Deus 2 First Gold, Relics And Coins And Buckles Too

[F350Platinum]

Cold Sunday. Got out early, it was 37 and windy. ? I had to dress warm, if my hands and feet get cold I'm done. Reynaud's Syndrome is a detectorist's nightmare.

Went back to the farm I've found so much good stuff at this week, I usually don't hunt on the weekends but had a social cancellation and nothing to do. This area is fairly sheltered in some places, so I figured I could warm up there. Luckily there were no hunters.

Turned out to be pretty good, my hands and feet didn't get too cold because it was sunny and I was moving around and digging. I don't think it ever got above 41, but I was ok. I wore electric heated socks and brought heated gloves, from experience the Equinox can't handle the EMI from the gloves' pulse heat. I hoped the Deus 2 would be better. 

It was. ? The socks didn't bother it at all, and I was able to tune out the gloves with one press of the frequency button. Ended up not needing either but it was nice to know! I don't think winter is going to be too warm.

I was out there for 7 hours today, scouted around a lot. Wasn't finding much, but at random I got all this:

Another half spectacle buckle, some small button bits including a lead one and a broken Tombac, and some farm/animal brass. Even got .27 in modern coins. ? That big D buckle was a 95. ? Not that I minded getting a big buckle but the silver alternative would have been a bonus. ? The big half circle is some sort of old snap ring, and the curve with prongs I've never seen before. Extreme right is a fancy buckle fragment.

I was detecting across the field to a different spot, and on the way got a solid 73, I thought "cool, another fancy button".

Nope.

Size 5.5 or 6 14K wedding band, a little over 6mm wide or 1/4 inch. It weighs 4.1g.

I'm trying to find the maker's mark, could be a sideways W or M, or an "Epsilon". As usual it fits my wife's finger perfectly, she prefers white gold but never turns down a gift. This is the 4th gold ring I've found this year, two at a beach in one hole, one at a campground, and now this totally unexpected one in a farm. It might be old, it might be new. ? 

Only a small handful of trash again:

What a great week it's been! I might get out next week but the holidays are upon us.

[JCR]

That's great. You just never know what will turn up if you show up!

[F350Platinum]

1 minute ago, JCR said:

That's great. You just never know what will turn up if you show up!

Thanks JCR, you can walk and swing the detector a long time in this field without finding much, and then bam. I dug the ring about 50 feet from where I found a Seated Half dime. I was pretty shocked, you don't find rings often in a farm. It was about 4" to 6" deep, so it didn't get mangled, just scratched. Going to polish it up a bit.

[Rick N. MI]

Another great hunt. Nice gold ring. I'm going to have to get those heated socks and gloves. It's 20F today here. I wiped 6" of snow off my car and we got another 3" or 4". Winter is here for me. 5 months of winter in northern Michigan. The D2 is doing it's job.

[NCtoad]

Any gold makes for a great hunt, especially when it’s totally unexpected.  Congrats Bob!

[F350Platinum]

11 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

Another great hunt. Nice gold ring. I'm going to have to get those heated socks and gloves. It's 20F today here. I wiped 6" of snow off my car and we got another 3" or 4". Winter is here for me. 5 months of winter in northern Michigan. The D2 is doing it's job.

Thanks Rick, it certainly is doing its job. ? I couldn't be more pleased with the program I've created, it seems pretty accurate in a Relic field. It's a sure thing you're going to be digging buck balls if you want buttons, even got another pistol ball.

I got the socks and gloves on Amazon, couldn't use the gloves with the Equinox. There was no amount of frequency change or single frequency that would eliminate that pulse, and it was loud.

The maker of my stuff is gone but you have lots of choices for electric heated stuff on Amazon. I also recommend Cut Level 3-5 nitrile gloves for digging, most times that will be enough unless it's real cold. You can't use heated gloves for retrieval! Milwaukee makes the best I've seen so far. For extra insulation I like Wrangler flannel lined work pants, cheap at Walmart. If the legs are warm, the feet may follow ?

[F350Platinum]

6 minutes ago, NCtoad said:

Any gold makes for a great hunt, especially when it’s totally unexpected.  Congrats Bob!

Thanks NC. Haven't found any gold coins here so this will do! Hell yeah! ?

[abenson]

Great Hunt! Nice looking ring!

[F350Platinum]

3 minutes ago, abenson said:

Great Hunt! Nice looking ring!

Thanks, I'm thinking now it's older because the marks appear cast rather than stamped or etched. ?