A powerful metal probe will enable you to pinpoint a target before digging thereby saving you a lot of time and effort. Probes with strong brass tips are popular as these are sturdy and ensure easy digging. The probes that you are using should not have a very sharp edge that could damage the coins and the gold nuggets that you are searching.

In rocky areas, you need to dog deep to reach up to the treasure. However in loose soil and desert areas, you can pinpoint with your coil and carefully push the probe into the soil to locate the target. After locating the target, loosen the soil above the target by rotating the probe in a small circle and navigate using the tip of the probe to the center edge of the coin and bring it to the surface. For a green horn this process might take a lot of time and bungled moves. However with practice you will work out ways and means that work the best to pick up the coins and other treasures from under the soil.