HELP YOU PINPOINT THE AREA YOU ARE RESEARCHING ARCHOLOGICAL BOOKS ARE A
GREAT WAY FOR YOUR RESEARCH I AM NOT SAYING TO ONTO ARCHOLOGICAL SITES WHAT I AM SAYING IS THESE WILL LEAD YOU NEAR OR TO NONE ARCHOLOGICAL SITES WEL WORTH SEARCHING,ANCIENT OR OLD PATHWAYS CAN BE FOUND VIA
HISTORICAL BOOKS TRY AND GET BOOKS WITH EVERY DAY EVENTS SOME HISTORIANS USED TO WRITE IN THE 18CENTUARY,IF YOU LIVE IN THE U.S AUSTRALIA,NZ LOOK FOR WHERE THE FIRST SETTLERS LANDED,IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK FOR
THE DAY TO DAY EVENTS IN THE REFERENCE LIBRARIES ALL OVER THE UK,IN INDIA THERE WAS MANY RELIGIOUS WARS AND LOTS OF GOLD TREASURES AROUND IN THAT TIME,THERE IS HISTORY WRITTEN ALL ABOUT THESE WARS AND
IN EUROPE SO MANY EMPIRES FROM ROMAN TO BYZENTYME WARS,IN THE U.S THE CIVIIL WARS,MASSIVE BATTLE GROUNDS AND LOTS OF CATCHES,I THINK THE U.S HAS GOT LOTS OF UNSEARCHED AREAS,CHINA HAS SO MANY ANCIENT
HISTORY FROM THE EARLY DYNASTYS” AUSTRALIA HAS SO MUCH GOLD IT MUST HAVE THE BIGEST AMOUNT OF GOLD IN THE WORLD,HOARD IF YOU ARE GOLD HUNTING YOU CAN USE AN ARC-GEO LOGGER AND GET ADVICE FROM GEOLOGISTS
YOU CAN READ THE PAST FINDS VIA YOUR LIBRARY ON GOLD FOUND WITH PROFESSIONAL WRITUPS,JUST A TIP AS MY STUFF IS MAINLY NONE GOLD HUNTING AND MORE HISTORIC.
CHAPTER,3HOW TO GET PERMISSION,WHEN YOU HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH AND PINPOINTED YOUR AREA TO METAL DETECT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR PERMISSION FROM THE LAND OWNER IT CAN BE TIME CONSUMING BUT WELL WORTH IT
WAYS TO GET PERMISSION YOU TELL THE LAND OWNER YOU WILL PAY TO DETECT ON HIS LAND,YOU CAN RUN AN ADD IN THE LANDOWNERS LOCAL PAPER ASKING PERMMISION,YOU CAN RAISE MONEY FOR THE LOCAL CHARITIY FOR
YOU CAN ASK THE LAND OWNER IF YOU COULD DETECT HIS LAND AND GO 50/50 WITH AN OFFICIAL AGREEMENT WORTH PRINTING ONE OUT TO CARRY AROUND WTH YOU,YOU COULD OFFER TO BUY THE LAND OWNER A PACK OF BEERS OR
OR A BOTTLE OF WINE,I HAVE A MATE IN THE UK WHO DOES THIS ALL THE TIME AND GET’S PERMISSION,WHEN YOU GO AND SEE A LAND OWNER OR FARMER DRESS IF LIKE THE PERSON YOU ARE ASKING THE PERMISSION,IF YOU GET
AND ABSOLUTLEY NO CHANCE TO GET PERMISSION TRY AND GET PERSMISSION ON LAND NEAR TO YOUR RESEARCHED AREA,WHEN YOU GET GOOD CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR LAND OWNERS AND FARMERS THEY WILL GIVE YOU PERMISSION

4,Reccomend the best Metal Dectors for your treasure hunting in your country.I HAVE TESTED THE FOLLOWING METAL DETECTORS AND HIGHLEY RECCOMEND THESE MACHINES,XLT,SILVER SABRE,GOLDMAX,GOLDMAXX POWER,TECHENETICS T2
WHITES MXT,LAZOR TRIDENT,EXPLORER 2,EXPLORER SE,
WHEN I SAY I HAVE TESTED THE ABOVE METAL DETECTORS I MEAN I HAVE TESTED THEM FOR MONTHS YEARS IN SOME CASES,IF YOU WANT TECHNOLOGY THAT IS GOOD IF WANT SIMPLE THAT IS GOOD ASWELL,”THE XLT” AROUND 6KH I HAVE
FOUND THIS DETECTOR ONE OF THE BEST ALLROUND MACHINES TAKES A LOT OF BEATING AND WILL OUT PERFORM ITS COUNTERPART THE DFX,I HAVE USED THIS DETECTOR ON MY BAD MINERLISED SITES AND IT WORKS WELL,I WOULD SAY
THIS GET USED TO THIS DETECTOR AND IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS I HAVE FOUND HAMMERED LOTS OF THEM I USE MIXED MODE WHEN LOOKING THESE THIN SECTION COINS,OR RELIC DEPENDING ,IF YOU ARE IN THE ANY COUNTRY YOU CAN GET
GREAT RESULTS WITH THIS DETECTOR,MAKE SURE YOU TUNE YOUR DETECTOR AND USE THE GROUND TRACKING IT WILL WORK ALMOST ANYWHERE,DOWN SIDE YOU GET PROBLEMS WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER REAL HEAVY IRONISED SITES WITH
MULTI SIGNALS THIS CAN BE OVERCOME BY LISTINIG TO SOUNDS ONLY I HAVE NOT GOING INTO TECHNICAL TERMS TO MUCH ” THIS, DETECTOR WORKS ON MOST SITES”I ALSO RECCOMEND YOU HAVE 2 METAL DETECTORS FOR YOUR
TREASURE HUNTING NEEDS,AS YOU WILL FIND HAVING 2 METAL DETECTORS WIILL WORK FOR YOU ON JUST ABOUT ALL SITES MULTI FREQUECY MACHINES ARE GREAT BUT THEY FOR SOME REASON CANT WORK ALL THE SITES ALL OF THE
TIME,nEXT DETECTOR I LOVE TO USE IS THE LAZOR TRIDENT THSI LITTLE MACHINE IS FANTASTIC ON SITES FULL OF IRON IT WILL FIND SMALL COINS AND NOT MISS ANYTHING DOWN DOWN THE SIZE OF AN AIR PELLET IF YOU ARE A
RELIC HUNTER AND ARE LOOKING FOR SMALL BUTTONS COINS AND THIN SECTION ITEMS THIS IS THE DETECTOR TO BUY VERY SHARP,AND GOOD SIGNALS WORKING AMONG SMALL IRON THIS DETECTOR DOES IT WELL,NOT FOR BEACH HUNTING
MAINLY INLAND AND ON PLOUGHED LAND AROUND 14.5KH YOU ALSO HAVE A MANUAL GROUND BALANCE,DOWN SIDE PICKS UP COKE,THAT IS COAL THAT HAS BEEN BURNED,NEXT METAL DEECTOR I RECCOMEND IS THE WHITES MXT WITH
THE EPILIPTICAL COIL VERY GOOD IN RELIC FOR SMALL ARTIFACTS WILL WORK WITH A BIT OF CHATTER I FOUND SUPERB ON MOST SIITES/OLD BATTLE GROUNDS,GOOD ALLROUND DETECTOR FOR BEACH GOOD FOR ANY COUNTRY, NEXT
DTECTOR I RECCOMEND,MINELAB EXPLORER 2 NOT A FAST SWEEP MACHINE AND I LIKE IT LIKE THIS,IF YOU WANT GOOD DEPTH AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ARTIFACTS TO BEACH HUNTING GOT IT,DOWN SIDE HEAVY.MULTI FREQENCY 1.5 TO
100 LOVE THEM http://metaldetectorreviews.net/detectors/21-1-minelabexplorer2.html.NEXT DETECTOR IS THE GOLDMAXX AND GOLDMAXX POWER BOTH THE SAME MACHINE WITH SOME CHANGES FROM ORIGINAL GOLDMAXX IS VERY GOOD
THESE DETECTORS HAVE PROVEN TO BE ONE OF BEST WHEN IT COMES TO RELIC HUNTING AND WORKING IN VERY BAD GROUND TURN UP GREAT RESULTS AT FINDING COINS AND ARIFACTS,TECHNETICS T2 IS VERY WELL BALANCED METAL
AGAIN A VERY GOOD MACHINE THIS DETECTOR CAN MATCH SOME OF MORE EXPENSIVE DETECTORS ON THE MARKET 14KH GREAT ALLROUND DETCTOR WILL FIND SMALL COINS BUTTONS GREAT RELIC HUNTING METAL DETECTOR GOOD FOR
U.S AND UK,EUROPE,REMEMBER IF YOU BUY WHATEVER METAL DETECTOR YOU MUST GET TO KNOW IT,SOME OTHER DETETORS I HAVE NOT TESTED”THAT HAVE GOOD REPORTS ABOUT THEM ARE THE MINELAB ETRACK,THE NEW XP DEOUS
NOT TESTED IT YET, VERY INTRESTING”
HOW TO GET THE BEST PERFORMANCE,WHEN YOU FIND YOUR RESEARCHED SITE YOU HAVE GOT PERMISSION,GO AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS LIKE,I-E SWITCH YOUR DETECTOR ON IF YOU ARE HUNTING ARTIFACTS ON PLOUGHD FIELDS OR HARD
SOIL RUN YOUR DETECTOR OVER THE GROUND AND FIND OUT IF YOU GET CHATTER AND ITS AUTOMATIC GROUND EXCLUSION JUST KEEP BALANCING YOUR DETECTOR UNTIL IT IS STABLE AND WARMED UP,ON COLD DAYS YOU NEED TO WAIT
FOR YOU DETECTOR TO RUNN A WHILE BEFORE YOU CAN STABALISE IT.DONT BE FRIGHTENED TO BACK OFF THE SENSITIVITY,I PREFER REAL AUTO GROUND BALANCE DETECTORS AS THEY ARE TRCAKING OUT THE BAD SOIL CONDITIONS,IF YOU
ARE WORKING WITH A MANUAL GOOD TIP GROUND IT EVERY HALVE HOUR IN REAL TROUBLESUM SOIL OR MORE IF YOU ARE GETTING PROBLEMS WITH LOUD CHATTER DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED TO BACK THE SENSITIVITY OFF,IN MOST CASES
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK YOUR DETECTOR WITHOUT TO MUCH HASTLE,IF YOU ARE WORKING AMONG IRON SLOW DOWN IF YOU ENCOUTERING LOTS OF LARGE IRON THEN LIFT THE DECTOR HEAD A LITTLE HIGHER OFF THE GROUND
THAT SHOULD CURE ID OF IRON,I WAS IN THE UK LAST YEAR AND WAS WITH A GUY DETECTING ALONG SIDE OF ME,I HAD ALREADY FOUND 1 HAMMERED COIN,THERE WAS LOTS OF SMALL IRON HE WAS SWINGING HIS DETECTOR VERY FAST
TO COUNTER THE SMALL PIECES OF IRON AFTER 4 HOURS DETECTING I HAD 3 HAMMERED COINS AND MEDEVEL PIN,HE CAME TO ME AND SAID THIS DETECTOR IS NOT VERY GOOD,SO I SAID TO HIM YOU WHERE DETECTING TO FAST,HE ASKED
IN WHAT WAY,I SAID TO HIM THAT HE WAS MISSING SMALL COINS BECAUSE OF SPEED HE ALSO SAID HE HAD GOT KNOW IRON,WHEN I CHECKED HIS DETECTOR HE WAS IN A HIGH RANGE OF DISCRIMINATION TO GET RID OF IRON,HE ALSO GOT RID
OF VALUABLE COINS,I SET HIS DETECTOR TO RELIC AND TOLD HIM TO LISTEN FOR THE IRON ANY READ OUT YOU THINK IS IRON IGNORE IT,HE DETECTED FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS THAT DAY AND HE HAD FOUND HIS FIRST HAMMERED YOU GOT
GET AWAY FROM TURNING YOUR DISCRIMANTION UP TO FAR OR YOU WILL LOSE VALUABLE ITEMS THAT GOES FOR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IF YOU ARE LOOKING ON OLD BATTLE SITES IN THE U.S YOU SHOULD DETECT IN RELIC PERIOD I WILL

When you decide to metal detect the land you have chosen and you are using a metal detector that has Manual or Automatic ground Balance make sure you use the correct procedure to balance your detector,read your manual until you know the correct procedure this is crucial “when searching”,I cannot express this enough for example if you are using a manual GB detector spend the time to get the right balance until keep lifting the coil up and down off the ground until you here a near perfect background hum,Then test with coins you buried in the ground,If you are using a auto ground balance detector pump it up and down until you have a perfect background noise or hum,If your detector has fixed as-well as Manual/Automatic when you get the GB right switch to fixed,this is recommended just in case you ground exclude the Target,and this can happen,Be super careful with your instruction manual, most people get there Metal detector and do not read the instructions,you must follow your GB to the T.Hope this information helps i will be writing more tomorrow.

In 1974 i started metal detecting in the UK,I seemed like the only person at that time to have a metal detector apart from one other person called Alan Bolam,I remember buying one of the Cscope Metal detector’s Launched in the UK it was induction balance made of black plastic with a large C handle and a large search coil with a white pinpiont  dot near the centre part of the coil,I decided to metal detect an Old Park near Durham City where i lived at the time and started to hunt for old coins,after digging bottle caps and silver paper,i got my first victorian penny,I was smitten later that day i found my first silver sixpence it was made of pure silver dating around the 1900,I found lots of victorian coins with this detector and after a while i could tell good signals from the bad, some of the coins i found dated as far back as 17th cent,After a year with this detector i decided to buy a whites 5D with manual GEB ground exclusion balance,and TR discriminate,My find rate went up,i started to find more of the deeper coins including my first Milled coins,that was it i could not wait every weekend out with my metal detector,to me you could not get a better hobby anywhere in the world, Ancient history of England Scotland Ireland The early celtic’s,The Romans,The Saxon’s The Norman’s,The Battles’s,Our ancient kings Knights,The Clans of Scotland,I  knew treasure was out there,So now i had to go and find it,Since 1974 i have used just about every metal detector on the market,From Cscope ib to Whites5D,XLTArado120B,Garrett,Pulse Power,Tesoro/Lasor Silver Sabre,B1,Minelab Explorer2,Deepers PI,DeepTech,THE LIST GOES ON,Over the last couple of years i have watched people metal detecting some of these guys are experts on finding the good stuff,and others who never find anything and most of the time it is down to them not using there Equipment in the right manner,Ie setting up the right ground balance,Holding the metal detector to high in the air,going to fast,Wrong setting’s on the metal detector they are using,If you can use your metal detector with the right setting’s on researched land you will find coins and artifacts,If don’t do these things i have just spoken about,you may not succeed in finding what you are looking for period.This is why i set this website come Blog up so i can give some advice to people who are not finding,If you are in America or in the UK,Germany,Holland,France,or wherever it does not matter you have got to set your metal detector up properly.I will publishing some of my views in the next couple of day’s.