sharp eye. i didnt want to brag about my new piece of equipment. sdc paid for itself in gold, so that is how i justified getting a 4500. what a machine. cant wait to go over some areas i did well with the sdc. went to the place i found that 1 ounce specimen, didnt find anymore gold, but 2 small nail fragments at incredible depth. i scoured that area with the sdc 10 times over. the gpx found 3 more targets in that small area. the 8 grammer was only an inch down, so any machine could have found it, but the half grammer was 7-8 inches under large cobble. pretty sure the sdc would have missed that one. sdc found these 4 pieces, only because it is easier to maneuver in the thick brush
got the 3 bigger ones all in the same crack. made my day
maybe all those 22 slugs the last guy dug up discouraged him, or her? in the wide open not a bush for 10 yds! the 3 nuggets in the pic were also found in a clay seam. there is also placer here, as you can see by the flat one in the pic.
