I have been sick for a long time and because of my age. I haven't used my Eureka Gold only 2 times but not for very long because of my health. We were out in the AZ desert and my wife and she was using hers so I thought I would give it a try. Well I walked only about 15 to 20 feet and I got a faint signal. I dug down about 1 foot and there it was a 1/3 oz nugget what a great find.