I'm in Florida now and have been hunting some beaches on the east coast. I was on the beach an hour and no signals. What the heck? Well they have been dumping sand on the beaches and some are hiding the good stuff. But as I was leaving I got a penny then a nickle. Must be a good spot I thought. Then I hit a quarter and some foil. The last signal jumped between foil and zinc so I dug. Out pops a 14k 2 gram gold ring. I am very proud of the Alpha. It does a great job on the beach. Even ran it in the wet sand with 2-3 bars on sens. As long as I didn't bump the ground it was fine. Also found a ring on the ground next to my truck. Pays to keep your eyes to the ground. It's a 22 gram .925 silver Harley Davidson ring.