M15, Killer B's, Silver, Best Find So Far

[F350Platinum]

Today was kind of a miserable day, gloomy and cold, in the 40s.

I went to this field about 2 miles away, it's across the street from one of my largest permissions, but part of it. The landowner owns over 1000 acres on both sides of the road. 

I've been through this field a couple of times, really didn't find much so I put it on the back burner. I drive by it a lot, it's on the main road. Not a very big field, and it has a couple of really steep hills in it. It's only 50 yards wide, and about 3 acres total.

I haven't been finding much in other places lately, so I thought I'd give this field a go. It's very noisy with highway traffic slowing down to go into the center of town, so today I tried out the Killer B headphones that just came back from being looked over, I want to thank @Keith Leppert for his support. 

I've decided I like the Killer B wireless enough to keep them, at first I thought I didn't like the audio, as it's thinner and mid-rangey as opposed to the ML105 headphones, but after a day of using them exclusively, I got used to them and definitely recommend them. They effectively blocked out about 90% of the road noise, and not having deep bass or sharp spikes ended up being quite pleasant. 🙂 They're comfortable for me, I wore them all day.

At first I thought I'd zigzag the field and go somewhere else, but I kept finding coins, a memorial here, a dime there, a wheat penny or two, so I decided to stay in the field all day and make my passes tighter. 

It's a good thing I did! The Manticore was silent until it came upon a target, the ground was easy to dig albeit a bit muddy, and I had the M15 coil counter balanced with a battery so it was comfortable and felt almost weightless! 

I dug a lot of trash again today:

Mostly aluminum, buck balls, bullets and wire. Unfortunately the target trace shows a solid dot in the center often on aluminum, I'm not used to it yet. Some aluminum has a ragged tone and lifting identifies it, but sometimes it doesn't. 🫤 It's going to take a while.

Here are some things too large for display: 

A massive chunk of lead, what I think might be a bit crossbar, some sort of device inserted and clamped into a hose, and some other weird stuff.

Got some modern coins: 

Mostly 70s stuff except for the wheats, one is a 1926.

I also ended up with some nice relics: 

A large tombac, two pieces of an ancient spectacle buckle, some bits and a heart shaped lock.

What kept my attention in this field was the fact that I kept finding silver occasionally:

A silver cufflink, a 1942 nickel, and a 1939 Mercury dime. I'll explain the silver object on top in a bit. 😎

I was getting sort of close to my goal, and got a very strange signal. It wavered from the mid 30's to the mid 50's and finally sort of settled in the 40s. I thought for sure it was aluminum, but I was too far back in the field for that.

Wow, was I wrong 🤯

I got this, a men's 10.3 gram 14k Freemason level 32 ring with a genuine 1/3 carat diamond! 🥳 This is the second gold ring I've dug on this property, and for sure the most gold.

The little silver clasp above with the other silver was clamped on this ring to "size" it, in my experience, sized rings = lost rings. 🫤 My gain though! 

It's just incredible. Thick, solid - not hollow - white and yellow gold.

The 32nd degree varies, either the person is a "Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret" or "Master of the Royal Secret", whatever that means. Some of my ancestors were Masons, but I am not familiar with the group. 🤔 I've seen these for sale anywhere from $800 to $6,000. Melt value is around $600.

I didn't finish the field and might return, but I am very happy with the equipment I used today to find all this great stuff.

I'm going to take the ring to a jeweler to have it straightened and cleaned up.

🍀

[Lodge Scent]

Awesome find there F350! You dug a good amount of "trash", but I don't see much iron. Was it easy to ignore with the Manticore?

[F350Platinum]

11 hours ago, Lodge Scent said:

Awesome find there F350! You dug a good amount of "trash", but I don't see much iron. Was it easy to ignore with the Manticore?

Thanks Lodge, 

With the M15, yes. With other size coils, not so much 🤔 I only got one forged iron bolt, everything else was easy to pass on. These were "perfect" conditions however, as good as it gets. Not much stubble, low grass.

I'll add that that's why I use the 13" elliptical on the Deus 2 as well. 🤔

[rvpopeye]

Sweet ring 350 . And 4 silvers too!

Red and green Christmas coins .....is there no end to it ? 🥸   

You made a good call moving to that neighborhood without a doubt ! 

And one more thing .

My guess on the royal secret is something the dairy queen did as a teen , possibly with a pirate 🏴‍☠️ from Oak Island ?   😏

👍🖖

[locator]

WOW. 😲 Great finds, great story. I like the way of your posts a lot, F350. Very informative with that small background notes. I really enjoy reading this. Thanks a lot for taking me along your hunts.😉😊👍

[Ripcode]

Ooh wow! You scored some goodies! Love the ring!!! 😍

[F350Platinum]

1 hour ago, rvpopeye said:

Sweet ring 350 . And 4 silvers too!

Red and green Christmas coins .....is there no end to it ? 🥸   

You made a good call moving to that neighborhood without a doubt ! 

And one more thing .

My guess on the royal secret is something the dairy queen did as a teen , possibly with a pirate 🏴‍☠️ from Oak Island ?   😏

👍🖖

Thanks RVP,

I gots more Spanish silver than they will ever find on "Fantasy Island"... 🦜

The silver ring sizer was a bonus silver, had to take it off to find the Hallmark for gold content. It also exposed the Square and Compass below the 'G', which is my last name Initial. 😏 The sizer also threw off the ID.

🤣 The ring was a shocker, 🤯 but the second one I've found there. Lots 'o' Gentry, apparently. That's a Grand Poobah ring for sure. 🤔 At first I thought I might wear it after getting it straightened. Nope.

My brother joined De Molay for a while, but quit when things got dark many years ago. I had my fun in the Brotherhood of the US Army. Shoulda got a ring. 🤔 Mebbe I'll find one someday... 🏴‍☠️

[F350Platinum]

27 minutes ago, locator said:

WOW. 😲 Great finds, great story. I like the way of your posts a lot, F350. Very informative with that small background notes. I really enjoy reading this. Thanks a lot for taking me along your hunts.😉😊👍

Thanks! I have a lot of fun writing my posts, wish I could download them all and make a book out of it, my whole detecting history is here. I'm glad to know I inspire, inform and entertain. 🥲

I've only had the Manticore for two months, and already got 3 gold rings with it. It's been a great start to the year. I love my Deus, but it's got me wondering. 🤔

[rvpopeye]

Skuh kuh kuh kuh yeah , the only coin they'll likely see is from all the ad accounts. Your coins sink them in the hole ! 

A Grand Poobah it is fer sure .  

You in the brotherhood should all get big fat  2 ozt of 24k diamond rings IMO ! TYFYS