Nearly all of the gold nugget on our website are found with metal detectors and we are asked all the time which detectors are best for nuggets hunting. I decided to make this list of metal detectors, breaking them into several groups depending on what type of detecting you plan to do.

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Entry-Level Metal Detectors

 

If you are hunting for coins and jewelry, then there are plenty of good quality metal detectors ranging from $100 to $400. Some of these do a great job for general park hunting or for relic hunting around old homesteads. If you are looking for a simple, inexpensive metal detector to get you started in this hobby have a look at these:

1. Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV
2. Bounty Hunter Quick Silver
3. Garrett Ace 150
4. Garrett Ace 250
5. Garrett Ace 400
6. Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro
7. Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II
8. Teknetics Delta 4000
9. Bounty Hunter Sharpshooter II
11. Fisher F2
12. Tesoro Silver uMax
13. Tesoro Compadre
14. White's Coinmaster
15. Whites TreasurePRO
16. Minelab GO-FIND 40
17. Minelab GO-FIND 60

 

Advanced Coin & Relic Metal Detectors

 

If you are a more serious detectorist or just want to jump into something a bit better, these detectors are all high quality units for coins, jewelry, relics, and some of them even work good on gold nuggets. These range in price from $400 and up, but the added price comes with serious improvements in depth detection, discrimination, and stability in mineralized soils.

1. Garrett AT Pro
2. Whites MX Sport
3. White's Spectra VX3
4. White's MXT
5. White's MX5
6. Minelab X-Terra 505
7. Minelab E-Trac
8. Minelab Safari
9. Minelab CTX 3030
10. Fisher F75
11. XP DEUS
12. Fisher Gold Bug
13. Tesoro Vaquero
14. Tesoro Outlaw
15. Fisher F4

 

Gold Metal Detectors

 

If you want to find gold nuggets, then you want one of these detectors. Yes, any detector might be able to find a nugget, but serious gold hunters are using one of these detectors. They are designed specifically for gold prospecting.

1. Garrett AT Gold
2. Fisher Gold Bug Pro
3. Fisher Gold Bug 2
4. White's Goldmaster GMT
5. Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ
7. Garrett ATX
8. Minelab GPX 5000
9. Minelab GPZ 7000
10. Minelab SDC 2300
11. Nokta Fors Gold+
12. Minelab X-Terra 705
13. Makro Gold Racer
14. XP DEUS

 

Pinpointers

 

Pinpointers work very well to locate metal targets that you find with your metal detector. They have improved dramatically over the past few years. These 4 are all high quality pinpointers that work well for all types of detecting.

1. Garrett Pro-Pointer
2. White's TRX Bullseye
3. Minelab Pro-Find 25
4. Nokta Waterproof Pointer

 

Metal Detecting Accessories

 

Your metal detector isn't the only thing you need. These accessories will help you on your hunt:

1. Lesche Digging Tool
4. Digger's Trash Pouch
5. Green Plastic Sand Scoop
6. Garrett Metal Sand Scoop
7. Treasure Hunters Tool Kit
8. Garrett Deluxe Headphones
9. Bounty Hunter Headphones
10. Gold Testing Kit
11. Digital Scale
12. Black Widow Headphones
13. Gray Ghost Headphones
14. Sunray Pro Gold Headphones
15. Apex 18" Badger Pick

 

Learn More about Metal Detecting:

 

We have several dozen articles about metal detecting for gold. Visit this page to learn more about different gold detectors and information about finding gold with a metal detector:

Metal Detecting for Gold Nuggets

You can also buy our 68-page eBook to learn more about nugget hunting:

Metal Detecting for Gold:
Expert tips for finding gold nuggets with your metal detector