TRINITYAU Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hello all, I got out this morning to try and find a birthday nugget. I had to get up early to make the long ten minute drive to a secret place right next to the highway and then make the long two minute walk into the goldfields. The sun was shining brightly, there was a breeze blowing and I could hear the traffic behind me. After the long trek, I stopped at a likely looking spot right out in the open and turned the old 3000 on. I was using the Sadie coil, it finds gold on its own. I moved three feet to the left of a wet spot and with one sweep of the coil I had a real nice audio response. The signal was very shallow, didn't want to dig deep holes on my birthday anyway, so that was alright. The ground was wet so I made a small scrape with the pick about as big as my hand, getting the grass out of the way. I made another sweep and the target had moved. The target was in the small pile of mud. I reached down and poked my finger around, trying to stay clean, and I saw a flash of yellow. I wiped my hand off and put my glasses on and bent over again to pick up the nugget. It turned out to be a pretty little nugget, my birthday nugget. I dropped the gold into the vial and decided it was time to make the long trip back to the rig. After the brutal two minute walk I got into the Jeep and headed home. The nugget weight is 2.36 grams, for Shep that is 1.53 pennyweight.I wish it was this easy every day... Thanks, TRINITYAU/RAYMILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Happy Birthday Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Happy Birthday Ray, glad you could get out a make it a golden birthday, even though you had to make the arduous trek into that gold field!!!That's a nice nugget, it sorta looks like a mini "Boot Of Cortez" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Man,its tough to be you Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Watkins Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice nugget for your birthday Ray, just think what you may find there if it wasnt so far from civilization. Everyone is out for gold it seems lately, maybe march sometime i can do the same. Nugget looks like a seahorse to me. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K - First Member Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Happy Birthday and thanks for the practical confirmation of the bottom line of all this detecting business. "A detector in the closet finds nothing." Your GP 3000 found it easily, but that nugget at that depth would likely be found by any gold detector and probably by a $49 Bounty Hunter. We get so wrapped up in the gear that sometimes we need reminding that knowing where to go and actually getting there is 90% of the deal! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget65 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice birthday present!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugsy Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Now that's the way to do it, congrats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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