These places can be very misleading due to the word “public” and before we go into this you need to know that this does not mean you have any rights to metal detecting them. RESPECT THE COUNTRY CODE: Leave gates and property as you find them, do your best to ensure you do not damage crops, scare any animals, disturb any ground nesting birds and always take your litter with you. You could also remove any litter you may come across along the way. Get to know the detector you have chose, read the manuals, watch some youtube videos and practice in your garden. You can set out items and run tests yourself so you can see how your detector reacts to them. A little tip I have learnt is to always offer a service in return when asking them for permission to detect these places, for example you might offer to clean up litter along the way. Gold does not react with minerals found in the soil, therefore when you find them they should be in pretty much the same condition as the day they were lost. Apart from a soil build up, the coins do will not have corroded or oxidised. So cleaning should only occur to remove the dirt. A very cautious approach should be taken, and no chemicals will be needed.

OK you got the above! Still interested? You are now going to need somewhere to go with your metal detector the next section in the beginners series is named Where can I go with my metal detector? Garrett Ace 150 metal detector with Treasure Sound headphones, coil cover, batteries and instructions. The Garrett Ace 150 metal detector is easy to use and offers high-performance handling without complex settings or adjustments. The Ace 150 detector also features great depth and accurate target ID discrimination. You can search in all metal, jewellery, or coins modes for ease of use. The Ace 150 machine comes with a PROformance Rhino coil 6.5" x 9". Great value for money machine for beginners. With the Garrett Ace 150 metal detector, you can use any one of the interchangeable coils, including the 2D 8.5" x 11" coil, 9" x 12" PROformance coil and the 4.5" Sniper coil, to get the most from your Ace detector.

The majority of your silver coins will be found in a fairly good condition as silver does not corrode as easily as the Bronze and Copper coins. So before you go ahead and clean you should know that coin collectors actually prefer silver coins to have patina and toning to them opposed to polished. If you want to go ahead still and clean at this point, then the same process applies as Bronze and Copper, 25% ammonia, submerge, stir, leave for 10 to 15 minutes, remove, rinse, gently wipe dry. If you live in the UK, I suggest going out to Brighton beach. is really relaxing, the beach is large enough that you can spend hours there and there are other fine places along. The Treasure Act is a legislation that was created to primarily define what would need to be declared, and to deal with finds mainly made by the detectorist’s in England and Wales. Having a public liability insurance helps to give the land owners peace of mind when you are asking for permission to detect on their land.

Beach detecting can be a great place to go metal detecting, think of all the human activity over the years. People running around, laying down, playing sports on the beach.Some people also like to sign an agreement with the land owner to begin with, in case you make any finds. This will just be an agreement of how any money or finds are split. Woods and footpaths

These rules are not so much laws however they are what you should try at all times to follow, they are a guideline. NO TRESPASSING: Remember all land has an owner, and before you set out to metal detect on it you should ensure you have obtained permission from the owner or tenant. To avoid arguments and disputes it is a good practice to have this permission in form of a contract or writing. Along with an agreement of what happens to any subsequent finds you may unearth

It has a great search tool, where you can type in keywords like the name of roads and streets close by to the land, the farm name, the village or town name etc. Items that are less than 300 years old, that are made substantially of precious metals, that have purposely been hidden with the intent of recovery and whose rightful owners or heirs are unknown will fall into this category. Finds Liaison Officers maintain a good relationship with local metal detecting societies and have contributed to building relationships and bonds between metal detecting enthusiasts and archaeologists who usually don’t see eye to eye.

If the item is prehistoric it will be then classed as treasure if any part of it is gold or silver.They primarily focus on metal detectorists who make discoveries regularly through their hobby that would otherwise go unrecorded. Other members of the public can report any objects they may have found and that also includes non-metallic objects. The PAS exists to record non-prehistoric and non-metal finds. I hope I have given you a few ideas now, and some information on how to get permission to detect land.