Back from the mountains...

[Digdoug]

...and skunked again...if you don't count the trash!! But had a good time and relaxed a little. Took Sarah out to a farm for a friends birthday this afternoon and it turned out to be 60 acre farm. They had a go-cart, a couple of golf carts and a hay wagon behind a tractor. The kids are having a blast and will sleep in tents. I was talking to the owner and he told me about his grandfather losing his wedding band in the garden. His grandfather died a few years ago and he said he would love to find it. We are going to schedule a weekend to hunt and he has given me permission to search anyplace I would like including around the house his great-grandfather built around 1900. He also knows where the original cabin stood that was built back in the 1800's. But first I want to find the ring for him.

From what I've read, gold wedding bands usually are in the foil range.

The land has been plowed many times since it was lost, how deep can gold rings be detected? It's a size 12.

He knows the general area so my guess is I need to dig just about any signals I get.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


This is a flower from up in the mountains.

 

[puddlejumper]

Remember how the old pull tabs hit when the tongue was folded into the ring. That should be the signal, and should be able to detect pretty deep depending on how it is laying. If on edge it will be weak, but if flat 4 to 6 inches should be no problem. Glad you are geting out.

 

[steve in so la]

Very nice Dahlia Doug.
I use only sounds in my detector so cant tell you where it might be in a range. But I can tell you that the older I get the lower I disc and the more I am digging gold things. Good luck - small foil pieces do, indeed, sound a lot like small gold. But if the ring is larger it should sound off readily. I have found a few rings for people and lots of times the item is a little farther away than they remember. , good luck, Steve in so az

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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[Joe G]

Great picture Doug!

I don't know what you're swinging, but I wouldn't use much discrimination at all (if any). A 12 is a pretty good sized ring; you'll hear it. Sounds like fun though! Can Joe come and play???

 

[Digdoug]

I have a Whites Classic IDX and a Fisher Coinstrike. Both w/ standard coils.

Shoot yeah, come on down anytime!

 

[Digdoug]

Hey Mike,

I have a Whites Classic IDX w/ stock loop and a Fisher Coinstrike with stock loop. I made a pass over my ring to get a rough idea of what reading I would get but the lost ring is larger than mine and based on it's age, my guess is it may actually contain more gold than mine.

 

[Digdoug]

Thanks, Steve! I have a lot of ground to cover and will take both detectors so that the owner can look also. I'll remember what you said and be sure to cover a wider area than where he thinks it is lost.

 

[Digdoug]

Thanks, PJ! I'm familiar with the pull tab reading, it seems that is all I have dug lately!

 

[Mike from MI Iron Brigade]

I suppose that ring could be fairly deep? However if they still use that same garden, it might not be. Being the ring is a size 12, it might not be in the foil range. I wear a 12 1/2 and because of the size there is more gold, and a bigger target. The little 5 1/2 10K ring I found the other day came in a a nickel on my explorer. My ring hits like an indian head penny. Be safe and dig it all. There shouldn't be too many signals out there?

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

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[Mike Chgo area]

Guess that is an 8 inch on the Fisher and I think the White's is 9 1/2. If the ground is highly mineralized the Coin Strike will probably do better. So many things go into how deep you can detect an object. But I would guess you should get a large ring at least 10 and possibly 12 inches. Good luck.

 

[VT Dave]

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