A Day Out With The Equinox

[F350Platinum]

Yet another beautiful day here in sunny VA, it got up to about 67 again. I had been talking to Chase about some new mapping Intel I got on the farm we've been hunting, located some roads and a large field way out back that was used for something and seemed to have a cellar hole and some foundations. I got there first and found some newer relics at a site where a "staff" house was.

Interesting point, this farm is the oldest of my permissions, found out that it dates back to the mid 1600s. The possibilities here are as enormous as the farm. There were indentured "staff" here until Emancipation.

Here's the gratuitous big picture, the farm is huge, and today I had my trusty Equinox 600 with the Coiltek 10x5. Chase thought we should hit this place with the Equinox to see if we were missing stuff with our Deus 2s. I haven't used mine in months so I was up for that! He brought his new Equinox 900.

(We both had Deus 2s with us in our backpack vests, can't get too far away from totally wireless 😏)

Absolutely monster hunt today, we walked almost 6 miles over nearly 8 hours. This is a 400 acre farm so it's huge! We went to the farmhouse location, checked over where we detected, and found literally nothing. Tells us both the Equinox isn't going to do any better than the Deus 2 here.

After that rather disappointing event we decided to cross the winter wheat to where the entrance to the field was, the last time it was visible was in the 60s, it has overgrown completely. It's also 80 feet lower than this field, so the paths to it are steep. We decided to save it for another time.

There's Chase digging something or other. 😀

I had 3 stages of finds today, the trash was horrendous, but even with the Equinox I don't get much iron.

All the usual suspects.

Next the larger finds that won't fit in a display case:

Some pretty cool brass, rein guides and other stuff, including an octagonal shaker top that you have to twist to open by lining up the holes. 

Finally the finds :

A 51 caliber 3 ring bullet, dog tag, a stamped piece of something, a small button that says "PREMIER", a plain 2 piece button, two really old buttons with no backmarks, and two 4 hole overall buttons I found at the "staff" site.

Not over yet though. I mentioned that at the end of a hunt you sometimes get a "Thank You for saving history" find, and today was the coolest one ever:

A solid silver button. Drop it on a table and it rings like a quarter and it's just about as big. At first I thought it was engraved, but I think it's just really scratched from hundreds of years in the field. From what I hear these are pretty rare finds, so it made my day, and I bought dinner for my wife. 😀

Chase also treated me to a demo of the Axiom, that detector is incredible. I can't thank him enough for sharing his knowledge with me personally.

When I got home I was treated to this rare sight, the crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter in a row in front of my house. They aren't very clear but it was cool.

 

[Rattlehead]

An amazing site with some awesome finds. Especially that silver button! Nice ending to the day as well!

[F350Platinum]

20 minutes ago, Rattlehead said:

An amazing site with some awesome finds. Especially that silver button! Nice ending to the day as well!

Thanks! Honestly the Equinox does just as good as the Deus 2 in my area, but as I've mentioned before the lightest Equinox configuration (CF shaft, 10x5) is still heavier than the heaviest Deus 2 configuration (CF shaft, 11x13). My arm knows the difference, but I love the 600 for its simplicity. 🙂

[kac]

Nice hunt and fantastic pics of the spy balloons at dusk, surprised they light up so well :)

[Joe D.]

Great day Bob!

   Cool stuff as usual, especially the silver button!👍 Many of the "stipple" marks on it look intentional! No matter, they add character, and it's a fine piece!

Chase, what did you find??👍👍

[Valens Legacy]

Another nice hunt with a great find for you.

Glad to see the NOX in your hands agian and I told you she would come through for you.

Take her out a few more times and see what else you find, like you said the D2 and NOX is so equal in your soil.

Good luck on your next outing and stay safe out there.

[F350Platinum]

6 hours ago, kac said:

Nice hunt and fantastic pics of the spy balloons at dusk, surprised they light up so well 🙂

Thanks Kac!

Yeah I figured they were too far away to call a fire mission on. 🤣 Got a phone app called Sky Map, I always have to take my phone out of its case to use it but it tells you accurately what is out there after calibrating the compass. Here's a screen shot:

Neptune was on the horizon but polluted out by the sun going down. I have to research my finds!

[F350Platinum]

3 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Another nice hunt with a great find for you.

Glad to see the NOX in your hands agian and I told you she would come through for you.

Take her out a few more times and see what else you find, like you said the D2 and NOX is so equal in your soil.

Good luck on your next outing and stay safe out there.

Thanks VL, When Chase told me he thought it would be interesting to go over our detected areas with the Equinox, I jumped at the chance knowing you would approve. Seriously! 😎

I love both detectors, the Equinox has been my right arm from almost the beginning. I've gone over places hunted with it using the Deus and found very little too. In my opinion they are equals, but the Deus 2 is far more versatile, as probably an 800 or 900 would be.

There are upcoming adventures with it, Chase loaned me his 15" coil and I plan to run it alternately with the D2 13" coil in a few weeks on the beach. So far it got me 4 of the 5 gold rings my wife has confiscated. 🙄

[NCtoad]

Love that silver button!   I don’t think I’ve ever seen a solid silver button posted before.  Rare find indeed!

[F350Platinum]

8 hours ago, Joe D. said:

Great day Bob!

   Cool stuff as usual, especially the silver button!👍 Many of the "stipple" marks on it look intentional! No matter, they add character, and it's a fine piece!

Chase, what did you find??👍👍

Thanks Joe D!

I was really hoping the button would have marks that might identify the landowner. He passed away in 1697 and was buried on the site, reportedly about 100 feet from the house. I'm thinking bird pecks, animal scratching and maybe a chew or two, luckily they didn't bite it like they do lead. It also was scratched by farm machinery, all I did to clean it was spray it with distilled water like I would do with a silver coin.

Recorded history also states that the owners' gravestone was made of imported English marble, they moved it to a local church but left his remains behind somewhere. 😬 Hope we never dig him up. 🤣 I'll have to stop by the church to verify and pay my respects.