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.

 

[Rookster]

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

 

[Rookster]

Nice gold. Congratulations

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

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

Thanks, it weighs 13.7 grains on my RCBS powder scale. VDI was bouncing between 3 and 4.

 

[trdking]

Thanks, it weighs 13.7 grains on my RCBS powder scale. VDI was bouncing between 3 and 4.

Almost 9/10ths of a gram. That is good size! Find more!

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

There's more there for sure, really have to work for it though. Gonna bring a rake next time.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Sweet!