Need advice, getting very discouraged.

[Kosh]

Hi folks. I have had my detector for 4 months and have done a ton of research. I have found what I think are good 1700s cellar holes that are virgin ground. I have watched all the videos, read articles and even read 2 books on the hobby and how best to go about it.

I bought after much research a Garret 1350 and a garret pin pointer. Now This detector works great if I am on the beach and want to find tons of clad coins at 1-3 inches all day long. Currently I am at my cellar hole, here is the post regarding it http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,456767.0.html

So I am at the cellar hole. Every single time I get a strong silver signal and I mean strong, I go over it several times to confirm the reading, get a size and depth via my detector I dig the target and it is ALWAYS a nail. What gives? I bought the detector I did because it was rated as one of the top coin shooter detectors on the market. Why does it always give a false silver reading? After I dig the nail I go over the hole again if the signal is still there I dig and dig and dig using my pin pointer and detector and all I ever find are more dam nails. I have spent at least 3 full days detecting at this site, I have been very diligent, patient and at first was digging every signal. After I dug about 100+ nails and numerous other pieces of trash out of the ground I started to try and discriminate. Nothing changed, every signal that screamed out as a silver coin was dug and there were only nails in the hole.

I have tried adjusting the settings, I have used all the modes. Currently I am in relic mode as it shows every thing other than iron. I have turned the sensitively up and down, neither seems to make a difference. Every time the thing screams silver (usually silver dollar or quarter) I dig and never get anything but iron.

Could my detector be broken or factory defunct in some way? Or is the detector I bought a total piece of well you know?

I don't mean to come off as a killjoy but this digging up nails thing is getting old fast.

 

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[gleaner1]

First of all, understand that virgin cellar holes in and around Saratoga Springs NY are as rare as frog hair.

 

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[BosnMate]

old forged or cut nails give me good signals too. Especially if they are bent. Modern cast nails dont for some reason.

I dig more of them than I care to, but I hate to pass up a silver on edge that gives of a similar signal to those nails.

My MXT loves square nails. They sound really good, and I usually dig them, not wanting to miss anything. But an old coin, not a zinker, but copper, makes a different sound, almost a ring to it. I haven't found silver or gold at that site, and I sure have a collection of square nails.

 

[deepskyal]

A cellar hole is a nice find as was said, all those iron nails will mask a good find. Be diligent and you may get rewarded. Maybe that silver cache is in an iron box

In the open though, my detector gets fools by large iron nails or spikes. When I get a loud silver that says 3 or 4 inches, I lift my loop gradually to see if I'm still hitting a silver signal hard. If I'm 6" off the ground and still getting a good signal, I'm almost 100% certain it's iron.

Al