Againstmywill

1 hour ago, dogodog said:

So today I decided to take some advise that Againstmywill posted recently, and I cut my gain way back and decided to hunt the top couple of inches of ground. Boy did it pay off

Took my advice...said by no one else, ever! 😁

Glad you scored a ring! Was your digging faster so you could recover more targets?

18 hours ago, Againstmywill said:

I guess I tend to cover more ground with the 15" coil so there is more chance of swinging over a ring. Try covering more ground by reducing the depth you are going. Turn the sensitivity down so you are hitting only the top 3-4 inches and then go to a ball field and swing, swing, swing.

If I go deeper, I may find some rings. The problem with pulling up really deep rings is that by the time you investigate the target and dig down deep, someone who is searching for more recent drops (those in the last year or two) will have been able to recover 5 targets. If I find a gold ring for every 1,000 digs, that would likely hold true if I dug deeper. However, the time it took to do so would be 5 times longer. To me, it's all about covering the most ground on the fields. If I were searching for silver coins or relics, I would completely change my style to match. 

9 hours ago, 2Valen said:

Nice finds and a good hunt.

When I get to feeling better I am going to hit the parks again, but for now I can't even pick up my detector. Found out that I have a bulging disc in my neck, and I tore my left trap muscles.

I pray you heal quickly. Were your injuries related to metal detecting?

10 minutes ago, phrunt said:

I don't know how you do it, I spend hundreds of hours digging thousands of coins and rarely ever find a ring 🙂  I'd be happy to find a  costume jewellery ring just so I know rings get lost around here!

 

Nothing special that I do that you don't. I guess it's just like real estate... location, location, location. Funny, I would love to pick a field clean of silver coins.

Because you detected gold before, you have not been detecting coins for very long I believe. You have mastered that very quickly. When I started detecting years ago with a Whites MXT, I never found rings. I mistakenly only listened for the coins. Another detectorist told me that he found many rings with the MXT. When I switched to an AT Pro, I was able to gel with that machine and found my first gold ring. Then, my G2 was next with some rings. The e-trac turned up a few after that. The Equinox just seems to have a special ability to cover the ground while just nailing the rings. I guess I tend to cover more ground with the 15" coil so there is more chance of swinging over a ring. Try covering more ground by reducing the depth you are going. Turn the sensitivity down so you are hitting only the top 3-4 inches and then go to a ball field and swing, swing, swing.

Went to a new park today to dirt fish while my son went fish fishing. He was happy catching 3 fish in 3 hours, and I was happy finding a park that has not been hit too hard. I can't remember the last time I found over $12 in change in 3 hours of detecting, except for after when a carnival packed up and left. There were 36 quarters, 23 dimes, 11 nickels, and about 25 pennies. The 15" coil on the Equinox is no slouch at finding coins. Next time I will have to slow down and dig lots of trash to start pulling the gold rings out. If there are that many coins, it stands to reason there will be rings. Park 1, 7 recovery speed, 0 iron bias, 18 sensitivity, ground balanced, and all metal.

2 minutes ago, 2Valen said:

I did the test on my ring and it showed up as a 24, my wedding ring that I wear showed a 12.

My wedding ring is  a  10K 2 tone gold ring with some small diamonds.

My old ring that looks close to yours shows 10 k also, I think that the reason it rings up differently is because it has the hollow area in the top. It does have the 10K mark on the inside towards the top.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for taking the time to look for the ring and then test it on the detector. Very kind of you.

Just now, kac said:

Other metal to check is palladium which looks like platinum. The acid test kits check for that too. I never found any so can't tell you what they ring in at.

I'm guessing it wasn't in the ground too long--only 1" deep. In that time, it had some tarnish on it. I soaked in ketchup, but that did nothing. Once I put it in jewelry cleaner, the tarnish came off quickly. Some buffing brought back the shine. 

7 minutes ago, 2Valen said:

Yes I still have it and will check it with my nox 800 if that will help you.

I will first have to dig it out of the closet and will do so on Thursday.

That would be great. Thanks!

55 minutes ago, 2Valen said:

I was wondering the same thing as I had a ring like that made from 2 tone gold, and yes when I dropped it I could hear a higher than normal tone from it. I think it was because of the way it was made, almost hollow in the top.

Do you still have it to test the ID?

It rang up between a #28-32. No markings, but it has a high "ting" sound when dropped on the counter.

22 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

Nice chunk of silver.  Do you think there was a stone in that diagonal fissure which has detached?

No, I think it was made to look like a diver's flag.

Was out today using the 15" on a local softball field. Park 1, 18 sensitivity, all metal, 7 recovery speed, 0 iron bias, ground balanced.

Granted, I could have found this with my first detector, an Ace 100, but the 15" on the Equinox sure covers the ground. This ring was at most 1" deep. I knew it was either a few quarters or a silver ring. I was just thinking today as I was detecting before finding this that my silver ring count was low; I have found more gold than silver. Ironic. And no, I am not complaining.😉

So, last night was not four in a row night for gold. You can't win them all. 

Nevertheless,  I detected a different spot on the football field. I have found the blue-tipped bullets before, but they were really the hot ticket last night. They came in a tight 16-17, so they are a must-dig.  Same settings as my other posts. 

The 15" coil is able to get the small stuff as shown in one of the picks. There is part of a "Diamond" stud earring that sang to me as a solid 8-9. Crazy that it was able to pick that up as I'm swinging away at a recovery speed 7 to cover  a lot of ground before the lights go off on the field. Not much for change, only a little over $3. Lots of nickels, however.

Just now, kac said:

Most junk like aluminum can slag, pull rings etc generate unstable vdi's. Gold rings always seem to have a nicer smoother roll to them, more subtle than trash and nickels too on the machines I have used. That similar on the Nox?

For me, it seems like the rings produce a "hard, repeatable hit" vs. a "wimpy, choppy hit." The variability is key for my ears. Little to no variability means to dig, and not just these lower numbers.

26 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

What search mode are you running?

Park 1

6 hours ago, 2Valen said:

Nice find, but what type of quarterback would be wearing that?

What was the depth that it was at when you dug it up. I have had some shallow targets that rand up the same that I had passed on in the past. I really should be digging up those numbers, but am still new with the 800.

Thanks.

2 inches or so. There is a lot of other aluminum junk that falls into those numbers (9, 10, 11), but the way the ID locks onto a ring is a tipoff once you have dug enough of those numbers. In fact, if the ID numbers stay within a range of 2 numbers as you swing, make sure to dig it. If it bounces through 3 or more numbers, it will likely be junk. A 9 is not common, a 10 is often the flat piece of aluminum that gets pushed down when a can is opened, and an 11 is not common. All those numbers can be aluminum shards of some sort. Start digging those numbers if you want the smaller women's rings...the ones with diamonds.

Could be from a seat of some sort. However, I did find this for a possibility.

36 minutes ago, Mark Gillespie said:

I've pondered on what the little shaft with gears might be.

Looks like something off a lantern for the wick adjustment.

9 hours ago, strick said:

Nice save..and what are those magical looking gloves you are using lol

strick

I got 2 packs of 10 years ago on a Black Friday deal at Home Depot. I have yet to open the second pack! I actually like them because they are thin enough to feel things while being thick enough to avoid being cut by glass or metal in the holes. And, they are flashy enough to offset the bland nature of my tan clothing!

https://www.homedepot.com/p/West-Chester-Protective-Gear-Touch-Screen-Hi-Vis-Yellow-PU-Palm-Coated-Nylon-Gloves-3-Pack-HVY37165-L3P/301059326

Well, I presented the gold ring to my wife in a jewelry box, like I have with other rings--often as a joke--and she actually liked it so much she put it on and is keeping it. I guess the fact that the stones tested positive for diamonds helped with her decision. One less I have to sell. 😉

On 2/5/2020 at 4:33 PM, GB_Amateur said:

That large iron loop (have no idea what it is) was about 4 inches laterally and a couple inches deeper than one of the Mercs, which itself was 6 inches deep.

The only thing that I have seen that looks like that is a jaw harp. If it is more rounded than flat, it seems like it would be a fit. It even looks to have a spot where there was an attached piece if metal at the top of the curve.