Got my XT-70 today as a B-day gift from my wife and son, just turned 40. Only dug up small change in clad but it was fun. I felt, and probably looked like a dog diggin for his lost bone. I've read many opinions on this forum of people talking about difficulty in learning this model, in my opinion it is a simple detector, yet powerful. I downloaded the manual and read it many times before my detector ever arrived. The only obstacle I seem to face is lack of experience. Today it seemed as if everytihg was registering as a 36 on th TID, and often it was a pull tab. Such is metal detecting. Great detector, I look forward to pulling silver out of the groung. Be blessed!