Some data with a PI I've been playing with. The timings were adjusted to cancel ground signal. Signal strength for the quarter is higher with ground balance on. Noise increased with ground balance on so detection depth is lower with the nugget and nickel and about the same for the quarter. If noise stayed the same, detection depth the same for the nugget, less for the nickel, increase depth for the quarter. Double signal strength increases detection depth about 1inch. Different timings different results.