How to tell if your explorer is telling you that it is deep, rather than tiny

[gates21]

Running Bryce/Captn SE's program. Another problem I come across is that I will dig a low conductor, thinking it may be a deep nickel (reads deep, sounds quiet even in high gain). It turns out to be a small peice of can/foil ony an inch or two deep. Any way to spot these prior to digging?

 

[Jim upstate NY]

you can usually tell a small from deep target in pinpoint, you get a much smaller response from a small target, and even if small get a louder response on shallower targets.. sometimes its tough though on a wad of foil reading where a nickel falls, but the bits and pieces and things like 22 casings are easy to tell they are small

 

[Hotcz70]

Thanks Jim.

I was just getting ready to respond to the question...but your answer was almost identical to the one I would have.