First off i wanna thank GENE EDWARDS, the MAN who helped me or should i say made a believer of me with all his recent finds and advice,about the excal II and man i absolutely love this thing, found this 9.3 gram 14 kt ITALY bracelet, its broke but who cares........LOL......found in about 5 in of water at low tide about 1 1/2 hour ago , man that was great, it kinda gave me what i would call a 'iffy" sound almost a tad of bottle cap but smooth if that makes sense ! remembered G E saying he's been rewarded digging iffy signals, it was only maybe 3 in deep in the sand,1scoop . scraps out at a cool $195..................thanks everyone for all your advice and posts