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Got a package from @steveg today, I am proud to be the first to buy one of his "Woodland Camo" shafts and a counterweight setup. Version 2 of my Equinox was a DetectEd Redbelly shaft and cuff: The Redbelly is great, I've used it everywhere. Light, locks up nicely. I have no problem with it. Steve posted his new selection and I just had to have one. It's a bit more rigid than the DetectEd shaft, possibly because of the Realtree wrap. It might be a bit heavier but I haven't noticed it. The heavy clear coat makes it really shiny. I also bought the 7" counterweight with enough bags for a 15" coil, it's black carbon fiber but looks good. Right now I don't need it but it's good to have it if I do. Here's the new setup: I'm keeping the DetectEd cuff as it has no guide pin so I can put it wherever I want. I have a neoprene cushion on it. Also managed to snag a Detecting Innovations sticker to match. Perfect! 😎 Thanks to Steve for this awesome high quality offering. "There are many like it but this one is mine". 🇺🇸

There is a "Trebor" company that makes rings in IL. That's Robert spelled backward. The ones I have seen are mostly sapphires, including black sapphire.

This group got me further into detecting for the most part, what they find is very similar to what I dig, albeit more. They aren't too far away. I wouldn't know what some of the things I dig are without them. Most of the sites they dig are more Colonial than Civil War.

My bad, I see the half dollar on it, but they do make them with quarters as well, all sizes. Never seen that before.

🤣 Got one more possibility for you. Lots of birds drop oysters/mussels everywhere here. I find 'em in my back yard. Oysters are rife in the rivers, uncovered at low tide. That must be a lot of work for them, but these birds are BIG. Stumbled across info on that project, it was interesting. They at least give a nod to detectorists. There are some projects here like that, when I am confident in my ability I may get involved. Glad you get a chance to help out!

Great photos. The idea is to get the light on edge so the details get shadows: Buuuut, your coin seems to have had nearly all its details mashed.

Pretty sure you know the flashlight trick, but I've taken it one step further and photographed it with my phone when the light is on it at just the right angle.

Bicentennial quarter ring! Nice find. Can't imagine the process. 👍 However, this person makes them and they sell for a bit more than fitty cent: https://www.etsy.com/listing/259073668/1776-1976-bicentennial-quarter-ring-1976 Can't help it. 🤗 That one got me researching.

It does look like one but it wasn't a very heavy train 😀 definitely somewhat elongated. Shame it's so pitted it's not going to reveal what it is. 🤔 The elongated scratches on one side make it seem like it was dragged, but this is speculation. Any tracks near this site? 3.1g is the typical weight of a copper alloy penny.

Wish ya had a slightly clearer photo, I'd lens it for ya. Nice ring tho! Mystic is a cool town. Been there many times.👍

Cool find. 😅 He might have got them at a museum or something, a celebration of the Byzantine era. Horseman, Soldier, Poet, Prince. Thanks for posting clear and detailed photos! Wait a day or so, others might add more. No clue as to value or origin. 🤗The seals at the link are lead.

Thanks. See the link I added. If they are that large, unless paper thin they would weigh more than 1 gram if they are silver. A US Mercury dime weighs 2.5g. A Trime, the smallest US coin, is 14mm and weighs almost a gram. I dread asking you where you found them, be careful with your answer if you are in a country that prohibits or heavily restricts metal detecting.

Need a little more info. At first glance they look like "hammered" aluminum drink coasters. Aluminum? Lead? Size? Appears to be Byzantine art so far. Turkey, Persian. https://www.doaks.org/newsletter/behind-the-scenes-horseman-poet-soldier-prince

Looked forever for bone conduction, even wrote some manufacturers recommending they make some. Got some responses but doubt they will. I don't like ear canal audio either.

I really like that it can "generally displays the detected metal type according to the signal strength." Will it also keep a beer cold? Or is that a software update?

I wonder how much they pay for them and how many these guys got. It's that $45 shipping that really hurts, I'm pretty sure they pay more for them than we would. But why do they have so many? 🤔 More than 10 available? Yikes. Somebody hijack the slow boat?

I use this transmitter/receiver with another device: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01B4W40VC Along with the TronD headphones which also work standalone with the Equinox. Battery life is about 5-8 hours as I recall, it's small and light, easy to affix with Velcro. It will work with the right adapters, but for the Equinox its not necessary. I've been looking for Aptx-LL earbuds for ya but the pickin's are slim. Got a pair of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Y4NDPGY But they are no longer available. They work ok, just not as good as the BT-80 headphones I use. Got them for the over-ear hooks and used them in Savannah. Not bad. The trick with pairing is patience. I have had it take up to two minutes to pair headphones of any kind with the Equinox after a system reset to clean out the Bluetooth memory, after that they paired instantly. HTH

Darnit I shoulda read this one! Posted this photo over Memorial Day weekend, too. I'm a Veteran. The RV park was full of Vets and active service. Thought it was only for those going for the gold... I'm an idjut. 🤪 Good on ya Gerry, and congratulations to Jeff. I certainly won't miss it if onea you fine vendors does it again. 🧐

Nothing mundane about that find. Excellent! Showed what 50 tones can do with the right person. 👍

Thanks Joe, the Numista rareness rating is a 95, 100 being the rarest. It was tough getting enough corrosion off of it to identify it. "Poor Pierce" indeed 😀 I wonder how many of them were used as slugs in soda machines... It's the same size as a quarter.

Update: the heavily corroded token turned out to be a Franklin Pierce Cracker Jack Mystery Club token ca. 1933-36. Here is info: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia117741.html Got it cleaned up just enough to identify.

You should try a tip that Chase showed me. Swing the detector a foot or more above the target when you get a signal like that. Every time I have tried to dig one of those strong signals (another detector) it always turns out to be a huge piece of iron or steel. I ignore them for the most part now, especially since I don't find anything at the depth indicated.

If you can get clearer/better photos of it a reverse image search will work wonders. 🙂 Only problem with cash coins is "which way is up?" 😀

Thanks! I'm afraid though that if the coin was worn before it was lost it isn't going to reveal much. They really "pinched" 'em back then. These coins were 10.89g initially, mine is 8.4 which indicates extreme wear along with corrosion. The only thing I can make out is the rim. There is a solution that brings out dates on Buffalo nickels but it damages the coin and only lasts a while. Haven't seen much for copper.

Wow! Surprised the broach survived at all. Found a bunch with reverse image search (Google Lens), and most are sterling. 👍 Great job digging it.