Picking your first metal detector for coin hunting opens a hobby that feeds your collection—but the wrong unit means noise and false signals on beach or field.
Start with auto ground balance, basic discrimination, and water resistance on coil or whole machine—match where you hunt in Spain.
Beginner features
- Ground balance: tames soil minerals without tweaking every five minutes.
- Discrimination: skips obvious junk (pull tabs, thin aluminum).
- Waterproofing: beach and river need declared coil or unit IP rating.
Law and ethics (Spain)
Learn permits, protected sites, and treasure rules—finds may have owners or strict law. Bag trash you dig—the hobby survives on respect.
After the beep
At home: gloves, dry cloth, 0.01 g scale, LED loupe before sorting. Field finds often sit in 2×2 or tubes until graded.
Amazon
Manageable weight, headphones, narrow shovel; read sensitivity manual before a long first day.
- Pair with gloves and gentle cleaning kit.
- Affiliate ready.
- Cross magnet and scale to verify finds.
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