Lately I have been spending more time digging everything that is a good possible signal no matter how bouncy the signal. I used to let what i thought was a pulltab pass by and YES i dug a whole lot less pulltabs. The ones that ranged in the teens to the 40's on the whites machines. Sometimes i still got fooled on the ones that would ring up higher.
Since i got the V3i i decided to dig more of the pulltab signals because my ring total was not very high. Up until i rechecked a small kids ring i had found years ago with the MXT that i thought was junk (which turnes out gold) my ring total in 5 years was 5 rings, 4 silver and the one gold kids ring.
Three months with the V3i and only about a month concentrating on the pulltab signals a few things have changed. I have for sure dug many more pulltabs but have 2 Silver rings and 1 10k gold ring. The only thing i know is no that i'm digging more of those signals rings are popping up at a faster pace. May just be luck but i would have more then likely walked right past them before.
I dig the pulltabs until i hit 50 or 60 of them then i might quit on them for the day. To me it is well worth the extra time to dig these signals if you look at it from a different prospective.
Silver coins are great, Indianheads are too. Old nickels are a thrill to find but no doubt but you (for the most part) could dig 10 silver dimes in one day vs digging pulltabs for a week which would depress most people
but you hit that 18k gold ring with the 36 diamonds that values for $4,000 and you will see how important digging those pulltabs are.
I like digging coins as much as anybody but latley the good ones have been few and far between so i have had to alter my hunting style. The three rings i have found in the last month will easily value for more then all the coins i've found in the last three years. When I look at it that way it makes me want to go for more pulltabs signals. Just my prospective.