I just got a quicksilver for Fathers day 2009, my first metal detector. I've only been able to use it twice since it has been raining in New England for the last three weeks. The first time I went out, I went to the beach for an hour. In that hour, I found a quarter, a nickel, three dimes and three pennies. I also found two aluminum cans, some piece of junk metal and a couple of bottle caps. Overall I was thrilled. I only discriminated against Iron. The second time I went out was this past Sunday night in a wooded area near a pond. I only got about 15 minutes in before the rain started. Only discriminating against iron, I first found a bottle cap and a pull tab. I then discriminated against everything except coin. On my way out, I found a quarter, a dime and a penny all in the same vicinity. I'm still getting used to metal detecting, and can't wait to use it more. It's raining again today, but once that sun comes out, you can be sure I will be doing some more coin shooting. (All my coin finds so far have been post 1972) - I've been very happy with the quicksilver so far.