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collect4fun Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 06/18/2009 9:42 pm After reading several posts here, I still do not know which to purchase. It seems that the top 2 brands people here use are Garret and Whites, but within those two brands people are using 5-7 different models. So here is what I am looking for: Purpose: Locate coins / jewlery Used by: Myself and teenage children Skill level: Beginner, have never even held one in my hands. Budget: $300 - $400 Ok, confuse me somemore....... Report this Post to the Staff

Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 06/19/2009 07:19 am I am fairly new to the hobby myself, but for your price range I think you should go with the Minelab X-Terra 30 Pro. it can be purchased here for $349.00 http://www.kellycodetectors.com/min.../minelab.htm and comes with 2 search coils and a lot of other free stuff also. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Ripley New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 06/23/2009 8:00 pm I have been detecting for a few years and own two Garrett Ace 250s. I feel that they preform in the price range you have budgeted, but go for under $300. Can't beat them in my opinion. Take the money you save and invest in a vibra probe pinpointer, you will be glad you did. JMHO, Mr R Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 12:00 am I add a vote for the Ace 250 Report this Post to the Staff
coincollectingkid Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 09/03/2009 10:44 pm i own a 250 great price, trustworthy machine. can't beat it for the price Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/01/2009 5:50 pm I have been detecting since the mid 80's and have used most brands and have been asked this question a lot. I agree with some of the others that the Garrett Ace 250 is a very good machine to start out with. It has a lot of good features for the money and is easy to use. I use and like Whites and Fisher the best, but wish I had never sold my old Garrett master hunter 7. It was heavy but I really found a lot of coins with it. Whites sells the most detectors, then I am not sure if it would be Garrett or Fisher. Also some of the Tesoro machines are very good. But for price and features the ACE 250 is hard to beat. Report this Post to the Staff
dazzer71 New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/21/2009 5:46 pm i agree. the ace 250 is a fantastic machine for the price. excellent at finding coins. myself and a friend found over 100 coins in one day between us with the 250.mostly british pre decimal. I have just ordered the 9x12 coil to get that extra 3 or 4 inches depth. gona field test it on sunday Report this Post to the Staff
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