Nuggetfinder coils were first manufactured in the early 1990s, by Barrie & Rohan Johnson of Barrie Johnson Detector Service in Wedderburn, Victoria; a small country town renowned for its rich goldfields. Consisting of a small range of lightweight, fiberglass coils, these products were very popular amongst the Australia prospecting community. Constructed entirely by hand, Nuggetfinder offered prospectors high performance coils without the excessive weight associated with similar sized coils manufactured from plastic.