First little gold find

Labman

Greenie
Sep 18, 2015
12
4
LaSalle County
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I don't even know what to call it. Is it a flake, a chip, a grain, a mini nugget? IDK, but I can tell you I am so happy to find my first piece of Illinois Gold. All of the steps along the way have been fun and educational. I hope this hobby will remain interesting to me for years to come.


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Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,423
30,109
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting

Ogre1190

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2015
2,063
2,408
Northern Illinois
Detector(s) used
MineLab E-Trac, MineLab Safari, MineLab Explorer XS,
White's 5000 D, White's 6DB, White's 5000 D GEB
Sunray X-1 for the ML's, Garrett PP for the White's and a Backhoe
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
One of many...I hope! 😁 Congrats.
 

bilt46

Sr. Member
Oct 11, 2008
382
58
around town
Detector(s) used
CZ5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Way to go, one piece shows that it is there - now hopefully you can fill that bottle quick...BillT.
 

Prairie Prowler

Hero Member
May 7, 2006
537
310
Midwest ILL
Detector(s) used
Fisher1266-/ CZ-20 / Sovereign XS/Excalibur II / Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Nice Flake ...dug in ILL.? ..always wanted to find one myself ..congrats..
 

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