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If you’re looking for the best metal detector that matches your budget, experience level, and type of hunting, then this guide is for you. I’ve tested all the major brands and helped thousands of hobbyists find the right equipment for their treasure hunting adventures.
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- Garrett AT Pro: best value all-around, coins, relics, freshwater
- Nokta Makro Simplex: best performing entry-level
- Fisher F22: best value entry-level, kids, coins
- Minelab Equinox 800: best relic hunting
- Minelab Excalibur II: best for saltwater and beach hunting
- Minelab CTX 3030: best of the best
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Best entry-level metal detectors
Nokta Makro Simplex Metal Detector
What we like:
- Mid-level detector performance for entry-level price
- Powerful DD coil
- Fully submersible to 10 ft
- Built-in rechargeable battery
- Wireless audio when used with compatible headphones
What we don’t like
- Controls not as basic as other entry-level detectors
Fisher F22 Metal Detector
What we like:
- Weatherproof
- Iron Audio
- Fast Recovery (Processing) Speed
- Digital Target ID
- Lighter, easier to use
- 5 Year Warranty
The F22 is a great budget pick. We rank the F22 #1 in our list of the best metal detectors under $300.
Garrett ACE 300 Metal Detector
What we like:
- Replaced the Garrett ACE 250
- Easy to use
- Digital Target ID
- Adjustable search frequency
- Enhanced Iron Resolution
What we don’t like:
- No adjustable ground balance
- No Iron Audio
Garrett AT Pro Metal Detector
What we like:
- Fully waterproof and submersible to 10 ft
- Manual and auto ground balance
- Proportional audio
- Iron audio
What we don’t like:
- Underwater headphones sold separately
Best relic hunting metal detectors
Minelab Equinox 800 Metal Detector
What we like:
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- All-terrain detector
- Fully submersible up to 10ft (or 3 meters)
- Multi-frequency
- Wireless headphone capability
- Switch between frequencies based on your needs
- Weighs under 3lbs
- Value for money
What we don’t like:
- Included headphones aren’t waterproof
Minelab CTX 3030 Metal Detector
What we like:
- Superior discrimination settings and target ID
- Don’t need to buy separate land machine
- Lots of coils available
- LCD display
- Fully submerisble
Fisher F75 LTD Metal Detector
What we like:
- More search coil options
- 65 tone ID’s vs the T2’s 6
- Static all-metal mode
- Boost mode for enhanced sensitivity and depth
- Cache mode for deep, large objects
Teknetics T2 Classic Metal Detector
What we like:
- Low price tag for such a powerful detector
- Large LCD screen
- Expanded iron content range
- Can also be used for basic gold prospecting
What we don’t like:
- No backlight
- DD coils only
- Does not save settings when turned off
Best waterproof PI metal detectors
Fisher CZ-21 Metal Detector
What we like:
- Fast response time
- Audio boost mode
- Pinpoint button
- Easy to hip mount
- Clear tone on deep, faint signals
What we don’t like:
- No threshold adjustment
- Concentric coil
Garrett Sea Hunter Metal Detector
What we like:
- Interchangeable coils and headphones
- Has large 10×14 accessory coil
- Independently sealed battery compartment
- Pulse Delay for heavy iron beaches
Best waterproof multi-frequency metal detectors
Minelab Excalibur II Metal Detector
What we like:
- Excellent iron discrimination
- Multiple frequency machine that can also be used for diving
- Very accurate tone ID
- Submersible to 200 ft
What we don’t like:
- Iron signals null delay can make you miss good targets
- Hardwired headphones
- Requires additional kit to hip mount
- No tone on deep, faint signals. Just threshold change.
Minelab CTX 3030 Metal Detector
What we like:
- Superior discrimination and target ID
- Don’t need to buy separate land machine
- Lots of coils available
- LCD display
- Digital Target ID
Best freshwater metal detector
Garrett AT Pro Metal Detector
What we like:
- Fully waterproof and submersible to 10 ft
- Manual and auto ground balance
- Proportional audio
- Iron audio
What we don’t like:
- Waterproof headphones sold separately
- Single frequency
Garrett AT Max Metal Detector
What we like:
- Can also be used for gold prospecting
- Better ground balancing options than AT Pro
- “True All Metal” mode
- Wireless headphones included
What we don’t like:
- Waterproof headphones sold separately
- Single-frequency
Fisher 1280x Metal Detector
What we like:
- Fully submersible to 250 ft
- Volume control
- 75+ hours battery life
- Low 2.4 kHz freq. which is great for coins
What we don’t like:
- No LCD display
- Not ideal for relic hunting or gold prospecting
Gold nugget hunting (prospecting)
Prospecting machines can range from $500 all the way up to $10,000. Most of these machines will be PI and should be used in areas where gold is known to be found. If you want the best gold prospecting detector, go with a Minelab. They can’t be beaten. Read our complete guide on the best metal detectors for gold.
Kids
All the same rules above still apply when shopping for children. The only real difference is going to be weight and probably budget. Depending on the age of your child, you might want to start with a detector that’s not super heavy. You may also want to get a machine that’s relatively easy to use with not a lot of settings. Stick to the basics.
For young treasure hunters, I typically recommend starting out with Bounty Hunter. Read our complete guide to choosing the best metal detector for kids. You may also be interested in the best metal detectors under $200.
Buyer’s guide
This buying guide will explain what to look for when choosing your first metal detector. It’s meant to take the guesswork out of your buying decision. But first, some hard truth. There is no universal “best” detector. The question you should be asking is, “what is the best detector for the type of hunting I want to do, where I live, my experience, and my budget.”
To answer that question, there are a few factors that may or may not affect your decision-making process. The purpose of this article is to break everything down in real terms, so you have a much better idea of which detector is best for YOU!
Skill levels
First and foremost, let’s talk about your experience with metal detecting. Have you ever detected before? If yes, you skip this section and move on. If no, then you’re probably going to want to start with a beginner metal detector that’s easy to use. There’s no quicker way to become frustrated with the hobby than buying a complicated detector with too high a learning curve.
All metal detectors detect all types of metal – like all cars drive down the road. What makes one detector better than another (like cars) is the additional features and enhancements. Features like notch discrimination, custom search modes, audio modes, enhanced tones, GPS function, etc, make a detector cost more. Look for a beginner or mid-range detector in the $150-300 range with a focus on user-friendliness. I don’t consider anything below that to be a real detector. I consider it a toy.
Budget
This may be the biggest factor of them all, especially when you’ve never tried a metal detector. Not everyone has $800 to drop on a hobby they aren’t sure they’ll even like. Most new hobbyists tend to spend $150-$300 on their first detector. Luckily, that buys just enough machine to get you hooked.
Intended use
The type of hunting you plan on doing makes a major difference in what machine you buy. Manufacturers design most detectors as all-around detectors for coins, jewelry, and relics. However, there are also special machines for different uses.
Coin and jewelry
Most machines are designed for coin and jewelry hunting – especially those priced under $600 or so. One thing you want to make sure of here is that you do not buy a machine with too high frequency like one designed for gold prospecting (you can read our guide here on the detectors for gold nuggets). As long as you stay under 15 kHz, you’ll be just fine for coin shooting (both silver and clad). Frequency and depth have an inverse relationship, so the higher you get, the less depth you’ll get on coin-sized targets.
You’ll also want to avoid a pulse induction machine – or PI for short. These are built more for saltwater hunting and gold prospecting. For all-purpose coin and jewelry hunting, stick to a single frequency VLF detector when first starting out.
Read more about the best metal detector for coins.
Relic hunting
The same rules apply to relic hunting. Most all-around machines will do just fine for relic hunting. If, however, you’re looking for a more advanced machine for the job, you’ll want to look for features like these:
- Large search coil – preferably DD
- Slightly higher frequency (10-20 kHz)
- Adjustable threshold
- Iron Audio
- Both manual and auto ground balance
Saltwater beach hunting
If you plan to do most of your hunting in and around saltwater, you’ll need a specialty machine. Note that you do NOT need a specialty machine if you’re hunting on the dry sand of a saltwater beach. If hunting in the wet sand, surf, or water, you’ll need a machine that’s either PI or multiple frequency. Do NOT buy a single frequency machine for saltwater – despite the marketing material of the company! Will they work? Sure. But you’re depth will be severely limited to the point where it’s not even worth it to detect. While either PI or multi-frequency will work, there are some pros and cons to each. See our complete guide on the best metal detectors for the beach.
Pulse induction in saltwater
PI machines are not designed to discriminate; a major downside. So if you plan to hunt beaches where there’s lots of trash, go with a multi-frequency. Metal detector makers build most PI machines for diving, so they are heavier. So you’ll also want to buy something like a chest/shoulder harness to bear the weight. The major benefit to PI machines is their superior depth in highly mineralized areas like saltwater beaches. You just can’t beat it. Most serious beach detectorists use PI.
When choosing any detector for the beach, it goes without saying that you want a machine that’s fully waterproof and submersible – which most detectors are not. Almost all detectors have a waterproof coil and shaft, but the control box is not. All you need is to be hit by one wave while digging your hole, and the machine is toast if it’s not waterproof.
Multiple frequency in saltwater
The benefit of using a multi-frequency detector in saltwater is that you can discriminate out unwanted junk iron targets or pull tabs. You can also use the same machine for all of your hunting instead of the PI, where you should only really use it for beach hunting. The only real con to using a multi-frequency machine on the beach is that you won’t get the type of depth you would with a PI – although it will still be excellent.
Freshwater hunting
Freshwater hunting is a MUCH easier beast to tackle. The only factor you need to consider here is that you get a fully submersible machine with good discrimination – that’s it.
Technology
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There are a few different technologies you should familiarize yourself with when choosing which detector to buy. I will summarize each below very broadly:
Very low frequency (VLF)
Very low frequency (VLF) is the technology built into most detectors – pretty much any machine under $1,000. These are signal frequency machines used for coin, jewelry, and relic hunting. If you’re just starting out, get yourself a VLF.
Pulse induction (PI)
Pulse induction (PI) is a technology used in specialty machines for areas of high mineralization – i.e., saltwater beaches and gold country. These machines will punch through ground minerals like salt and iron and will report on all metal objects without the ability to discriminate.
Multiple frequency (MF)
Multi-frequency technology detectors typically go for over $1,000 and are most commonly found in the high-end Minelab detectors. These are best if you’re serious about metal detecting and have the budget to back it up. They’re also great for doing both saltwater and all-around detecting without having to buy two machines. I use the Minelab CTX 3030 for this very reason.
Search coils
Another thing to consider is the stock search coil that comes with your detector. There are a few points you should consider when choosing a coil.
Stock coil size
As a rule of thumb, the larger the coil, the better the depth and the greater the search area. So common sense tells you to buy the largest coil, right? Wrong.
There are other factors to consider. First, ground conditions and mineralization play a huge role in which size coil to use. While large coils get better depth, they also see more of the ground. That means your detector has to process more signals in mineralized soil, leading to very bad falsing, poor target ID, and missed targets. When that happens, you’re forced to reduce your sensitivity settings, and thus reducing your depth. A smaller coil would see less of the ground and process fewer ground signals. They also allow you to increase your sensitivity to the point where you could be getting the same depth as you would with the larger coil in neutral ground.
Make sense so far? Ok, let’s confuse this further now…
Not only would a smaller coil give you comparable depth in mineralized ground, but it would also give you better target separation so you can better identify multiple targets under your coil (picking up good targets amongst trash).
And speaking of target separation, let’s talk about coil configuration.
Stock coil type
There are several types of coil configurations – the most widely used being the concentric and the double d (DD). Without getting into too much detail, DD coils will get you better detection depth and deal with ground mineralization better than a concentric. Concentric coils are typically more cost-effective. The only real advantage it has over the DD (in my opinion) is that it can be easier to pinpoint your target. Pinpointing with a DD coil takes more practice.
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Accessory coil sizes
Ground mineralization aside, there are a few other reasons why you might want to have additional coil sizes in your bag. Suppose you’re hunting small, tight areas like playgrounds or very rocky areas like in gold country. In that case, you should consider a smaller coil for better maneuverability. These coils are called sniper coils.
Alternatively, if you’re looking to cover large, open areas like beaches and farm fields, a larger coil might be a better option. Just remember, larger coils will be a lot heavier, so you may need to get a harness if you want to detect more than 30 minutes.
Screen vs. no screen
Most experienced hunters detect largely by sound, but an LCD screen (VDI) comes in handy. Depending on the detector, a screen can tell you things like target depth, target ID, detector settings, battery life, and many other things
Some folks think it’s silly to own a machine without a screen, while others are just fine with a Tesoro-type detector that features only knobs. The Fisher F5 integrated both of those worlds. It has a screen and knobs. For those who like the best of both worlds, that may be a detector worth looking into. Metal detectors without a screen are commonly referred to as beep and dig machines since there’s no display telling you what the detector thinks it has found in the ground
Detector weight
Some metal detectors are light as a feather, while others are built like bricks and can be quite heavy. If you have elbow or shoulder problems or another ailment limiting physical activity, buy a lighter detector. Fisher and Tesoro have reputations for being the lightest in the industry. Mid and high-level machines like the AT Pro are quite a bit heavier but still not a monster. When considering your first machine, pay close attention to how much it weighs, especially if you plan on treasure hunting for several hours at a time.
Additional research
YouTube Research
Once you have narrowed your choices down to two or three detectors, watch them in action on YouTube. There is nothing like seeing them and hearing the owners talk about them to give us a great idea of what the machine is like and how it works. YouTube features everything from consumer reviews to testing to actual hunting scenarios and everything in between.
Read reviews
This one may sound obvious. Still, you’d be surprised how many people purchase a detector ‘completely blind,’ so to speak, having never read a single review on the machine. So, if you are thinking of the Fisher F22, for example, type Fisher F22 reviews into your search engine and read as many as you can find. They truly do help.
Whether watching youtube videos or reading online review sites, take everything with a grain of salt. Don’t let a negative review affect your buying decision. Most negative reviews are a result of someone buying the wrong detector. Remember, the ‘right’ detector depends on factors like skill, budget, use, location, etc.
A perfect example of this is when people say the AT Pro is awesome in saltwater. Look at where they’re located. Are they near the Gulf of Mexico, where salt levels aren’t as extreme as the Atlantic and Pacific oceans? They almost always are.
Another example is when people try to use an entry-level detector in areas like the pacific northwest where the soil is extremely mineralized. It’s not that the detector is bad, it’s just the wrong application.
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Quality brands
I typically recommend you stick to models from known brands for their quality and customer support. Those brands are:
- Bounty Hunter (see our Bounty Hunter reviews)
- Fisher (see our Fisher reviews)
- Garrett (see our Garrett reviews)
Warranties
You should also understand how the warranty works for the brand you decide. Most brands will have a warranty ranging 2-5 years. If you’re buying a water machine, the warranty is usually much less (1-2 years). Also, if you decide to buy used, make sure the warranty is transferrable as some brands do not allow this.
Accessories included
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Finally, you might also want to consider any accessories that might come with your detector – especially if you’re trying to stay on budget. If you’re new to the hobby, some accessories you’re going to find yourself buying at some point are:
- Pinpointer
- Headphones
- Digger
- Pouch
- Carry bag
- Scoop (if beach hunting)
Don’t be fooled by some retailers who include cheap accessories with their detectors – especially with pinpointers and diggers. We call these ‘dollar store accessories’.
Usually, these items are about the same quality as you’d find in the dollar store – despite the retailer claiming “hundreds of dollars in value!”
Final thoughts
Metal detecting is a hobby you can grow into over time. There’s no need to buy the most expensive top-of-the-line detector right away and have no idea what you’re doing. Don’t overthink your first purchase. This article talks about many factors to consider, but it’s not intended to scare you away from your first purchase. The bottom line is to stick to your price point with one of the major brands, you really can’t go wrong.
Our top picks
To recap, here are our top picks:
- Best value all-around, coins, relics: Garrett AT Pro
- Best performing entry-level: Nokta Makro Simplex
- Best value entry-level, kids: Fisher F22
- Best for relic hunting: Minelab Equinox 800
- Best for saltwater beach hunting: Minelab Excalibur II
- Best of the best: Minelab CTX 3030
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