definatly need to get a new tector.

[robzombie852]

this is all i found today . i met a garret dealer at a flea market today and im getting a treasure ace 250 from him in 1 month. hopefully i will start getting good finds again.

[RingDancer]

I see you are getting out and having fun detecting! Remember treasures aren't always gold rings and coins! I think it is fun digging relics and wondering who dropped it or some of the history behind it or how long it has been there! Hope you enjoy your new detector when you get it!

Happy hunting!
Pat

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose....wouldn't write off your present machine even though I've only ever used a Garrett. Sometimes one does go through a bit of a rough time trying to find something decent. Just remember ...you go out, dug and enjoyed the hobby. Comes a time in life when one will not be able to go a digging and swishing......dreadful thought that it may be!

[hoser]

Don't be discouraged. I get into this stuff all the time. Comes with the territory. Could be your just into a high trash area. Try finding another spot, maybe the next photo you put up will be all silver.

[Gregory]

I see your digging square nails, well thats a good sign. It means that where your detecting is pre-1900's

Theres surely a few coins/relics there somewhere...go get em Rob

[robzombie852]

im digging the same field and woods area as i was when i found that 1846 large cent greg.

[Kenneth Huddleston]

When I go detecting say, at an old school ya gotta think SMALL areas to cover throughly with a medal detector ya dont have ta cover the entire area in one day !! It dont matter what brand of detector ya got !! Its the person swinging the coil that finds the goodies BUT ya gotta understand what your detector is telling ya !!! HEY !! I have been detecting for 6 years now and stiil having ALOT of fun !!! I come home emty handed sometimes to, as I am sure everyone on this forum has sometimes !!! HAPPY HUNTING!!! KENNETH

[hoser]

I never come home empty handed. I always have a bag full of pulltabs to show for my efforts. Someday aluminum will become scarce, and worth a bloody fortune. I will corner the market.

[robzombie852]

i dig more square nails than anything. ive found about 20 pulltabs the whole time ive been hunting. but thats probly because i do fields and woods. not parks and schools.

[bill(de)]

rob, it's obvious your hunting woods and fields out in the middle of nowhere, just kidding :) One thing that may help in this type of hunting at least for me it does ,try to find concentrated areas of thin rusty debris as they could be older campsites or picnic grounds.Check along streams and ponds.Looks like your detector is capable of finding lower end metals just fine so the only thing you need to do is find places where the higher end metals lurk.Good luck and the Ace 250 is a fine machine and if your open to another suggestion perhaps you could check out the Minelab Advantage or a Fisher 1236 they are both excellent detectors for hunting in iron sites and their discrimination capabilities and recovery speed are superb.HH Bill