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VLF Metal Detectors

VLF (very low frequency) is the technology inside most metal detectors, and for good reason: it's light, affordable and good at telling one target from another. If you hunt parks, fields, dry sand or moderate gold ground, a VLF is usually the right choice. Compare it with pulse induction in our VLF vs PI guide.

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All-In-One Package — Waterproof Detector, Probe, Scoop & Pouch

Metal Detector Pros

An IP68 detector, a fully waterproof probe, a stainless sand scoop and a finds pouch. Everything here is built to get wet — because on a beach the ...

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Beginner Package — Detector, Pinpointer & Digging Tool

Metal Detector Pros

Detector, waterproof pinpointer and digging tool in one kit — the three things a first-time detectorist actually needs to start recovering targets ...

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Intermediate Package — Detector, Pinpointer & Serrated Digger

Metal Detector Pros

A three-mode detector, an IP68 pinpointer and a serrated digger built for the clay, stony soil and root-bound turf that coin and relic hunting actu...

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TX-850L Gold Detector Kit — 19.23 kHz, 6.5 in Waterproof Coil, Pinpointer, Trowel and Headphones Included

Metal Detector Pros

Most detectors sold for gold run at coin-hunting frequencies. This one runs at 19.23 kHz with a 6.5 inch coil — a genuine high-frequency, small-coi...

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Waterproof Coil Metal Detector for Beginners — LCD, 5 kHz, 74-110 cm Rod

Metal Detector Pros

A beginner detector with a waterproof coil, which means the wet grass, mud and shallow water most first machines have to avoid are all fair ground ...

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GTX5030Y Underground Metal Detector for Beginners — 5 kHz, 1.3 kg, Adjustable 30-42 in Shaft

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At 1.3 kg this is light enough that a child can swing it all afternoon and still be swinging it properly — which is the whole point of a first dete...

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TS130 Waterproof Metal Detector — IP68, 11.5 in Coil, 7.2 kHz

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A fully IP68-rated machine with an 11.5 inch coil — built for the wet ground most detectors have to stay out of. Wet sand, tidelines and shallow wa...

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MD-6350 Metal Detector — Three Search Modes, 6.99 kHz, 25 cm Depth

Metal Detector Pros

The step up from a starter machine: three search modes, a stated 25 cm depth and clean audio feedback, without paying for features you will not use...

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MD5008 Metal Detector — 11.81 in Coil, Six Search Modes, IP65

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An 11.81 inch coil for covering open ground fast, with six search modes including a built-in pinpointer to centre the target before the spade goes ...

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MD4030 Metal Detector for Beginners — 1.32 kg, IP67 Rated

Metal Detector Pros

At 1.32 kg this is among the lightest detectors we carry — and weight matters more for your finds rate than any depth figure, because a machine you...

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Beginner Metal Detector — Lightweight LCD Display

Metal Detector Pros

A genuinely simple first detector: switch on, set the sensitivity, start swinging. Light enough for a child to carry for a full afternoon, with a 6...

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Digital Metal Detector — LCD Target ID Display

Metal Detector Pros

An LCD detector that shows coin-type icons alongside the target number — iron, nickel, penny, dime, quarter — so a signal arrives as information ra...

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Adjustable Gold Detector — Model GDS-F2

Metal Detector Pros

A 19 kHz gold and relic detector with 100 sensitivity steps rather than the handful of presets most machines give you, and a 1–100 target ID that b...

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Long-Range Gold & Relic Detector — Dual Coil, 19kHz

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A 19 kHz three-purpose machine supplied with both an 11-inch and a 5-inch coil, so you can cover open ground and still work trashy sites without bu...

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How a VLF detector works

A VLF detector transmits and receives continuously through two windings in its coil. Because it's always listening, it can read how each target changes the signal, which is what gives you target ID numbers, different tones for different metals, and discrimination to ignore trash.

Frequency and where VLF struggles

Lower VLF frequencies suit larger, more conductive targets such as silver coins. Higher frequencies are more sensitive to small, low-conductivity targets like gold, which is why gold detectors often run high. VLF's weak spot is very mineralized ground and wet salt sand, where it has to lower sensitivity to stay quiet. For that ground, consider multi-frequency or pulse induction.

Is a VLF detector right for you?

Choose a VLF if you mostly hunt parks, fields, homesites or dry sand, want to skip some trash, and value a lighter, more affordable machine. It's also the more forgiving first detector if you don't know your ground yet. Consider something else if you'll spend most of your time in wet salt sand or very hot gold ground. See all metal detectors or our beginner detectors.

Questions we get asked

Is a VLF metal detector good for beginners?

Yes. Most beginner detectors are VLF machines, because target ID and discrimination make it easier to learn what you're hearing.

Can a VLF detector find gold?

Yes. Higher-frequency VLF detectors are very sensitive to small gold. In heavily mineralized ground a pulse induction detector may reach deeper.

Do VLF detectors work on the beach?

They work well on dry sand. In wet salt sand many single-frequency VLF detectors become unstable unless they have a beach or salt mode.

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