Tuning a detector for silver and coins is not «max volume and dig everything»—silver’s conductivity often yields a high, clean tone, but iron falsing and aluminum clutter fool software if you ignore discrimination and ground balance.
This goes beyond the general detector intro—filter junk without missing small silver in hot ground.
Typical silver tone on meter
On many units silver pushes IDs high—but small coins and depth drag readings. Test dig shallow before trusting blindly.
Discrimination without blindness
- Too much disc = you skip tiny medieval silver.
- Too little disc = you dig endless pull-tabs.
- Notch on advanced units—memorize three useful tones.
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Manual ground balance, swap coils, Spanish manual if you are starting.
- Hub base detectors article.
- Headphones for tone nuance on noisy beaches.
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