Steve Herschbach Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I am a Lower 48 newbie but off to a good start thanks to guidance from Chris Ralph, proving again that who you know is often more important than what you know when it comes to finding gold. Chris took me to a few places he was interested in. We had a great few days with some varied experiences, topped off with me finding this nice 0.82 ounce gold in quartz specimen. It was found in the northern Sierras of California with a Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector sporting a Nugget Finder 14" Advantage elliptical mono coil. There is a lot of gold showing so probably well over a half ounce of contained gold. The nugget was caked with mud and cemented material when found so was a bit of a surprise when it cleaned up so nice. Thanks Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave wiseman Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Killer specie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Sweet, welcome to the lower 48 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Beautiful piece! Gotta love that yellow stuff in quartz! Thanks for showing! Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted September 27, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hey Steve, Great find and thanks for sharing. I think the most important thing about hunting for gold is being in the right spots and being first on the ground with a detector. When someone in the knows (like Reno Chris) can point out or show someone a location, it could be a good one. Hope you guys can score some more from that same ground. P.S. Looking forward to seeing you both soon. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Steve: Man. alll I can say is HOLY COW!!!!That thing is beautiful. I hope you get a lot more out of that area.Tks for posting it.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Wow Steve,That's a little bigger than the one you showed me in Chicken...lololI will be in the area this weekend and hope to do as well!!!!!Thanks for sharing the pics and story....paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNuggets Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 That's a beauty, Steve ... And that, as Montana says, is some juicy looking ground!!!! ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Here are the little nuggets I've dug at the same general area. total weight is about 2 dwt, or about 1/10th of an ounce. These were also found with the GPX 5000 and the stock 11 inch mono.Its funny - all Steve has dug were specimens, all I've dug were nuggets. Yet where he dug and where I've dug are only about 120 yards apart.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Super sweet gold guys!!! Hope you pull a bunch more before the snow comes..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Amazing gold guys !! Thanks for sharing !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Wow Steve... that is a beaut! No N. Ca nugget is safe now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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