Popular Post IronDigger Posted November 22, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2017 Did my choirs all morning and by noon time thought I'd go out for a quick hunt. The days have been nice and cool, ground soft after a few days rain so I went to the usual spots I have been clearing up of iron trash and nuggets. After about 2 hours of wandering, paying attention to my swing speed and listening very carefully I got this sweet mellow tone...along the bank of a small creek, digging down about 7 inches I found this sweet little nugget 1.47 grams. 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 well, I'd be hitting that stretch slow and hard. nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Good picture of hard working hands holding a nice nugget. I'd let a few of the chores wait unless it is cutting firewood and go get more gold. At least you got one after 2 hours but I hope you didn't stop then! We should always say something like I looked for an hour and found one and then I searched for an hour more! Mitchel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nuggets like that are perfect! I honestly would rather have 10 ounces of those than a 10 ounce nugget - great find! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Very nice piece mate, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDigger Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Scored some nice ones form this spot over the 2 years I'v been hunting the area...So far I have hit it with coils sized 14" to the sadie...lots of cleared ground. Looking forward to my new 18" Elite Thanks Luke ! coil that is arriving on Friday to go over the area and see whats deeper. I had a nice deep signal today also, after digging down to about 16 inches....heart pounding and anticipating a large nugget I dug an eagle belt buckle piece. Once a blue moon I find a piece to a buckle. The sweet thing about this eagle is a about a year ago I found the tongue holder part of the two piece belt buckle just 15 yards away. Don't think its military as its very light in weight..but still a cool find! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nice piece AU. Surprised it's only 1.47 grams - looks to be a little heavier. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Pretty nugget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 12 hours ago, AuWanderer said: Don't think its military as its very light in weight.. (Above in reference to the Eagle button) Would you explain why lightweight indicates it's not authentic military? I have a couple which I'm pretty sure are authentic issue and they are both two-piece hollow, so lightweight. (Mine don't look like yours, but there have been lots of different designs, even/especially in the 19th century, so I don't think that means anything in terms of authenticity.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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