Au Seeker 3,092 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/18/2017 at 6:56 PM, Michigan Mark said: Well, this is humble compared to what I've seen but I had 2 visit's each lasting 2 days. The 2nd time I will never forget. The rain was so bad we had to cross a creek at Rich Hill to get out or we might not have left for goodness knows how long.. I remember the desert being so green and I was literally sloshing around in the mud.. Camped in the truck but the water got in and I was just about floating in my sleeping bag.. Loved every minute of the visit! Yes there is some silver in a few nuggets. Mark nice gold, BUT I just looked more closely at that dime, a 1916 in very good condition!! I sure hope it has a D mint mark? If it does it's worth a good chuck of change , if not you could at least buy a nice meal wiith what it's worth, did you find it metal detecting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michigan Mark 9 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Greetings Skip P....I could only wish that was a 1916D ... It would be worth a small fortune! Actually it is a P [Philadelphia] ..This one I did not find although I have many in similar condition worth more.. it just looked good there... More than likely traded for a chunk of ~float Copper~ which I have thousands of pieces over the years.Up here in the U.P of Michigan it can be found but it's getting harder and harder to find just like gold...BUT as we all know... THEY DIDNT GET IT ALL! Peace to you Skip P. and a Merry Christmas to you and all our friends here at Nugget Shooter! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michigan Mark 9 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Well greetings My Ole friend Bill! First I would like to say your web site only gets more amazing all the time!!! This is one of the most complete concise and super interesting sites on thew entire web!!! Oh I keep finding the float copper but it's getting harder and harder.. One of these days Im going to lay out everything I got and photo it and get it in here somewhere.. Im not sure if it is proper or either interesting on a wonderful web site like this with all the gold!!! I am just astounded at all the nice gold being found! Gosh I hardly recognized you Bill... You look like....Santa Claus!!!!))) Looking forward for my 3rd visit with you and everyone on one of your yearly get together's.. I'll bet it hasnt rained in the desert like it did since the last time I was there! Gosh cant remember the year... But I still got my Gp extreme and am always chomping at the bit to come back and hunt a little AU... Im sure you left a little bit for me!!!))) MERRY CHRISTMAS Bill !! Always a pleasure .. Hope to see you and everyone on one of your get together's in the near future! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,610 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 not viewable for me..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugler 33 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 So good to see that gold detectors are still very active out there and getting many nice results. I remember when I first started detecting for gold in the Arizona desert back in 1994, I went out everyday for six months and never found a speck of gold. The second winter down near Quartzsite and with a new Goldbug II I had spent the morning digging junk and came upon another "bang" for a signal and started to walk away in disgust. My promise to myself was to "dig every target" so I went back and started digging again. I was not optimistic. Well, out popped a 1 1/2 oz. specie. I jumped and hollered and carried on. I wasn't taking pictures in those days and sorry I didn't. Anyway, many ounces and many wonderful nuggets later I started taking pictures. By the way, Uncle Ron, I am still using my old standby SD 2100 that I bought back in 1995. I use many coils and on the same ground. Here are a few pictures of gold taken from the hills and valleys of Montana. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,124 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 All natural, preservative free, free range goodness... Found by a friend yesterday. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,075 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very Nice !! Congrats to your friend !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,757 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very nice! Has some cool character to it also. I will smack him on the back when I see him again Tom H. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,511 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Looks like the trip was worth while ... Nice nugget. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,124 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 It's his biggest nugget yet, so he is a pretty happy camper. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,613 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very nice nugget. Congrats to your friend. May I ask what he was using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,124 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 He was using a 2300 I believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,610 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Nice find James.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,075 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Here's a macro shot of one I found a few months back. TomH did a good job of capturing the details. Enjoy !! Luke 10 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 707 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Nice close up.....nice piece! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,610 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Dang that is sweet with the wire etc.... Sum a bitc....... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,075 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Here's another one I've had for awhile. I found it in Greaterville last year. It was the 'black' nugget from my original post. Cleaning it in hydrogen peroxide and baking soda allowed the good stuff to shine through. It's around a third of a gram. 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,114 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 5:22 PM, Bill Southern said: Dang that is sweet with the wire etc.... Sum a bitc....... Agreed ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky 344 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 6:44 PM, LukeJ said: Here's a macro shot of one I found a few months back. TomH did a good job of capturing the details. Enjoy !! Luke Hey that's a amazing nugget the formation on the top right twisting back into the buffet looks sweet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swingcosis 46 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 707 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Swingcosis said: Southern Motherlode gold species......very nice....thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swingcosis 46 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Hahaha how'd you know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,610 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Nice gold! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,613 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 10:07 PM, LukeJ said: Here's another one I've had for awhile. I found it in Greaterville last year. It was the 'black' nugget from my original post. Cleaning it in hydrogen peroxide and baking soda allowed the good stuff to shine through. It's around a third of a gram. What are you using to get such fine detail on a small specimen like that? Please don't tell me you are using a smartphone. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,075 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 24 minutes ago, Morlock said: What are you using to get such fine detail on a small specimen like that? Please don't tell me you are using a smartphone. You'll have to ask TomH. He took the pics. He's got a nice camera and a fancy lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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