Cascade Steven
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congratulations on the Trime
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Congratulations on a nice find.
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Thanks for doing this work and I am looking forward to the next installment.
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Here are a few additional references on ancient Tertiary river channels that provide a little additional insight.
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
South Yuba River State Park
The old river beds in California by LeConte (1879)
http://minerdiggins.com/Ripple/Library/LeConte1879Rivers.pdf
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology poster on ancient river channels
https://nbmg.unr.edu/Staff/GarsideL/GarsideL_poster.pdf
Prospecting Old Tertiary Channels by Chris Ralph
Unravelling the paleotopography and extent of Eocene-Oligocene gravel deposition of the ancient Serran drainage systems; A Master’s Thesis by Christina Marie Tipp 2017
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TC-AZ: Thanks for your insight.
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Even though I do frequent multiple sub-forums and also use the search function, from a research perspective I do appreciate the cross-link feature. Thank you Steve for your efforts.
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Steve:
Thank you for your input, information, link and perspective. Based on this information I will simply use what I have and continue the nugget hunt. I just wanted to be certain that I had a reasonable selection of coils while they were still available.
Steven
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I am interested to learn more about the 7.5-inch mono versus the 7.5-inch Aussie coils that are available for the TDI series. Is there an advantage of one coil design over the other when hunting for nuggets? I have the standard 12-inch dual field and also a Super Pulse 150 coil and am curious whether I should add either or both of these coils to my collection? Or should I purchase one of the new Nugget Finder 8x6 Sadie mono coils? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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VERY nice find! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your success. 🙂
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Agreed, VERY NICE FIND! Possibly a once-in-a-lifetime find.
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Geof: Interesting question and interesting first article. I personally have never read of anyone making a 4-D coil so I am curious if such a configuration has been investigated and if so what were the results? I was unable to access the second link. Thanks for posting an intellectually stimulating question.
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As I peruse this thread I just wanted to say thanks to all of the contributors for the good advice. 🙂
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Congratulations on your find of a very unique specimen. If it were my find I think I would leave it as-is and not remove the nugget. It may be worth more as a unique specimen. Just food for thought. In any case best wishes for continued success in the area.
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Thanks for sharing your experiences and I'm glad that there were no ill effects on your detector.
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Because no one has yet replied to your question, I thought I'd give it a try. I do not have a handle, but in a prior life I custom manufactured antique car parts. If you can find a picture of the handle, especially if you can get dimensions, it may be possible to have one custom made. Even without dimensions, it is possible to make a reasonable reproduction. Just food for thought. Best Wishes on your search and use of the equipment.
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Congratulations on your nice finds, especially the silver and finding a new untouched area. It is always a thrill to be the first into an area. Best wishes for additional finds.
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Geof and Steve: Thank you very much for your help. Much appreciated.
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In addition to nugget hunting I am also a history buff and I would like to learn more about metal detector technology, its history and sequence of development. I understand that the BFO (Beat Frequency Oscillator) technology was used in the very early metal detectors. Right now I would like to learn what is the difference between TR (transmitter receiver), induction balance, and VLF technologies and when was each one introduced to the market. Is there anywhere where I can find a list of manufacturers, the models (technology) they offered and date range they were offered? I have searched the forum without success. Is there a link to a thread or article that I have missed? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Jim: Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.
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GoldSeeker5000 and Aureous: thanks for your input and recommendations.
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Goldseeker 5000: I have the 4x6 oval, the 6" round, the 6x10 oval and the 14" oval coils.
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I am looking for some guidance on what coil size to use when I go into an area for the first time. I am using a White's Goldmaster 24k and have a complete set of coil sizes. I would be working in either Nevada or Arizona. When I enter an area for the first time I do not know if it has been worked previously or is virgin ground. Does this information affect my coil size choice? Should I plan to make just one pass over an area or two passes using a large coil first and then a smaller coil? I don't want to miss a larger deep target and I would also like to find the smaller near surface targets. I am assuming that if I see signs of dry washer activity that a smaller coil would be a good first pass choice, am I correct? Thanks in advance for your advice.
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Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the find. Yes, Two Toes crevice tools are really nice and well made.
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Congratulations and thanks for the nice writeup😊
I'm Hoping A Gpx-6000 Can Find This Type Of Gold Better Than..
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Gerry:
VERY nice specimen. If it were mine I would NOT crush it. And if I were to slab it, I would use a very thin kerf saw blade to minimize rock loss. By the way, did you find that beauty with a PI or VLF machine?