Paid $40 for that metal detecting guidebook and it saved me from digging up five miles of bottle caps this weekend

Had to stare at a map of an old homestead foundation for two hours before I realized the book's tip about looking for sunken ground near creek bends was the only reason I pulled up a 1910-era buckle instead of another soda can tab, so has anyone else found that a cheap reference book paid for itself on the very first try?

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gracecarr19d ago

Used to think you could just wing it with youtube videos and free blogs, but this guidebook actually taught me how to read old maps and I found a silver dime on my second outing so yeah it paid for itself fast.

emma68419d ago

Right, same thing happened to me with a book on old mining claims. Found a section about how to spot collapsed shaft openings by the way certain weeds grow, saved me from walking right into a hidden pit. That one tip alone was worth the thirty bucks and then some, especially since I'm usually clumsy. Picked up a cool pickaxe head from the 1880s on that trip too, would have totally missed the spot without knowing what to look for.