Metal Detecting.....

In the past two years, metal detecting has been part of my on going search for treasure. I read about metal detecting in the "Gold Prospector" magazine that comes out bi-monthly and just reading the stories and seeing the things people find has been really exciting. So one day I went to our local pawn shops to see if I could find me a metal detector. I probably went to 3 shops before someone finally had one for sale, and so I asked about it and the clerk told me that it was just a beginners model. I was thinking at the time I wanted something that would find me lots of treasure, so I told the clerk that I would come back later. I drove all over town looking for a decent metal detector and every shop I went to they didn't have one, so I went back to the shop I visited earlier and picked up the one they had. I didn't know a whole lot about metal detecting other than you just swing this thing back and forth and you find things in the ground. The only detector I could find at the time was a "Garrett ACE 150" which came with a set of ear phones, a bag to carry it in and a shovel. With all the excitement I headed to the nearest park to see what I could find. I probably spent a good hour just going over the playground looking for coins and rings, but most of the time I spent was just learning how to use this thing. I did find some coins which didn't amount to much, but the time spent was really relaxing and fun. We had an opportunity to spend a week in northern utah two years back and of course with all the things we packed I had to bring my new metal detector. After we arrived and got settled in we drove around checking out the little town, and scoping out areas where the stores were in case we needed anything while we were there. We did come across some parks and we did make a note of them so we could come back and metal detect them. We spent the whole week metal detecting several parks in the area, and we did find alot coins which weren't old but it added up to around $8.00 dollars worth. Some of the other things we found were keys, hair clips, buttons, a little toy car, lots of pull tabs and other worthless junk. It was alot of fun, we sure enjoyed being outdoors and being active as far as walking and hiking. I don't go out as much as I used to but I have been searching for a more advanced detector that would disciminate more which means you can tune out more of the highly mineralized soils to narrow down your search. I am looking for a "Garrett Gold Scorpion" which is more for gold hunting, so I can go out and detect the placer grounds in gold bearing country. If anyone has a "Garrett Gold Scorpion" let me know if you are pleased with it, and if it lives up to it guarantee and if you would recommend it.