Do you use a clear lacquer to keep them from oxidizing again.

         Most of the time it is not a matter of how deep a PI or VLF goes or how small a nugget it can see. It is more about the ground you are detecting. You have VLF experience so to get or beat a small nugget a PI can match or exceed a VLF with a change of coil even if has to be smaller than a VLF coil. For medium coin size target a PI coil the same size will exceed the VLF in depth by ¼ to a ½ in most cases. 

         The ground (location, mineralisation, depth, other rubbish targets (junk and hot rocks) and terrain will determine the best type of detector to use. As I mostly hunted for new patches in shallow ground in Victoria Aus. high mineral soils I found the Minlab SD series features were not worth changing from my VLF's it was not till I detected West Aus. gold fields that I changed to the Minlab GP series as the false hot rock signals there in 2003 onwards. So select a detector that suits the gold size in the location you will be in.

      By the way every new detector from some manufactures claim 20 to 50% more depth than the previous model but beware the are not using the same target as the previous model best size target. So it's a different ball game, but in a worked out spot/patch it may find nuggets that previous model was not good at.   

Doc said.....

In gold country over here we are always searching out Old Timer diggings and looking for missed gold.  Those sites are almost always productive but they are so trashy.  The old timers threw all their scrap iron, cans, nails, everywhere.  And some of those things are amazingly deep.

Yes we all want discrimination. The old timer's junk won and I had to quit. 😭 It was not the large rubbish, they can be kick away but those millions of small bits with every swing.

I am sure there is a few more members that had the same finds.

Super impressive..........bbbbb but where are the long range detectors I can't see them.😁

I don't use any, just squat so the knees are not near the ground.

2 hours ago, Ethan in Adelaide said:

Geof did you also share some of your finding?

Only the location ...... It was to small to divide. 🥺 

The Nugget Finder Sadie was a great coil I could not get it off of Carol even though I won it.

Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:47:03 +1000

Hi Geoff

            Thank you for entering our “Name The Coil” competition.  Unfortunately your entry was not the winner however it was one of 5 finalists.  As a finalist you have won yourself an 8 x 6 mono.  Please supply a mailing address and your coil will be sent out within 2 weeks.

Thank again for your entry

Regards

 Rohan Johnson

In 1929 Lewis Hubert Lasseter (1880-1931) began writing to federal and state politicians describing a reef in Central Australia bearing gold “as thick as plums in a pudding”. No politicians were interested in funding a journey to the reef, but two expeditions would set out regardless, capturing the imagination of the nation and its press in the process.

Thanks mate I kept reading more articles in the Mag and copied the last one. Let hope I am with it now MATE.

The great 1930 depression hope Lasseter's Reef. Article by "Australian Geographic Magazine"

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2019/07/lasseters-reef-will-it-ever-be-found/

..... Correct LINK ....

I have notices a few household broom handles.

"Oates Duratuff Bamboo Broom Handle (B-11590) 1.35m x 22m"

I don't think they will break but not sure about bending they maybe another choice.  

To many people tend to underrate old detectors. Your detector was one of the best in it times. All I can say is it will not be too much of a handicap in finding deep silver coins in the non discriminating mode, it did have the "bees knees" of discrimination of it's time and still worth using it as well. 

Another choice is to look at isolated single claims, and over lay it on a geo. map this will show you the geological area that is the same as the claim. You can detect on unclaimed area and may get on to a missed area. Gold in Leonora and Laverton can be spread out over a large area. Have a look at my post " Nugget Spread  " and note some of the distances on the patches. 

Happy birthday and enjoy those left over dog biscuits as your reward. 

🦴

3 hours ago, Aureous said:

Its a legal waiver against personal liability. If you injure yourself, the company isn't liable. The form also identifies you, your vehicle etc 

I did that years ago, as well as above they wanted a record of gold finds and location. Doing this puts you in the good books with them for the next time.

When I was about 10 years old I spent 2 months on holidays at my great Uncle George and Aunty Ollie in a remote farm in Tasmania. Most of the meat we ate  was rabbits, possum and Kangaroo that was either trapped or shot on the farm. Cows were of the dairy breed and used to make Milk, butter and cheese only. I must say I had enjoyed trapping and the food at the time. 

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By Marina Callaghan on June 11, 2019

The main damage done in cleaning coins is by rubbing when dirty or using a an acid. I found this advice a few years a go, and was effective with ultrasonic cleaning device.

Patina (also known as toning), whether it's colorful or gray, is integral to a coin's surface.
Remove it and you've cleaned the coin; you've changed the surface.

Dirt (along with glue, tape, etc.) is just foreign debris on a coin's surface.
Removing it is called conserving and is generally done with such things as distilled water or acetone.
Once removed you can see the current state of the surface of a coin.
That could be pristine or damaged but NOT changed.

I like nice clean silver coins but collector prefer them untouched. Looks like that coin is excellent condition and if the date is a bit rare don't clean it yourself, till you have a lot try's on worthless silver coins.

Keep an eye open for claim jumpers for me. Don't worry about Simon, he will only last a few minute in QLD temperatures as he has just about turned into a Kiwi in his cold south island.

Look after the bay and remove all the easy good targets as that will stop those claim jumpers from knowing how good the silver mine is. In case you are watching Simon I will not tell you that your Coin Utopia has less finds, but you may have to return to it to catch up. 😜

I found that the ground I detected ( Vic, Qld & WA ). WA was the worst for hot rocks with a low frequency VLF detector I think Vic Beggary Hills in Wedderburn 1980 with the same detector was less effected by hot rocks but the depth was reduced more than WA. As far as PI detectors were concerned the only problem was salt patches in WA. As far as Qld was concerned the Rangers at the time, the ones I encounter,  put me off nugget hunting and found the beaches were too kind to me, to chase the nuggets instead of gold rings. By the way I have found ground that was worse the Beggary hills for depth, when I was exploring new ground for patches in both WA and Vic..

I have had 10 trips to Leonora, which is close by. May to August would be my range of best time. When the rain hit most unsealed roads are closed, but you can get to some places on the sealed road and still find gold.  ...... Note no red dust on 4WD  a free car wash from the Gods ......

That hail storm was wide speed in Victoria. We got it here too however no damage personally, but had put a large bit of cardboard (an open box from a large TV ) over the car, but other here had a lot of damage. Your photo is very similar to our lawn area. Best of luck with those insurance claims.