I have a Bounty Hunter and I love it. I was at the beach yesterday, and did the dry sand, and some wet sand as the tide went out. I found coins, broken spoons, wire etc, up to about 4 inches in the wet sand, with no chatter. I also found a 1956 quarter, and a 1918 penny in the dry sand. I think outside of the box when detecting. I did the dry beach sand and wet when the tide went out, but I also went into the parking lot, and did the narrow curb sections between the driveways and parking stalls (there like five feet wide) where I was all alone because no one else does those areas. Thats where I found the silver quarter and 1918 penny. The beach I went to is hammered by MD'ers, so I know if I can find silver and a 95 year old penny both only 2 inches deep, then no one else is detecting there. My Bounty Hunter finds coins up to 7 inches deep in parks and 3-4 inches in wet sand. No too bad I would say, and it cost me $110.00 used at the swap meet. It discriminates, and has different tones for different coins and metals. If you get the Bounty Hunter, remember, the nickel, pull tab signal is the same signal for GOLD. Good luck.
