I was wondering what setting you use in a trashy area? I was in an area the other day that had a lot of trash and I ended up turning the setting way up to detect coins only because it was going off so much. So is there any way else to use it so I don't miss out on jewelry and other items? There was no way I could dig all the signals the foil, pull tabs, etc. was giving off. Thanks.
Not a whole lot you can do in a bunch of trash, but try this.
If you get a loud signal and you lift your coil high and it is still loud and solid...probably a can or something else very big.
Pass it by.
If you get beeps over a large area, larger than a coin size signal, also junk like maybe long piece of wire.
Sometimes you can do the Tesoro shake over trash and it will break up.
Just whip your coil over it fast and see if it stays solid.
If you do this from two different angles and it breaks up over one, probably junk.
Listen to the tones very closely.
As you get more experience you might notice that good targets will usually have a sharp end to the tone.
Trash might have a more rounded end.
Throw some coins and trash on the ground and keep scanning these till you can tell the difference.
There is a difference, most times, but you have to put in the hours to gain the ability to hear them.
Stake out an area and clean it out...say 5'x5'.
Not only will this enable you to go over it again and maybe find some better and deeper but masked targets, one of those trashy signals might be a good one.
Lastly, sometimes, you just have to do a lot of digging at certain sites.
It's good exercise, and you never know, you just might be surprised.
.. Seriously,you certainly know your stuff ! Keep up the great work with us "Noobs" 
