Final Trip Of 2022 To N. Nevada & Rye Patch Results

[Gerry in Idaho]

Spent my last good detecting trip with friends for 4 days before driving out to Rye Patch proper and proceeded to give a gold detector class to 12 lucky folks.  This will be my last trip down there for 2022 and I wanted to give an update and share some finds.

1st things was good to see Lundy parked at an old patch scuffing up with few nuggies.  He sure talks highly of the 10" Ellip GOLD-HAWK coin on the end of his GPX-6000 and even showed me the proof.  He's a pretty good hunter ol Lundy, so please don't expect to get same results as he.  I think he had at least a half dozen nuggies sitting on it tailgate.

Now is our turn.  With the weather turning cold on us we had to bundle up pretty well, but it was the winds that was most annoying.  Headphones were a must and you still needed a hat over those just to cut out the whistling from the headphone frames.  Guess what I found out during this.  Those earbud around the neck things Doc sells sure make a difference on hearing but not so much on keeping the ears warm. 

We woke up to 2 days of fresh snow early in the week and decided not to drive very far off the main roads.  It was voted on and accepted that we stay in phone range and so we hunted for old coins/relics/do-dads.  I enjoy these kinds of multi hunt trips and NNV is such a perfect area to do so as there are many towns, camps, stops along the highway and also a few small picker nugget patches not that far from there as well.

1^st site produced 2 coins and a couple tokens.  My brother banged the 1^st one an 1909-S Barber dime and then backed that up with an 1884 IH cent.  Pic of the dime.

I had not even got on the board yet and little brother is making me feel old.  Funny how things come full circle in life.  At once I was the top dog detectorist of us two and it seems the last few yrs, he’s been outdoing me.  Anyway.  I sniffed out an interesting oblong piece of brass and can read “2 for 25 Cent on it.  Not sure what it is as there is no name to associate.   I did score two tokens and think one of them could be a collectors piece. 

The DEWY BAR of Salt Lake City UT, Good for 5 cent (below)

The other one STEVENS & JOHNSON from National NEV from the Ice Palace SALOON for 12 ½ cents.  (see below)

I actually enjoy tokens more than coins as they have more history behind them.

Then I stumbled across a really interesting coin, a US 2 Cent Copper dated 1876.  That was my highlight coin for the trip, heck actually my best for the year. 

My brother managed a V nickel and an 1887 Seated Dime as well. 

One of the most unique digs was a ramrod guide from an 1800’s rifle. 

 

My big silver of the trip was a 1920 Walking Half Dollar just a scuff under the dirt.  Not sure how this was missed by so many people as the site gets detected all the time.

 

An interesting pic for you all to figure out what that cement looking thing is.  Funny I have seen them before but never up close.  Anyone know?

 

Now lets get to the gold the stuff this forum is best at.  One day of no rain/snow we drove out to Sawtooth and 3 of us hunted over half the day.  2 small dinks with the 6000 is all we were able to round up mostly because of trying to find a new patch.  We know when looking for new gold areas, the chances of success go down drastically.  But thats' also how you can stumble across a new site. 

After that, we boogied back to camp at Rye Patch proper.  We had 30 minutes of light and so why not.  I grab a detector and 4 targets later I have 3 dinks stuck under my lip.  Man it’s funny how camp and the burn barrel just keep on giving.  Problem is they just get smaller and smaller each year.  Many people always say, "never leave gold to find gold".  That's exactly how this day went.  2/3rd a day for 2 small pickers and 30 minutes at a known site for 3 dinks (pic below).  The 3 on the coin came from Rye Patch proper.

 

The class had a fantastic group of hard core wannabees. Even with the weather in the 30’s these troopers just kept on absorbing knowledge from staff and I.  Gold started to get found on Saturday and by Sunday most students actually had great focus and nuggets were starting to pop.  I think be the time it was all said and done, we ended up with a dozen pieces of gold and 5 or 6 smiling faces.  It just amazes me how fast most folks can dial in their detectors/skills when around a few Field Experts for a few days.  That’s exactly why we offer what we do.

Below 3 pics is a customer from CA and his 1st Rye Patch, NV gold with his GPZ-7000 and small X coil.

A customer from Idaho using an SDC-2300 found a picker and then after class scooped up 3 or 4 more. ( I guess the class did him well.) see his 2 pics below.

 

Another CA guy with his GPX-6000 and the GOLDHAWK Coil.  He was the gold hawg of the trip as I think his total ended up at half a dozen.  Below 4 he found while I was there.

Lunk was able to share his knowledge with the group before heading south to warm weather land.    He grabbed an Axiom just to show it around and in the few minutes of swinging he does what Lunk does best. (below pic)

I’m sure Lunk is down there in AZ right now charting his next desert hunt and ready to count his gold. 

One of the things we’ll offer our customers this winter is to get up with Lunk for a 1 day 1 on 1.  In times past we have not really shared this as it’s time for Lunk to find gold or meteorites to help him get through the winter.  Because we have a good number of folks who want to do training in AZ during the winter and they don’t click well in large groups, we decided to offer the 1 on 1 or 1 with a couple option.  Lunk will be offering 2 types of training days.  1 for finding gold with your detector and the other for finding meteorites with your detector.  Contact me for more details and we’ll go from there.

That's it this year for Rye Patch, NV and possibly even here in Idaho as we still have snow on the ground from a week ago.

I'll be updating my website Calendar of Events for 2023 after the 1st week of Jan.  In the mean time, check out a few new videos on my website www.gerrysdetectors.com and then click on Videos.

Time to start selling the Axiom and getting ready for a warm weather hunt.

Keep in low and swing it slow...the detector you goof.😉

Gerry

[Gerry in Idaho]

Almost forgot 2 other interesting items and one of them was on the surface.

A pink glass dish with a critter (see pic).

and a tobacco toy metal bull.

Sure love the do-dads.

[afreakofnature]

Right on Gerry!  Winter has come here early too.  Usually can make it to December, this year not looking good.

[Lunk]

Fun trip with excellent saves and a great detector training class as always, Gerry! Looking forward to the 1 on 1 gold and space rock training down here in the warm and sunny Arizona desert.😎🌵

[Valens Legacy]

Looks as though everyone had a good hunt, did anyone use the outhouse by any chance.

Good luck on your next hunt.

[deathray]

Nice man. I know how the walker was still there...Brian and Tom haven't been there yet, ha.  Good assortment of finds, nice pics, and great write up. Thanks!

[beatup]

Good on you all

[LuckyLundy]

Gerry,

Aways, good to spend time with you chatting about one of our favorite subjects, Gold!  I tell you that 10” GoldHawk amazes me!  That was my second trip to Rye Patch with it on the end of my 6000.  2-Trips for a total of 20 nuggets.  I stopped a several of my old spots out there, it didn’t work on all of them in finding the leftovers!  But, I was finding nuggets in old dig holes and that includes 6000 holes…can’t believe the sensitivity of it.  Runs smooth with no issues and gets under and in between the brush like I hoped it would.  It’s a must have to keep the skunk off at Rye Patch and other haunts I need to revisit!  See ya on a future hunt and until the next!

LuckyLundy

[Lunk]

8 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Looks as though everyone had a good hunt, did anyone use the outhouse by any chance.

Good luck on your next hunt.

Good guess VL, but it's not a concrete outhouse; someone on here should know what it is…🤔

[afreakofnature]

Nuclear ☢️ fall out saftey spot.