I found a nice piece of gold with my detector
 

Hello Gents -

This has not been my best year detecting for gold. Yah, part of its my fault as I have spent a bunch of time that I might have spent prospecting having fun visiting with friends, filming videos, etc, etc.

A few months ago, I found one little new patch that yielded a bunch of smaller nuggets, and I shared the patch with friends and my nephew, but it only yielded a little more than a quarter ounce and the largest nugget was 1 penneyweight. That 1 dwt piece had been my biggest nugget so far this year. I've also been doing exploring and had a bunch of skunk days as well.

Well, having been skunked a bunch, I went back to a spot where I'd found gold in the past, and got a little lucky and snagged a nice one. It was only down about 6 inches. When I dug the hole,when I got the last scoop out of the hole, the dig pile had a yellow colored rock right on top (there are some yellow rocks there that are just iron stained rocks.). I thought to myself - wouldnt it be nice if that yellow rock was the target? - It was! It was so dirty I could not see for sure that it was gold until I picked it up and felt the weight. Total weight makes it a quarter ouncer (actual weight is 0.26 ounces or 8.1 grams). The buffalo nickel is the exact same size as a modern Jefferson nickel.

This nuget is from California - the northern part of the mother lode country. I'll be headed back up there in a few weeks for one last trip before the weather turns too cold and the snow starts flying. Maybe I'll pick up a few more.


Chris


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wow. just sitting there in the dirt? that is amazing.
no creek bed, or sluice box, you just hand dug that little beauty up?
what a cool hobby.

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I 2nd that.
A really cool hobby!
my wife has been wanting a Detector for a while now.
I gotta get her one.

what kind do you use?

I don't wanna pay a whole lot
But I know you get what you pay for.
and I want her to be able to detect Gold, Not Bottle caps

any recommendations?


Edit; Chris, I just found your other thread and the links to the websites. Thanks for posting them.
Looks like the MXT is the way to go

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Its mine... I lost it, can I have it back please?

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Someone on Cointalk has one listed for sale. However, I do not know anything about used metal detectors nor do I know the individual selling that one. Just passing on some info...
http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=41986

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thanks..........

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Nice work, I'm Jealous. I never find a thing!

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That is a awesome find!!!


Congrats!!


T

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There are several kinds of detectors. Discriminators can figure out what they are seeing and reject bottle caps, but they are not sensitive enough to pick up small nuggets. Nugget detectors go the opposite way: they are terrifically sensitive and pick up everything. FWIW, nugget detectors are cheaper than discriminators. I paid $250 for mine, new.

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Congrats! That is awesome.

Here in Colorado the pros swear by the White's GMT (Goldmaster) for prospecting. It does the best job of ground balancing in our mineral rich soil. I can get one for about $700 at my local coin store... if my wife would only let me. She said something about me finding enough gold to pay for the prospecting equipment I've already purchased.

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SLV - I bought the one I use (a Minelab GP Extreme) for $1500, used. I've probably spent an additional $500 in accessories on top of that. However I have found a lot more than $2000 in gold with it.

Chris

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Chris - Wow, nice website. Tons of info. Kept me entertained for the last 45 mins. Thanks! :bear_thumb:

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Agreed. Nice job Chris. I hadn't looked at the Prospecting topic before, and am glad I did.

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That's real nice, Chris. Thanks for keeping the dream alive. And thanks for the pictures. Is that buffalo nickel for sale? LOL

:bull-smile:

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Gee Chris, my biggest is an eight pounder give or take a couple ounces. Detected it with an old 5500 White I got for $50 at a yard sale. Had to pound it out of solid rock on a cliff face above some old pre-historic diggins in the UP. Of course it was copper not gold, though it did have a few gram crystals of silver scattered across the top.