I was using a 1350 with a 9X12 DD coil in a park and had found several larger iron items (big fireplace poker, 3 inch iron pipe, etc) and I got a strong signal (by strong I mean, audibly sharp and repeatable, no changes in type of material) and showing 6 inches deep. Depth indication can be off due to the object being large and deep or being small and shallow. It wasn't small and shallow since I had already dug down 10 inches. So I dug straight down using my small digger until I was elbow deep. The was no "cannon ball" and the appearance of the soil was undisturbed (looking at the sides of the hole the layers of dirt were clear and not messed up). Since the dirt had not been disturbed there could not be a previously buried treasure chest or cannon ball! So there had to be another answer to the signal. I went back to the vehicle and got my small coil. My "forensic investigation" (cleared away the dirt pile onto a tarp, and checked every square inch of ground around the hole very slowly and methodically, marking every target with plastic bingo chips) found two small "iron" targets (one was a lighter striker wheel, the other was a small stainless steel nut) on opposite edges of the hole and only about an inch deep. After I dug up one of the items and rechecked the hole with the the mystery object was no longer present. The two objects were as wide as the 9X12 DD coil and were seen as one large item and deep.
What did I learn to do in future instances of deep objects when using the 9X12 DD coil? Mainly, not to blindly trust it. When using the DD coil there is a place behind the front edge where the narrow search field begins. This is where you can use it to pinpoint the object by swinging it over the item from different angles and get the digging spot narrowed down. Now I use that capability to look around an object to see if I get multiple (usually two) hits. If I do I dig up these items before I dig to China for something.
A whole different take on deep objects is when I had a clear "Money Ding" from the 1350 (using the stock coil) near and old statue in a park. I dug eagerly! I was looking forward to finding what was lost when this statue was placed. I dug down without finding anything at the indicated depth. I marked the spot with a small flag on a plastic stick (bought at Lowes) for further "forensic investigation" before I left. I found several of these types of targets. As I was placing the third flag it occurred to me that they were lining up. As I sighted along the path they pointed out, I found my self looking at a lake in one direction up hill and another lake in the downhill direction. I had successfully found the overflow pipe that prevented flooding in the lake at the higher elevation. Boy was I excited! NOT!!!