Metal detectors can run anywhere from $100 for an entry-level model to well over $1,000. The best metal detectors, like the Nokta Legend Metal Detector , detect the presence of metallic objects ...

How we chose the best metal detectors for gold. Gold discrimination—the ability to suss out gold and not, say, metal nails—is one factor that might make a good gold metal detector.

At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the ...