A couple of weeks ago I went to a group hunt/social event and I had a great time with friends old and new but my finds were disappointing to me. We hunted long hours and I found a lot of what everyone else found.
I'm lucky to live in the northeast and am acustom to finding early american relics and coins. When I got home Sunday I changed into my digging clothes and went right back out but to my sites. I started a tear and dug 10 1/2 coppers and a 1/2 Reale plus relics for the week. It made me feel good about my detecting again. I was excited for every nice signal. Each person needs to hunt for the things that they like to find or look for. I have almost no interest in anything after 1900.
I would never discourage anyone from coin shooting or any other part of our hobby. But I have learned what I'm after. Sure took me a while.