fi4451 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Found this about a month ago in an area that has been detected hard in Northern Nevada. All I can figure is that people thought that this target was trash. "Blanked" out as soon as I put detector over it- this piece of gold was only a couple of inches deep as you can see the hole in the background. It pays to get lucky sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 That's a fabulous peice of gold. It just proves the old adage that 'you dig everything'. I think that your dog helped you dig it up as to the dirt on it's nose. Great to have a pal out there also. GL in the future. Old Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Man that is a sweet piece of gold! I'll take a standard ouncer like that any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 What a great looking nugget ..Nice job !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Which is also why you need to be real, real careful when using discrimination on a ML PI detector. Its not the first big nugget I've seen that showed reject on the discrim.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted November 15, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hey fi4451, Over the years, most of the larger nuggets I found sounded like trash. One reason is the nuggets were non-typical nuggets shapes, long, twisted or some type of strange shape. They also gave a blanking or common trash sounding signal, which most would assume is just iron rubbish. As much as I hate to dig them, I try to dig all targets when I can. Great find and thanks for sharing it on the forums here. I also enjoyed the picture of the dog, man's best friend! Wishing you many more large nuggets. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 In that desert if it makes a noise, dig it! Great looking nugget, WTG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Fantastic find Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Great looking Nugget!! Ok I feel left out here, I thought you had to use a DD coil to use discrimination? Can someone please explain, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted November 15, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hello Gravelwasher, I think when he said "blanked" he was referring to overloaded - blanking signal, not so much blanking like iron disc. Hopefully he can clarify. You are correct, you can't discriminate using a Monoloop searchcoil, regardless what others might say. Hope this helps,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Great find congradulations on the ouncer. Talk about it blanking out or sounding like trash, I was hunting a creekbed one time. There was a large Cambells Soup can sitting on the side, that just made the detector scream. I moved the can farther away, and got a large sound in the wash, it ended up being a 1/4 ounce nugget. A lot of people must have missed this one, thinking to just go around the can. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NvDoug Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Very Nice fi4451... Its good to see the dirty nose if the field. . . rather than in the yard I know mine would be right in the hole with me digging as well. Congrats on the nugget and yes... I agree "It pays to get lucky sometimes". Take care and wish you more luckDoug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fi4451 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the comments, I should have been more clear. I thought "blanking" meant overloading signal. I always use mono coils. Actually, I have a whole arsenal of the latest and greatest coils but I only find gold with the 11" mono commander series which came in the box. I love that coil- I think it is a little heavy, but that is alright. As far as the dog, I think she gets more excited to look for gold in the desert than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the clarification guys. I know exactly what you mean. Thanks again and great nugget you found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Great find, good to see people pulling some nice nuggets, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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