The Ring Rule: Tips For Finding Treasure On Public Beaches

The metal detecting ring rule! Merrills FULL Beach Tutorial: • Ultimate Guide To Meta...
Tools I Use & Important Links
Use my code at kellyco.com and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!. Code: NYC
Merch Store: www.iratemetal...
Minelab E-Trac: amzn.to/3mZUpcD
CKG Sand Scoop (Amazon): amzn.to/2X4bxDm
CKG Sand Scoop (KellyCo): shrsl.com/2avs6
Minelab Equinox 600: shrsl.com/2araf
Do you want to send me something? I will try to have a mail show once per month.
Mail me at:
P.O. Box 351
132 W Merrick Rd
Freeport, NY 11520
You can subscribe to my channel here: bit.ly/2HQCRPY
Hi, my name is Merrill Kazanjian. New York City is an amazing place to go metal detecting. We have lots of parks, colonial history and great beaches for beach detecting. I have gone to all five boroughs of New York City To Metal Detect and beyond. I also currently own 16 metal detectors. I want to have the best and I want to help you choose the best as well. Below I will showcase some of the playlists on this channel:
By Metal Detector:
Minelab Equinox Playlist: bit.ly/3bxUel2
White's Beach Hunter 300 Playlist: bit.ly/3l0TvMp
Nokta Makro Anfibio Multi Playlist: bit.ly/3kYX85H
Minelab Vanquish 540: bit.ly/3qvec4j
Garrett Ace Apex: bit.ly/30uQDhn
Nokta Makro Simplex: bit.ly/3eo9Idf
Minelab E-Trac: bit.ly/3vkbkLo
XP Deus: bit.ly/3bxndWl
Garrett AT Pro: bit.ly/3rzfVqy
Minelab Safari: bit.ly/3l0Wt3v
Garrett Ace 300: bit.ly/3ci5WiV
Minelab Soveriegn: (Coming Soon)
I have a playlist of metal detecting videos to teach metal detecting. The videos in the playlist below are specifically made to teach the skills and mindset to becoming a great metal detectorist.
Metal Detecting Tips & Tricks: bit.ly/3cefATT
I am a treasure hunter. So in addition to metal detecting, I go mudlarking at sites such as Dead Horse Bay. Think of mudlarking as metal detecting without a metal detector.
Dead Horse Bay: bit.ly/3rwZ73B
Mudlarking: bit.ly/3qygWhc
All Of My Metal Detecting Treasure Hunting Videos: bit.ly/2N0YpfR
All Of My Beach Metal Detecting Videos: bit.ly/3v7jTJf
Playlist By New York City Borough:
Manhattan: bit.ly/3qu5WS5
Brooklyn: bit.ly/3v45hKN
The Bronx: bit.ly/3cg9Xo3
Queens: bit.ly/3l4aA8u
Staten Island: bit.ly/2POP6kl
Cleaning Metal Detecting/Mudlarking Finds:
Can We Clean It: bit.ly/3rKf3Qh
Cleaning Coins:
Other Playlists:
Metal Detecting Rap Videos: bit.ly/3epb1sz
Merrill's Thought & VLogs: bit.ly/3sZ5ehe
Rusty Notch (Country Metal Detecting Music): bit.ly/3epf4VN
Gold Mining: bit.ly/3t9z1UN
Magnet Fishing: bit.ly/38q1DRy
Metal Detector Comparisons: bit.ly/3t75UBA
Metal Detecting Live Streams: bit.ly/3kZ5E4F
Drawing Popular KZbin Metal Detectorists: bit.ly/3qDjWt2
Subscriber Sundays: bit.ly/3qxMzaE
Top 100 Metal Detecting Channels On KZbin: bit.ly/3qDksas
My most important series is called Becoming A Millionaire Metal Detecting. I am trying to monetize my favorite hobby in order to do it more in the future. In other words, we put the clad we find in the ground, affiliate earnings, and merchandise earnings in to the stock market and we invest it. This show started in January 2019.
Becoming A Millionaire Metal Detecting: bit.ly/38r2W2F
I have been uploading to KZbin since 2008. Here is a link to my art channel. It has more than 100,000 subscribers: / youdraw

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

My Facebook Page: facebook.com/metaldetectingnyc My Instagram: instagram.com/merrill_kazanjian/

[@LobsterClawzRecovery]

Wow, thank you for pinning my comment. My response that day took over two hours to compile before sending - I thought it was that important being accurate. Fact is, dredging can bring in treasure.

[@sniper10666]

Well being new to beach hunting we don’t have the dredging problem here in Australia so we are kind of lucky in that way- although items will be spaced out as you say and your theory has sense but looking at your diagram of the beach there are still spaces that have been missed and possibly good targets there, I think a grid pattern will turn out more items if you can mark them buy placing a towel or something that will square out a spot and do one grid at a time but I’m only just learning so will have to try that myself

[@christian59246]

Good morning. I have been looking into to buying my first detector finally. I have been leaning toward the Equinox 800 or the Legend. I know you hold the 800 as the gold standard but is the Legend equivalent. Also I've been wondering if I should buy a pulse induction machine instead since depth seems to be a big concern among other factors of course. Could you please provide some guidance please ... Thank you

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

@@christian59246 I own a pulse induction machine (beach hunter 300) . I don’t see an advantage on depth. If you buy through Kellyco use my code NYC at checkout and you will save 10%.

[@RonJustDiggingLife]

Very nice info man. I heading to do some beach hunting in a few weeks. I'll be trying your xxxxx. Thx

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thanks for watching Ron!

[@jeangreen695]

Grid work the beach or bottom rings can be found anywhere we have found them going up to the parking lot and when you think your done give it one more try and. Boom ring in the scoop , also outer edges can produce finds but it still needs to be there and get your coil acrossed it , love your show even though im a freshwater hunter , some of this advice can apply to fresh water As well . good advice and thanks for sharing because many detectorist wont be so generous. With their time and tips

[@cviewnurse]

Thanks souch for the I do in this and your other videos. I'm headed to the coast for three days Monday. I'll let you know how I do notka simplex

[@jeffreydole2477]

I have always had an interest in metal detecting so I recently purchased an Mine Lab Equinox 800 and brought it with me to South Padre TX. Had no clue how to hunt and stumbled across your videos. I like your explanation of the criss cross pattern and coin line near the water. I applied what I learned and now have 5 rings ( two with diamonds) and about $10 in US coins. Thanks for the video help. I subscribed and look forward to more videos.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

MDNYC Playlists: kzbin.infoplaylists IG: instagram.com/metaldetectingnyc​ FB: facebook.com/metaldetectingnyc​

[@metalsharxs]

Many thanks Merrill! I’ve been trying the wrong spots. Will give you a shout out when using tips to find my first nice ring at the beach. 😎😎😎

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

THANK YOU Metal SHARXS!

[@paulinemiller8957]

I went and picked up two cars my first time metal detecting so I guess I going to win these

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great video enjoyed watching

[@JenningsPutnamArt1991]

First gold and diamond ring today mostly due to your help and advice!!!💚👍

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Congratulations!

[@JenningsPutnamArt1991]

@@MetalDetectingNYC Thank you!To anyone who doubts themselves you can do it! Just have fun and get out there! Found ring within first 2 hours

[@richardkunkle9924]

Another great video. Thanks so much, Mr. Merrill.

[@TheDetectingZone]

Dredging Suck! Sand from the bottom of the ocean. Lol favorite line.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Gotta be my dorky self!

[@diggerman3377]

Couldn't agree more with your reasoning, the rings I find at the beach are all on the waterline, nothing up high on the dry sand, great video

[@caspermetaldetecting-donde3374]

They dredge sand from way out at NJ and in past friends have found ship wreck relics and coins in certain places that was brought in - I have one friend that has found spanish silver from wrecks and Rev war and CW items from other wrecks that were carrying supplies. Friends have found Spanish silver and gold on a few Fla. beaches also dredged in...that being said I know many others - like you have said where they piled5ft or more sand with nothing in it and guys have to wait for storms to take all that new stuff back out to be able to get anything old. A guy posted a few days ago on the TNET a pillar dollar found on beach where they replenished - might be a NJ beach - he did not say

[@evtile7203]

Very helpful . Thank 's

[@brucekeirnan8275]

Yeah I get to the beach and I’m lost. I try to detect where people lay out at in the soft sand but I don’t have any luck. I’m 2 1/2- 3 hours from a beach so high tide and low tide I always miss.

[@HunterMann]

Great tutorials Merril! Not sure if you covered it in previous videos: are sports areas on the beach a good place to find coins, rings, and gold chains? I live near a beach With several popular volleyball areas. Seems to me that will be a good place to look. Your advice please?

[@philipedwardcaddick4294]

Another brilliant video that will hopefully help me when I go out on my first attempt 😃

[@kevinhilbrunner3439]

Thank you for the information Very helpful

[@shipoffools2183]

I’ve only found your channel recently and I’m enjoying your teaching style, learning a lot about metal detecting from you. Great video,

[@caspermetaldetecting-donde3374]

Just to add to your ring loss tips -I have done almost every kind of detecting out there. I am primarily a beach hunter now and primarily a water hunter - I usually like to hunt at sunrise 1st and sunset 2nd when least amount of people are in water in season - off season its a free for all. If I go some place for the day and in summer can hit low tide at sunrise -lets say at 6-7am - in summer you will get sunset around same times 6-7pm - this is the best. I will hunt for like 4 hrs AM low - take a break and depending on the beach will either hang out and watch where people go - then hit few hrs before low or depending how the high tide is and amount of people will get in at high and then take a break before low. If you can go to a beach you love to hit or want to hit...if you can try and spend the day and watch where the action is. Yes as Merrill says a lot of your beach jewelry is gonna be lost by swimmers. I have returned a bunch of items over the years and to swimmers, The other way is people throwing balls, (1 example-I returned a class ring lost 50 yrs ago - she was throwing a football with some guys)- people splashing each other (example - returned a 5 diamond ring to woman that as soon as she walked in to waist deep water - she splashed her husband and it flew off). Just standing in water and waving hands thru the water (example - woman was standing in waist deep water talking to a friend and swirling her hands in the water and lost her silver bracelet- I found and returned) playing with their little children and babies in the shallows - like Merrill says - sun lotion - mothers cover their real young ones in sun lotion and hands become slippery and then play with their kids and rings come right off. If you hunt in waters - try in front of those rocks jetties - yes you will find all kinds of fishing tackle - sinkers etc. but I know many guys that shy away from them for this reason - I don't - I have gotten some really nice rings in front of them - reasons - some people do jump or dive off of them during high tide or when no one is fishing on them - you must have seen people throwing rocks off of them - I have found engagement rings and wedding bands off of them - divorce? break up? - if an old beach - new jetty? or newer - so older finds from before they put them in? Oh - like Merrill I scrap a lot of my metals - I get tons of lead near those rock jetties. I have well over 500 lbs of sinkers in last like 15 yrs . I will sell when I can no longer hunt.

[@mikedoyle7300]

Good for you. I have a Question if you don't mind. My back is not the best. Is metal detecting hard on the back when working in the sand.? Thanks.

[@thisnthat1079]

Thanks so much for your tips. I live on the West Coast of New Zealand and unfortunately our beaches are all highly mineralized black iron sand. I can manage to detect on some of these beaches in my area but certainly not all of them. Our beaches here don't get anywhere near as populated in NZ as in your country, so that also means less targets to be found. Your beach tips will be very helpful for me to find the targets. I can spend several hours detecting the beach with no signals whatsoever, so going to the right spots and looking for the right conditions is going to be paramount for me here. Thankyou.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I appreciate that Sue!!! Keep in mind it could also be the TYPE of detector. What I didn't say in this video is for years the beach stifled me. I swung (previously) a Garrett AT Pro which is a great machine but not one built for salt and mineralization. The first beach machine that I bought was a Whites Beach Hunter 300. The difference was night and day!

[@thisnthat1079]

@@MetalDetectingNYC I'm using a Minelab Equinox 800 which struggles on some of the black sand beaches but others are ok. Likewise I also have the Garrett AT Pro but it doesn't work here on our pure black sand beaches so that's when I bought the Nox.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Sue Billing wow! I wonder if there is a work around for the NOX. I wonder if there are other NZ beach detectorists on KZbin and what they swing. I have heard the XP Deus makes iron irrelevant better than any other detector but i have never swung one.

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

Thank you for the tutorial. Great Video.

[@AlexPerez-ek3xp]

I'm such a rookie, yesterday I went to the beach and what's the first spot that I go the dunes. Thanks god we have people like you willing to teach, Thank you!

[@777kalko]

I really appreciate that you teach us what you know 🤝

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you! I’m a teacher as a day job, I can’t help but do that!

[@dehash666]

You just need to wear normal shoes and kinda drag your feet when you walk, then you can see your trail on the sand.

[@kenmorgan9528]

I'm a frequent visitor to NYC as my son is in college there. Perhaps I could accompany you on one of your excursions since I've never been metal detecting before. It might make an interesting video for your channel. I'd ask all the dumb questions typical of noobs and you could hurl random insults at me every time I rejoice at the discovery of a pull tab. Thank you, Ken in Phoenix

[@brianw1801]

Awesome video and knowledge. Dude you’re not slightly overweight, you just leave your clothes too long in the dryer and shrink them. Anyway that’s what I tell myself. 😂

[@debbrooks3598]

Ok me I’m new!!! Ok who here is from Washington state? I’m finding so so many types of dirt sand etc, what tools are must haves that I need to carry ? Also. Any favorite beaches? Thanks in asvanced

[@harrisonharding]

Seen a few of your videos now, I'm just starting out detecting I have a low end detector Bounty Hunter IV, it was recommended to me not to even bother trying the wet sand as the salt water won't allow for good detecting with that particular device. However everything you talk about needing to detect as low on the shoreline as possible. I can adjust the settings to about half power, I have found a large object (pliers) and another piece of scrap metal but nothing else in the wet sand, is this because this detector isn't designed for this? Basically am I wasting my time in the wet sand with this device? Thanks.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Yes. There is no way to configure a machine that is not designed for salt use in a saltwater environment. Look at the vanquish series of detectors as a cost effective upgrade.

[@LongIslandsHardcoreDetectorist]

Great video & tips Friend. I’ll be heading out to Dead Horse Bay at the end of the month, so maybe I’ll see you out there!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Just went again today. Its an amazing place to say the least!

[@danno5805]

I found a woman's engagements ring for her " boyfriend?" 🤔😕 Anyway she took it of and laid in on her blanket before swimming. She forgot n the sand ate it.

[@jaapkrijger8558]

Which scoop are you using, it looks galvanized and much more rugged than the stainless ones

[@dallapeguerrini]

I just bought a Nokta gold kruzer and would appreciate advice on different terrain settings and when to use the 3 different coils I got with it .

[@roguethearcticfolf]

What coil preforms better, DD or Concentric?

[@Mugsmaster]

Do you ever make fines up on the beach where people lay out in the sun? Do you ever intentionally search there? Or are you always between the high and low tide line?

[@mikesymons6738]

My beach low tide is like a mile out, and it gets muddy, surely i shoukdnt be walking out that far and in mud lol?

[@rverm1000]

i had a garret 400 it was pretty good i heard a notka simplex was better than the garret 400? i dont live at the beach. im in the raliegh area of north carolina. so most of my metal detecting has been parks and old houses. what metal detector is better for searching these areas? im considering other brands . garret has won the popularity contest but there not the best metals on the market. im considering the notka legend. what do you think?

[@Rocknranchman]

As an experienced beach hunter, I have found many coin spills and rings in the “sitting zone” where many are in the water where the waves are not really hitting them hard but yet hard enough to wash things out of their pockets! So go when the public is active an observe this area! Great tips in this video, many I also follow! 👍

[@j.r.digging-it-back7356]

Great advice. ? How big of a spiral do you do and if you hit another target do you start your spiral all over.

[@deankissinger2818]

Great video I applied what you were saying and have more than doubled the amount of targets my last two hunts

[@mjlangsy]

What about beaches that has a slope right up to the edge of high tide ? And theirs only about 10 ft of wet sand at low tide ? How to hunt this scenario

[@MrT13]

👍🏻👍🏻 I’ve always said it. Think of patches or lines by weight. Light coins tabs etc up high. Bigger coins copper etc mid. And lead gold etc low. No free lunches in physics 👍🏻👍🏻

[@vossierebel]

My comment? I hope you'll take me out and about when we're next in your great playground! PS - Thanks for all your great instruction... not forgetting the smiles you share! 🤣🤣

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thanks AJ!

[@davidgonzales8148]

Ty Merrill for this informative video

[@jimwhittaker360]

I think you are Right On ! Thanks for the advise ! Even when I find little, the beach is still my favorite place to detect .

[@ZIMMERFRAMEFAIRY]

Hi, I've got a Fisher F75 Ltd and I don't know what settings to use on a beach. Can you help me please?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I’ve never swung that machine. Sorry

[@jamespisani7335]

Please tell me the best machine 3 years later

[@BA3676]

“ Finders keepers, losers weepers “

[@keithie6]

hey merrill great video with lot's of great information (thumbs up)

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you Keithie!

[@WildWoodlandsSW]

Ive had the Minelab Equinox 600 for a couple of years, and found some nice bits and bobs, but have yet to find a decent ring. Thanks for the tips where to hunt them. Subscribed. Nice one :)

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

Hi Merrill. I will be metal detecting on the beach for the first time next week. Would you use an 11 inch coil or a 6 inch coil?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Bigger coil is better ….coil size gives you depth and separation is not an issue on the beach

[@Eb_mdtect]

Merril, I had a great hunt today. However I did not find any rings but had Taco 🌮 Bell anyway. Is this acceptable? I mean a man has to eat right?!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

ABSOLUTELY-FRIGGING-LOUTELY

[@onlygazza]

Great vid bud just subbed you 👍

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

THANK YOU!

[@MrWorkinguy]

I can second that, you do find coin's in close proximity in general

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Yes!

[@DigginWithDeej]

Another great video

[@voyagertwoband]

Hi Merrill, Thanks for producing this content. I'm fairly new to metal detecting. I did some research upfront and decided on a used BeachHunter ID that I upgraded with the 300 coil I had White's install and check the system. It works fine and I'm getting better with it. The discrimination is a bit of a joke other than correctly identifying iron, but that does save me some digging of rocks. However, yesterdday on Cape Code (Mass) rocks where showing up as rings - big rocks. Does this mean some no ferrous metals where in these rocks? Did I leave gold, silver or paltinum on the beach? Have you encounted this problem yourself?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I own the beach hunter. Great machine. Yes big iron can be very deceptive. The rule is to listen to the size of it (pinpoint on a a multi or VLF machine.....listen to the edges on a pulse). You can figure out the size.

[@unclev7075]

You answer all the questions already😊...thank you. Thinking of pulling the trigger on the legend. I love nature and history. So will go hand in hand

[@mrjdkaiser]

Going to the beach next week to see if I can find my first ring. I will definitely use this info. Thx.

[@g.fortin3228]

I like your thinking here..and I've found the same but I had never thought of why this was, just found that it was.. so.. nice explanation!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you!

[@moniqueg3988]

Love Everything about you!!! thank you for all your wisdom and Teachings!... Enjoy that Beautiful Family of yours.😊

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you!

[@shawnsdigginit8381]

Hello Merrill. My name is Shawn I've been detecting for a year. I just purchased equinox 600 and would like to know if you have any speacial advice or settings for 600

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Yes. Iron bias 1. Recovery Speed 2. Auto Tracking off on beach.

[@BucksTreasures]

Going on first beach trip this weekend in Gulf Shores. Wish me luck! Using Nokta Legend. Thanks for the great videos and ebooks!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

How did you do?

[@kittydigs6469]

Great vid! I'm new to Detecting and was wondering what would be a good first sand scoop to get? Thanks!😊

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Hi Kitty, ive gotten used to it but mine is very bulky. Having that said, a tornado can come through and it would be in one piece. The problems with non welded sand scoops is that the bar can break from the cup section with the holes in it. That happened to me once. Personally, I like this one on amazon: www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Diving-Garrett-Detecting-Stainless/dp/B01690SSJE/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=lightweight+sand+scoop&qid=1557103629&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1(I have no connection to this product) The only drawback to welded is that you cant fit it in a suitcase (and there are screw on ones which you can). The one I recommended is lighter weight than mine but sturdy. I hope this helps!

[@kittydigs6469]

@@MetalDetectingNYC Thanks so much! I'll give it a try😊

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

@@kittydigs6469 Good luck!!! :)

[@kittydigs6469]

@@MetalDetectingNYC Thanks again!👍🍀💟

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

@@kittydigs6469 Anytime! Dont be shy. I am trying to build my channel (and I like helping people too) and comments help! :)

[@flamingomtn]

Thanks for the educational videos. I live in Florida about 15 minutes from the Treasure Coast. After mulling over a Nox 800, I decided to start with a Vanquish, just to be sure it's not going to just gather dust. If I'm out hunting a lot, I'll upgrade. I'm learning SO much from watching your videos. I'm Almost excited for hurricane season this year...almost. :-) Thanks again!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you Marti!

[@nerdishfilms]

i went to the beach today for like an hour (i know its not too long) and i only got 1,2€ and a bike key.. sad. i would like to find jewerly and coins. what should i do?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Try a less detected beach. Beaches have carrying capacities......Metal detectorists vs. targets dropped.

[@robertsmiley2055]

Hi Merrill love your videos the are very informative I’m a new metal detector armed with a equinox 700 I’ve found many coins still looking for my first ring but love the game thankyou for your help

[@flamingomtn]

Oh, and thanks for showing a dredged beach. Down here, we call it "renourishment", which is stupid because it pretty well KILLS the beach. But I might not have even bothered hunting a nourished beach, had it not been for this video.

[@GarysMetalDetecting]

Excellant information. Thank You Merrill.

[@hughhistory7478]

Hi Merril. I trusted your advice on your tutorial videos and got a Nokta Makro Simplex posted from an Italy shop to South Ireland . It is a great machine, and never fails to locate metals ,even under flat stones ! The only problem I had was that the coil filled up with sea water making it heavier . I've since tried to mastic all the coil joints. Which worked for a while. Now for the finds . I've done about 20 beaches in the style prescribed ( self taught ) over the last 6 months and found mostly small rusty stuff, 2 steel rings , about 60 corroded coins of 1970 to 1990 and €15 in modern change . Then I spent €350 in petrol ! Its an expensive time consuming game ! I bought the Nokta Makro pulse dive land pointer for €150 plus postage (€15?)and the Simplex was €320 plus postage (€20?) So costing so far I've spent the €855 to get €15 !! As far as signal mode goes I've found it best on field 2 mode with low iron bar. It seems to work just in and out of the shore waves with that , and good on dry sand or earth . I always check it with my boot clip to see its working . Definitely a lot to learn and a lot of patience and time needed , along with pre - planning .my oldest coin was s 1920 silver shilling , and a 1943 hen penny ,which proves amongst other coins mentioned that no one else had detected the beaches before me ! The fun of it all !!!

[@blazingverde]

Would the settings be any different for a fresh water lake beach (Michigan)?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Less waves....yes!

[@blazingverde]

@MetalDetectingNYC ok thank u, I got the legend based off of your recommendations so far it's great!

[@claudeladow2334]

Old one, but on Emerald Isle, N.C. next to pier I found a 1835 capped bust silver quarter, Oct. 2022. Very good condition. Think it was dredged? Yes.

[@arneltan5380]

Sir merril im new in metal detecting i wanna know what threshold is and what its purpose including notch and gain coz im having hard time knowing those stuff

[@arneltan5380]

My first detector have those stuff that was tianxunTX850... I sell it and buy go find 66 its easier

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Threshold is a hum that a detector can give that let’s you hear the ground and all the working parts. I have seen people use threshold to understand when a deep target is out of range you get a skip. You can tell by the duration of the skip how big an object is.

[@paulinemiller8957]

Paulinesglass

[@stephendoughty9969]

I wish Deus and Minelab would use the Garret Mello ring tones vs their current ring tones....

[@weldtechghost775]

Witch coil is best for x terra 705 for the Beach and water , for gold jewelry, what du you recommend

[@dewaynerosenlund1035]

So Merrill, thank you for the video! I have a question. This is DeWayne Rosenlund again and the only salt beach that is near me is the Great Salt lake in Utah! Utah has some difficult laws about mental detecting however I submitted a email to hopefully get a permit to hunt the area I'm speaking about. Albeit these rings were lost in the late 1800s and early 1900s. My question is would they still be detectable? Obviously the Great Salt lake doesn't have tides, however wind drought flooding and just the weight of the gold. Would they be on bedrock after all these years? Thank you for your time and help with this matter Sincerely DeWayne

[@eugenemtk5789]

You said to ask questions…so…I live in the Hampton’s. Lots of beaches. Is a mine lab equinox 900 a good detector to get if I’ve never used a md before?

[@rickeagan4950]

I just found your videos. I am a fairly new detector, so I am trying to gather as much info as possible. Thank you for the videos. Your teaching style is very easy for me to understand.

[@jasoncornacchio4787]

Hello from Shirley mastic Beach of Long Island I am a new metal detectorest and I will be doing my rounds on the Smith Point Beach area this summer. I love your videos, and I just bought my first metal detector the bank wish I could help me out with beach, metal detecting, and a little bit of protection from the water very excited for my new hobby with my fiancé

[@mikesymons6738]

Question. My beach low tide is very far out, should i still walk all that way out?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Sure. Consider the wave speed. The faster it is the more stuff will move.

[@mikesymons6738]

Ok thankyou! Keep up the great work. I'm a subscriber and a fan of your work here in the UK.

[@huntinquincy4238]

Awesome tips man! I’ve been hitting my local California beaches and finding some gold but it’s been quite an adjustment going from parks with thousands of sounds to a beach with maybe 20. I’m definitely going to look at the shore in a different light now thanks to you. Ok here’s my question, what’s been your best ring day? Like most rings in one day, maybe biggest ring, favorite ring? Anyway time to go watch your other stuff

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

My best ring day was five. But the thing is, they were all silver or copper. Perhaps the best ring day was the day I got 1 Gold and 1 Platinum. I too detect parks, parks are great (have you ever tried the site historic aerials?) but they eventually are hunted out. The beach is very much like a slot machine. Some days give absurd amounts of treasure and others you leave with very little. The objects sink and when that sand is disturbed, the beach sand is like hitting a jackpot.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Another tip (because your experience sounds like mine) is to make sure that your detector is beach capable. Most beach machines are pulse induction or dual frequency. Some great park detectors are incompatible with the eroded metallic sands and the salt that is at the beach. When I got a beach compatible machine, things changed for me.

[@huntinquincy4238]

Metal Detecting NYC Gold and Plat in the same day 😳 That’s awesome, I to have 5 rings in one day, one junk, one silver and three gold, that was a great day! I have an equinox so it loves the beach, super quite and doesn’t false. I do use old maps but the area I’m in doesn’t have much going on past 1900 I do still find some pretty old stuff from time to time.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

@@huntinquincy4238 Oh with an Equinox youre fine! I love old maps too but....TRUST ME! Historicaerials.com !!!!

[@davegoordman2790]

Excellent vidéo! Thank you for teaching me these lessons. I am watching the entire series you made.

[@ThelifeandtimesofBarneyTaylor]

Killer ring man congrats

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you for the continued support!!!!!

[@shaunwebb6406]

Been at this for several years but I learn more and also a great refresher each time I watch. At 71, I need this to remember lol! Excellent information and teaching methods. Thanks again!

[@paulinemiller8957]

Do you find anything around the rocks what would fall there

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Rocks are great collection points. They affect the flow of the water greatly. I check them all the time.

[@mrebutuoy1979]

What did you have for tea ?

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Im a snapple type of guy!

[@azmetaldetector5918]

Good stuff

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you!

[@kathyflint3850]

Very informative! Thanks Merrill

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank YOU Kathy!

[@eileenmorris7349]

Swing your machine and stay in the water or as close to the water as you can get,and if you find a trench washed out don't leave untill you get them all because it fills in fast

[@mikesymons6738]

Problem with my beach is low tide is like a mile out and it gets really muddy so what do i do there? Do i just go to where the sand meets the mud and dig there as my low tide? Or do i walk a mile out and dig in mud 😅

[@offcenter007]

Hi from south africa. 1st time detectorist here. I'm going to purchase a minelab 440 for my Christmas present and am doing homework. Due to my work, I travel the country around twice a year. So beaches from Durban and then to what we call the Garden Route down to Cape Town, are on the books for next year. Much tx for your sight which is helping tremendously. I have a question though? Coil size. What comes with the 440 is a 10" coil. Is this good enough? Also, as I cross the country, I will be doing some hunting on solid ground so I'm not too sure wether the coil is ok or not. I'm wanting to get permission from a farmer or two as to detecting certain areas where there was some sort of combat.

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Beaches I like big coils because target separation is not an issue.

[@ROMY840420]

You The Man Meryl

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Right back at you!

[@acapulcoaventuradetectorte9248]

Nice video partner 😎💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍💍

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thanks buddy!

[@mikesymons6738]

Love your videos, very informative. Newbie here thats just got the manticore upgraded from a garrett ace 250. Your videos have taught me so much and am excited to start your methods on my local beach here in the UK. Thankyou!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Thank you!

[@derrickfaulk1309]

I got the equinox 800 for chirtmas,ive watched alot of your videos.thankyou. i found my first ring today! Thinking about building a treasure chest💍😏

[@davidlewis9068]

Very nice I found my first ring today but it was not on the beach

[@hiluxyota7200]

good tips .. cant stress enough about reading sand movement ..out here at the lake we rely on wind speed and directions to know what beach might have a cut or trough .. sure in the summers the next morning you can get lucky from trolling for fresh drops but reading the sand movement and knowing what to look and feel for is key to success ..

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

Great tips from a great channel! Did you see that you have the 57th largest metal detecting channel on youtube (As of 5/1/19)?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHvYg6Z7qMt3gKc

[@eddOrusdetector]

Hi nyc ,What do you think of looking out to sea when the tide goes out?

[@alhyslip5987]

Great video Merill! I have not hit a beach yet but have plans to for this summer. This will help TREMENDOUSLY!!

[@MetalDetectingNYC]

I’m glad you enjoyed it Al. Thank you for he positive feedback!