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jimmy bedrock  
Posted : Friday, 7 November 2014 5:24:47 PM(UTC)
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Hi all
After 3 years with a counterfeit detector finding 0 bits of gold:( This is my first nugget (lol) with a Fisher gold bug pro after 3 hours detecting. 0.05g
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and here's a video of my second bit 1 minute later... 0.7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyp86AzJYx4
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chchnuggetdetect  
Posted : Saturday, 8 November 2014 1:01:41 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: jimmy bedrock Go to Quoted Post
Hi all
After 3 years with a counterfeit detector finding 0 bits of gold:( This is my first nugget (lol) with a Fisher gold bug pro after 3 hours detecting. 0.05g
[img]http://[/img]
and here's a video of my second bit 1 minute later... 0.7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyp86AzJYx4


Congrats, bet that feels good
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gavin  
Posted : Saturday, 8 November 2014 8:59:47 AM(UTC)
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Nice work! :) A nice wee nugget too! Is that up the same area I was finding mine when I was with you?
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Foiled again  
Posted : Saturday, 8 November 2014 10:51:11 AM(UTC)
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Oh man awesome!!
I so gotta get into detecting NUGGETS!! Sure beats digging in a creek all day im sure!
Good work Jimmy!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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jimmy bedrock  
Posted : Saturday, 8 November 2014 8:13:02 PM(UTC)
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Thanks its been a goal of mine for a long time and yer it felt good.
Hi Gavin this is from down where I was sluicing when I met you..i went up to that other spot but got rained out after 2 hours but worth another trip up there I think
Thanks foiled I loved gold detecting..9 days without a single pull tab lol. I did 8 hours sluicing but this trip was manly about MD.You should get into it..its all in your backyard down south.
Thanks guys
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jimmy bedrock  
Posted : Saturday, 8 November 2014 8:13:10 PM(UTC)
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double.

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