The book that will help you make the finds
that others are missing!
The book that will help you make the finds
that others are missing!
by Dan Hughes, Treasure Hunters Hall of Fame
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface:
My Life in Metal Detecting
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PART ONE: PREPARATION
Chapter 1: Getting Permission to
Hunt
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Chapter 2: The
Basics
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13
Chapter 3: Choosing Your First
Detector
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Chapter 4: Coinshooting Tools
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Chapter 5: Your Test
Plot
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PART TWO: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 6: Your First Day Out With Your First
Detector
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Chapter 7: Coinshooting
Techniques
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Chapter 8: The Best Places to
Detect
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Chapter 9: The More People You Tell, The More Help Youll
Get
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PART THREE: GETTING SERIOUS
Chapter 10: Fifteen Secrets of Finding Deeper
Coins
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Chapter 11: Metal Detecting and the
Internet
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Chapter 12: Treasure
Magazines
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Chapter 13: Treasure
Books
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Chapter 14:
Research
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55
PART FOUR: BEYOND COINSHOOTING
Chapter 15: Relic
Hunting
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Chapter 16: Beach and Shallow Water
Hunting
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Chapter 17: Cache
Hunting
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Chapter 18: My Buried
Cache
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Chapter 19: Gold
Hunting
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Chapter 20: Gold
Stories
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PART FIVE: ODDS AND ENDS
Chapter 21: Check Those
Gates
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Chapter 22: Treasure
Clubs
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76
Chapter 23: Unwanted
Audiences
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Chapter 24: Miscellaneous Stories and
Tips
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PART SIX: WRAPPING IT UP
Chapter 25: List of Sites for Old
Coins
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Chapter 26: Melt Values of
Coins
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Chapter 27: A Modest
Proposal
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Chapter 28: A Brief History of Metal
Detecting
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Chapter 29: A Conversation With a
Beginner
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Chapter 30: In
Conclusion
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© 2011 Dan Hughes