Fresh finds, coil demos, and more
I’ve been a nugget hunter for nearly two decades. Most days I find gold. But after a recent dry spell, I decided to try something new. I took my Minelab Equinox 800 out for some nugget hunting (with Coiltek’s NOX 10×5” coil). I will do this from time to time,
Towards the end of my northern California detecting season last fall, I borrowed my friend’s 10×5” GOLDHAWK coil. He had only used it once and found a few pieces with it. Since he wasn’t coming back to the High Sierra mountains for a few weeks, he said give it a
I found a Knights Templar Mason sword hilt with my 10×5″ NOX on the Equinox 800. It was made by James Luker in New York, sometime in the 1860s to 1870s. – Chad La Fleur
Upon the release of the GOLDHAWK series coils for the GPX6000, I had already gone over most of my patches I frequent at least a few times with the standard 6000 coils.
I have pulled small pieces from over 6” which is outstanding. Pinpointing is a breeze with this coil due to its narrow profile.
It was also very smooth in hot mineralization and the signal response was very positive.
