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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.

6 minutes ago, midalake said:

You have that Equinox purring like a kitten!!!

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.

50 minutes ago, rvpopeye said:

All my sites are just too clean !!

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.😁

7 minutes ago, schoolofhardNox said:

That could keep you busy for quite a while doing fence areas, concrete reinforced walls, etc.

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!

18 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

it will pick out targets while sounding off on a pole or chainlink fence at the same time.

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.💪

8 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

This seems to be right up Tom Dankowski's alley.  Have you checked his website for disucssions of the Deus 2 performance?

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

11 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Maybe others will say it's some sort of incredible depth monster, but I haven't found that with about 20 hours on it. I really like it for what makes it different from the Equinox, but it's not depth:

Way lighter and more ergonomic (9" coil)  - you can swing it all day

Works great with the backphones and the MI-6 pinpointer, your overall target recovery is faster IMO

Tighter IDs, rarely do I see a wider spread than 3 numbers

Infinitely more adjustable than the Equinox 600

Almost no interference except over a buried power line 🤪 I haven't tried it in all my bad situations but excellent so far. It's very quiet, even at high sensitivity.

Some say it feels like a toy, but mine is rugged. Don't get that.

What I don't like:

Charging it is a nightmare if you stand it in a corner. The 3 wire cable doesn't reach everything so I have to take the remote off and put the headphones on the floor. Hate the coil charging clip. Rural engineering is forthcoming. 😵 Wish they did a magnetic charge thing like the Equinox.

Infinitely more adjustable than the Equinox 600, there is a lot more you can screw up. 😀 Glad I can save profiles now. Modify a program and don't save it, you lose all your tweaks.

IMO if you have an Equinox 800 and are killing it, the Deus 2 would be a great addition especially for places the Equinox gets hammered. To use it in water requires that fiddly antenna, not sure I'm gonna like that. I was pulling coins at 12-14" at the beach with the 10x5!

It's not this wondrous thing if you already have the Equinox, but I do like what makes it different, and I'm glad to have two great detectors now. 🙂

Next week I'll be taking it to the beach... Stay tuned 😁

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). 

4 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Looks like the 10x5 got you closer to the fence

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!

42 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

I don't know anything about this Ruby Lane site, but this item below appears to be a one off sale (as opposed to multiple in stock) and the site says "sale pending".  Price approximately twice gold bullion content value is probably reasonable for jewelry....

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

On 3/3/2022 at 7:58 PM, NCtoad said:

What’s the chances of there being a roll of quarters like that in the ground?  Seems like an unrealistic test to me.  

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.😂

1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

Are there others who detect there?

Not that I have seen. In Florida, the retired people detect while I work, however.

1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

Are the coins conditions, etc. consistent with the age of the soccer field?

Yes. They were about 4-6" deep. All of them have about the same patina.

1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

Was there a general trash target you were finding (and avoiding) or were the VDI's all over the place without an obvious pattern?

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.

42 minutes ago, mh9162013 said:

46 quarters in 3 hours? Impressive

Ground is not frozen!

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!

8 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

OK , I'm looking for one of those big excavators , do you think they're using that one on Oak Isl right now ????

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.