[debacle]

If you are in the US, detectoring will be much more boring than in the UK.

Best way to get started would be to watch The Detectorists on Amazon.

[newman8r]

unless you're into prospecting or meteorite hunting - in which case there's a lot of opportunities in the Southwest US on BLM and other federal land. https://www.detectorprospector.com/ is a decent resource

The Mojave nugget was found in California with a radio shack metal detector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Nugget