Old Eagle military ring?

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Hi everyone,
I went out earlier today detecting in the woods that run next to an old early 1900s orange grove. My second target was this ring that rang up an 84 on the Deus 2. It’s smaller than normal and seems to be missing something that might have been on the front. I believe it’s brass and has an eagle on each side. Would this be military? Thank you for looking and have a nice day.
 

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Casey I found one just like that a few years ago.What area was it found?Ill be watching to see what everyone comes up with.Mine was found in maryland.It looks like and eagle to me too
 

What appears to me as a crest on the bird's head is what makes me think of a falcon. Could it be either military or perhaps a family coat of arms? If really old, and I'm sure not a judge of that, it could have held a carved stone or a metal seal.
 

Casey I found one just like that a few years ago.What area was it found?Ill be watching to see what everyone comes up with.Mine was found in maryland.It looks like and eagle to me too
Hi Mike,
Do you have a picture of yours? That’s awesome to hear. It was found about 7 miles south of Brooksville Fl where it used to be all citrus groves back in at least the 1950s.
 

What appears to me as a crest on the bird's head is what makes me think of a falcon. Could it be either military or perhaps a family coat of arms? If really old, and I'm sure not a judge of that, it could have held a carved stone or a metal seal.
I see what you’re saying with it being a falcon. I automatically always think eagle when I see the shield it front. I really wish the other piece was still on top to see what it might have been. I ran the detector all around that area just in case it might have been there too. I agree with you that it might have been some type of metal seal or initials on top maybe.
 

Boy Scout ring???

Obviously, just a guess.
 

looks like something was soldered to the top of it. You might go back and re-check that hole because it might still be there. Looks like whatever it was recently came off and could have when it was disturbed when pulling it out of the hole.
 

Hi everyone,
I went out earlier today detecting in the woods that run next to an old early 1900s orange grove. My second target was this ring that rang up an 84 on the Deus 2. It’s smaller than normal and seems to be missing something that might have been on the front. I believe it’s brass and has an eagle on each side. Would this be military? Thank you for looking and have a nice day.
cool ring (i think), kinda tough to see. well done for sure
 

looks like something was soldered to the top of it. You might go back and re-check that hole because it might still be there. Looks like whatever it was recently came off and could have when it was disturbed when pulling it out of the hole.
Thank you jewelerguy. I feel like an idiot for not pinpointing the hole before I covered it. I only ran the detector over the area a bit after I realized it was missing the soldered piece. I will definitely go back to where I dug it and recheck the hole. I agree with you, it’s probably somewhere in that vicinity.
 

cool ring (i think), kinda tough to see. well done for sure
Thank you so much! Sorry for the poor pictures, it was hard to get decent photos with the lighting. I should have cleaned it a bit better but didn’t want to damage it.
 

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