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Ahh... well there ya have it, didn't even know lead head nails were a thing. Thanks!

Hi all, been awhile since I've posted here. Just recently gotten back into prospecting and came across a couple junk "oddities" while re-visiting a small creek where I've had some luck in the past. Detected a few of these within half a meter of each other (submerged under water at bottom of...

I occasionally have to turn mine off/on to get it from falsing but all in all I've found it quite useful and mostly reliable... but I haven't used any others for a comparison

Oh wow, now that's some seriously good cleaning technique you got there... what's the secret?

Went back for a couple hours, not as much luck with the silvers (whole bunch of 1c/2c) but did finally find myself my first six pence which was in alright condition compared to some of the others :)

Ah righto I gotcha, some good detective work there mate! Had me scratching my head as I didn't think you were from up my way :lol: Just did some research on the old primary school here and realised it was actually founded back in 1892, so much older than I realised! Bodes well for finding some...

Thanks Dave - will give that a go for the worse-off ones as I think they're way too far gone to have much value beyond their weight in silver anyway. I'd just like to clean them up a bit for viewing pleasure in my own collection. :Y:

Thanks for the tips Silver, though just to clarify I meant the old, no longer running, primary school. The oval is only used by some locals for letting the dogs run about and a section used for footy practice some days. Ah -- just looked at your pics and realised the second one is exactly the...

Hi all -- finally decided to purchase an Equinox 800 from a mate who only used it a few times. Spent the first day or two just learning it's ways in the yard and for a quick swing at a local park where I picked up a few moderns and a three pence (1936). Then today decided to do a few hours at...

Will have to order another soon, I somehow managed to snap the end of mine off -- my fault though, I was out crevicing and forgot to take my pry-bar so tried using my Baz Back Scratcher to pry out a (too) big chunk of cracked bedrock -- came close to dislodging the rock but not before the end of...

Jeezuz Chroist Jamie.... save some for the rest of us hey? :lol: :perfect: :fire: :goldnugget:

Really Nice hauls! :o Over what time frame did you get them all?

Somehow I managed to get the Turbopan as my first gold pan when starting out... I did learn how to use it and it does work, can be useful if you don't have a classifier (though as mentioned doesn't like clay) -- but at the end of the day nothing beats a good old Garrett Super Sluice pan IMO. Can...

There's also gold to be found on the Barron if you can find a good spot. I like to play on Google Earth and look for good looking bends where there is plenty of exposed bedrock and of course a spot that's accessible without too much leg work. It can take some time/test pans to find where the...

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Yep -- as I was starting out and finding my first few nuggets I thought I had the "gold signal" figured out, a nice crisp high-low (on the SDC), not too loud, etc. But now I know better. high-low, low-high, crisp, warbly -- doesn't matter. In my small collection of nuggets I have a pretty good...

Mate... that gully of yours is the stuff of dreams! If I was you I'd be extra careful not to let anyone know where it is... I'm super jealous mate! :goldnugget: :Y: :pickshovel:

Wow... hell of a find, nice job! Considering you pulled that out on the 1st day of checking out the gully, exciting to think what may still be waiting to be found! :Y: :goldnugget: :o

Yeah -- just to clarify -- I wasn't saying it doesn't take any "luck", but that luck comes (consistently) as a result of effort. Sure you can put in 100% effort and not find gold (gold is rare and hard to come by after all)... which is why I think it's more accurate to say "consistently find...

I think if we re-phrase the question to "Why can't I consistently find gold?" (as in at least 1/3 daily outings) then we can just about take luck out of the equation. At the end of the day, 100% effort is all that's needed. Put in the effort to do your research (what equipment to buy/make/take...