Againstmywill

One of my finds with my new Deus II this weekend while detecting at a local baseball field was what I thought a chunk of iron. Upon looking at it tonight, I was expecting it to be highly magnetic; it was not. A strong magnet will attract to it, but it struggles to stick to it. I hit it a couple times with a hammer to see if I could break off any crud from the outside. A chunk came off, and it exposed a bright, metallic looking substrate. It is very heavy for its size. I tried scratching the metallic area, thinking it may be lead, but it would not scratch with an aluminum chain link fencing piece. Any help would be appreciated as to whether this could really be a meteorite. If I need to cut it to find out, help with what direction to cut would also be super! Update--I used a file on it, and it barely took anything off. The metal is very hard. Update 4-28-22--The close-up pics were taken using a USB microscope.

I received the 11" Deus II on Tuesday, and I have used it about 6 hours so far. We are slowly becoming friends. Still trying to figure out the sounds and TID of targets. I have not done any update yet. At the local ball field again today with high hopes of gold. I dug a good amount of aluminum, so there is less for next time. The silver ring was likely passed over by the 15x12" Equinox coil in the past, but the bracelet was a recent drop. Ring was about an 88 and bracelet was a 52.

Since March 5, that makes 4 gold and 2 silver jewelry pieces while using the 10x5 coil in the turf. I know it has a lot to do with location, but the coil has been very helpful at picking through the clutter and getting close to larger metal items.

Went out for another two hours this morning with the Equinox and the 10x5 coil. I went to another BB court that has some grass in the inside of the fence enclosure. While there were some coins close up to the chain link fence, the 10K football helmet (which I though was junk at the time) and the daughter pendant were in the small dried oak leaves behind one of the hoops and the shallow dirt under the front of a bench, respectively. Park 1, 7 recovery speed, 17 sensitivity, all metal, 50 tones

Time to move! When we relocated to FL, my wife based the location of our house on a few things: ease of getting out into the morning commute with right turns vs waiting for traffic by having to make a left turn, how far away from employment we were, and how many grassy parks were within easy driving distance for me. Now, if you do move, don't come my way because then I'll have to move again.😁

So many places, so little time! I had almost been exclusively using the 15x12" coil as it covers so much area in an impressive way. However, the targets are becoming sparse after 4 years of being pounded without a lot of depositing being done due to COVID. Had to try a different tactic. It is slow going, but it has its rewards!

I agree with that. And the speed at which it goes to the next target is phenomenal, making the high recovery numbers on the Equinox act like they are like pro wrestlers...on muscle enhancing substances.💪

Out for two hours this morning with the Equinox and the 10x5 coil trying to uncover what is missed by others who use lesser machines and bigger coils. I concentrated around a BB court right up close to the fence. The cobra was found away from the fence in a grassy area in the shade. If you want to get close to fences, get this coil. I took a pic of one target that was about 2 inches from the fence with the chain link fence bowed out over the target. The coil had less issues getting that close to the fence than the Garrett pinpointer. The bracelet was found in the mulch on the playground area. Most of the change was found up tight to the court. Park 1, 7 recovery speed, 15 sensitivity, all metal, 50 tones

No, I haven't gone there. Thanks for the idea!

Thanks for the thoughtful reply!

I have an Equinox 800 with 4 coils. I am able to pull a silver dime from 16" with the 15" coil when the soil is moist. The 5x10 is excellent at separation, but it obviously is not as deep as the 15". Having never had a Deus I, I'm looking for advice from others whether or not to pull the trigger on a Deus II with our extremely mild soil in FL (0 ground balance on the Equinox).

I've hit the field with the 12x15" many, many times. Now it's time to clean up the edges. The 5x10" does an exceptional job of picking through the clutter. I've found three pieces of gold within one week that were pulled from the fence area. Guess where I'm headed back to again!

After the rain passed this morning, I got out this afternoon for a couple hours to the local football field. The third solid signal in, using the 5x10 with the Equinox along the chain link fence, turned out to be a crispy necklace about an inch down that had three pendants on it. After seeing two that had rusted, the hope for number three was not high. After rubbing a bit, I got my phone out to zoom in on the top of the hanger to check for hallmarks. Surprise, 14K! The signal was a 16-17 with jumpy tones as well. About an hour later came a strong 9. Expecting aluminum, I was elated to find the second possible gold of the day! When I got home, I noticed the resizer on the ring and that there was gold that was coming off in a strip. My heart sank. But then, I noticed the gold was coming from the resizer. My heart was reinflated! Park 1, all metal, 7 recovery, 17 sensitivity, manual ground balance

Went out to another local park for two hours today with the same setup as yesterday when I found the gold Buccaneer flag charm. Today was 17 quarter, a fake plastic penny, and a medallion. Anyone see one like this before? It rang up as a 36 and was just off the sidelines of a soccer field (Equinox).

Excellent find, GB! Looks to be an exact match, and I learned that it is a charm vs. a pendant! Thanks 👍 https://www.rubylane.com/item/1264915-rbx20ENVx231112/Tampa-Bay-Bucs-Buccaneers-Football-Flag

Went out to the local football field for about an hour and a half. I was running the Equinox with the 5x10 and focusing on lower tones while running in Park 1, 4 recovery, all metal, and 22 sensitivity. It rang in a strong 7-8 and was down under a small root about 4-5 inches down just a little over a foot away from the fence. Looks to be 14K. Still plenty of pull tabs left for the future!

I would have thought the same thing until...Just after receiving the Equinox in March of 2018, I was thrown a going away party by the organization I had been working for. Someone knew I metal detected, so they told me they buried 5 rolls of quarters out in the grassy field on the property as a gift. Each roll was put into a plastic bag before being buried. They gave me the general location, but for the life of me I couldn't find any of them. I assumed it would hit it loud and clear. The person who buried the rolls had to show me the 5 locations within a few feet in order for me to be able to put the pieces together and find each one. They had only split the ground with a shovel and closed up the ground around the rolls, only putting the coins about 4 inches down. I felt very humbled that I was unable to find them. At least now I know why it wasn't working.

Being in Florida, my head would bake in a matter of minutes with the solid material used on the back of the hat. If it had mesh instead for the back and no California on the front, I might get one. Thanks for the laugh at the end of a long day.😂

Not that I have seen. In Florida, the retired people detect while I work, however. Yes. They were about 4-6" deep. All of them have about the same patina. I think the area used to be a car lot of some sort so there are tons of scrap auto parts. Corona tops are the kryptonite I try hard to avoid as it is the commonly-drunk beverage after soccer games it seems.

Ground is not frozen!

Made it out in the Florida winter weather today (85°) to a soccer complex that I have vacuumed with the Equinox 15" coil many times. Today I was using the 5x10" and focusing on the areas I avoided when using the large coil because there were so many targets. I was mainly digging quarter sounds and those indicating a possible ring. Lots of junk was dug. No rings today, but in three hours I managed to dig 46 quarters, something that hasn't happened for a long time! There is also a token that was not too deep in the ground. https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/coins-currency/tokens/car-wash-tokens It was found next to pine trees on the perimeter of one of the fields. In case you are wondering, yes, it was so warm today that I can't wait for next winter to get here in Florida!

Assuming it was found in Pennsylvania, but what town was it found in or around? Maybe S.S.L. Savings Bank?

First picture kind of looks like a foot bed for antique roller skates. Interesting finds!

Likely it is parked next to 10-X or Borehole 7. Maybe you can get Billy to dig for you while you metal detect with Gary. Sorry about the cold. Like they say about kidney stones...this too shall pass.