Novice To Gold Coin: Successful Treasure Hunting With Inexpensive Metal Detectors! is dedicated to helping people with low cost metal detectors and people new to the hobby of metal detecting be more successful in finding hidden treasures. Available online for the first time, this black and white version of my full color book contains dozens of photos of my finds. Covered are personal adventures and successes I have had. You will learn what I learned. Following the methods I used will see you making older and older coin finds. This book is filled with metal detecting tips and tricks gleaned from years of experience. Having dug several items that were worth more than the cost of my first metal detector, I wanted to share what I learned with others. In 2004, I made Western & Eastern Treasure Magazine's Silver and Gold and Best Finds Issues due to the incredible success I had in my first 3 years of metal detecting-with an inexpensive machine no less. Novice To Gold Coin: Successful Treasure Hunting With Inexpensive Metal Detectors! tells how to make the type of finds made by others who own expensive metal detectors. I know because I did just that with a machine that cost under $200 purchased from Radio Shack! As you read, you will discover that it is not the cost of the detector that makes a person successful in their hunt for lost treasure; it is a combination of persistence, diligence, skill, and luck. Novice To Gold Coin: Successful Treasure Hunting With Inexpensive Metal Detectors! is filled with personal stories and photos of many remarkable items found using an inexpensive metal detector. Covered are: Civil War finds in Wisconsin; research made easy and how to do it from home or the library; collectibles; tokens and tags; pre-1900 coins; old Indian Head Cents; Civil War items; rare tokens; and the only Dahlonega $5 gold coin ever found with a metal detector! Read advice on what types of sites really produce the good stuff! Learn what worked for me to gain permission to hunt. After reading Novice To Gold Coin: Successful Treasure Hunting With Inexpensive Metal Detectors! you will have gained more knowledge about the hobby of metal detecting, and you will be more successful in increasing the number and value of your finds. The aim of this book is to help those new to the hobby of metal detecting as well as the more experienced detectorist who wishes to be more successful in increasing the number, value, and rarity of finds. There are plenty of treasures out there for everyone. And you don't have to own an expensive detector to get them.