First Gold nugget with the Equinox 800, a pretty nice one!

[CoinHunterAZ]

Due to snow and frozen ground here, I decided to head south for a little nugget shooting. I went down to the Bradshaw Mountains and went to a spot where I had found some decent nuggets several years ago with a Gold Bug. The area has received a ton of rain recently, so I had some glimmer of hope of finding some gold. 2-1/2 hours into the hunt after digging the usual bits of rusted wire and pieces of lead shot, I finally scored! I used the stock 11" coil in Gold 1 with all stock settings, tracking ground balance on. 4" of gravel to the bedrock, I got a nice signal and here she is. It made the two hour drive completely worthwhile.

 

[xr7ator]

Congratulations! Before my time is up I want to find a nugget with a metal detector.

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

Thanks! It was so exciting that I stopped hunting after I found it, because my day was made. It's a real test of patience, because of all the tiny junk targets in the wash.

 

[beepbleep]

That's a nice nugget with lots of character too. Good find.

 

[Koalajones]

That's awesome congrats on the super find

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

Thanks, it does have quite a bit of character. I intended to post pics of both sides of it, sorry. The other side is worn smooth. It has a lot of quartz in it.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Sweet Nugg - Congratulations!!

 

[Johncoho]

Nice nugget. I have yet to find one anywhere in the valley.

 

[tamrock]

Heck of a find.

 

[thursdaythunder]

Great job, Awesome find .. Congrats!
Thanks for sharing

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[A2coins]

I vote Banner I think thats freakin really cool. Ill tell you I used to drive from Mi to AZ and 1-17 through Flag is some of the most awesome drives I have ever made didnt hurt I had a 70 440 Charger but beautiful scenery.. Well done I remember reading that theres a bank in AZ somewhere with a 75,000 dollar nuggett on display in the lobby very secure that someone found on the ground.....Banner Banner Banner

 

[Locke]

Awesome find, can’t wait to do some nugget shooting myself...definitely a bucket lister.

 

[alaskaseeker]

Great find, thats a beauty....

 

[trdking]

Coin hunter is this the prop you used for that photo? nice chunk

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

View attachment 1779478 Coin hunter is this the prop you used for that photo? nice chunk

LOL, Nah it's just a composite/plastic hand trowel made for metal detecting/nugget hunting.

 

[washingtonian]

That is very cool. Finding a good nugget isn’t even anywhere on my radar but I would be ecstatic if i did.

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

Thanks everyone! It wasn't on my radar until it snowed a lot and the ground froze solid. The great thing about living in Arizona is that you can get out of the frozen ground by going south 50-75 miles.

 

[Doc Arey]

Sweet sweet sweet!

 

[cudamark]

Nice! What does she weigh and what did it read on the Nox?