So Aside From The most Obvious Rewards From Metal Detecting Such As Monerary Value or Historical Value. What Other Benefits do you get?

[John-Edmonton]

Maybe connection to other hobbies, spiritual, mental, physical......just to name a few?

 

[John-Edmonton]

Since I have been coin collecting since I was 12, metal detecting has been my number one means of adding various silver coins and others to my collection. My last count a few years was about 1,450 found silver coins and about 18 gold coins bought with clad. When I started buying a yearly gold coin with my clad, gold was not near as mach per ounce as it is today. It ended up being a truly good investment.

 

[still looking 52]

Having fun is the best thing about metal detecting. If I was in it for the money it would be bad investment, I could make way more money at a minimum wage job than metal detecting.

 

[JimmyCT]

The connection with nature, listening to Mother Earth "speak to me" to me through my headphones thus providing a mental break from every day (work) life, fresh air and physical exercise.

 

[roadapple]

Total relaxation......Yes in deed !! As all the problems in the world just vanish when the headphones are on and the sounds to rest of the world stop and the only sound you hear is the faint sound of the threshold of the detector and then suddenly the sweet sound of a target ! Relaxation is nice...... Ah Yes !

 

[MarkCZ]

It can be exciting just due to what a person can find. It's sort of like fishing for some people who don't want to keep the fish?
Metal detecting for profit is possible but not for near as many people as we like to think. I've been detecting sense 1981 and though I'm not sure of the excite TOTAL of dollars and cents I've dug up but I doubt it over $500.00 so profit wise in the hobby I'm $4,000 or more in the whole.

Mark

 

[Herb Jones]

Solitude

 

[jd88047]

Exercise and knowledge. Also meeting new people and sharing the hobby.

 

[amberjack]

get away from this bloody computer

AJ

 

[Flbchbm]

Great question! I have a high-stress job and metal detecting allows me to concentrate 100 % on a low stress activity, outside in the fresh air, with the excitement of discovery at every target. Honestly, I get so much relaxation and enjoyment out of metal detecting, that the finds are very much a secondary consideration. So far, all the jewelry I have found has gone to my wife and daughter. Coins have been thrown in a box, except for a few good old coins that I keep separately just to enjoy their history. My detectors pay for themselves many times over in the enjoyment I get from using them.

 

[amberjack]

its that being right in the moment that's where peace lives.

AJ

 

[5900_XL-1]

I personally see a huge physical plus. Once I got into my 60s, the joints got stiffer, stamina waned, retirement felt sluggish and a shade of miserable. I lived on anti inflammatory meds.

Then I really began detecting every day the weather was agreeable, hunting 4-8 hours a day. I dropped 30lbs in the process, blood pressure went down,not taking the meds, and I am popping up outta the chair without groaning.

Yes, it's physical for me, AND social. I meet lots of great people, get out to see Mother Nature and watch life. I will add this though...finding the shiney edge of a silver in my black dirt really adds zest to my person. All in all detecting seems to be a hobby which will help me live longer and happier. Pretty good deal!

 

[veemaxx]

Weight loss and peace of mind are the two biggest benefits for me. Years ago I was involved in a motorcycle accident that left my right leg with a limited range of motion. It was impossible to crawl on all fours or put my foot on the right side peg on my motorcycle, I had to install highway pegs to ride. Last summer for the first time in 20 years I was able to ride and crawl normally. When I go out metal detecting I usually take a couple of opiate pain pills to kill the aches and pains, give me a better outlook, and increase my endurance. Kneeling down on my good knee over and over must of broke down the scare tissue in my bad knee to the point where I can bend it past 90 degrees. That was a really nice side benefit of metal detecting.

 

[Goldstrike]

This hobby for me is very therapeutic. It gives me some great physical exercise that I wouldn't have ordinarily. It give's me an opportunity to meet some fascinating people. It brings down to almost zero any stress that I may have in my life. It is a hobby that costs very little (compared to most other hobbies).

The best find that I have ever come across while metal detecting is peace of mind....which cannot be bought.​

 

[amberjack]

thanks for sharing your stories

AJ

 

[JBM1]

Physical and metal exercise.

Iam in my 83rd year and need to keep agile and the research stimulates the grey matter.

Any finds are a bonus and Iam lucky enough to be able to locate historical finds which when I have boxed and catalogued are handed down to future generations.

Happy Hunting,

Jerry.

 

[dfmike]

The benefits are too numerous to state but the main one for me is ISOLATION. Getting away from it all. The close second reason would be discovery (it's like opening a box of Cracker Jacks to see what the surprise is). One never knows exactly what to expect.