All I Could See was "GOLD 999.9" on the 1" x 3" Gold Bar in My Scoop

LawrencetheMDer

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All I Could See was "GOLD 999.9" on the 1" x 3" Gold Bar in My Scoop

It had been a long day in the water and I was on the last leg of an 8-hr surf hunt on the west coast of Florida. I was moving along with my CTX 3030 and 17" coil in about 3 1/2 ft of water and got a strong and loud hit. On my first scoop, I looked inside and all I could see was " GOLD 999.9 " on this gold bar that looked about 1" and 3" at the bottom of my scoop.

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I could feel my pupils dilate and I stopped breathing. As I grabbed the bar it was heavy, but then I noticed the line across the top...dang.

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Sure felt good while it lasted; turns-out, the bar is a lighter. And I thought that I had seen and recovered everything - But you never know and that's the beauty of metal detecting. Happy Hunting.
 

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Terry Soloman

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JccEldreth

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That the stuff that will give you a heart condition!
 

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Very cool find no matter what. Just had a friend send pictures of (2) 50.00 gold slugs Found, San Francisco mint..Biggest gold coins made...I've never seen anything like them before........You just never know:notworthy:
 

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Ain't your grand pappy's Zippo that's for sure ! Nice find !
 

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Man, that aint right...enough to make you break your scoop over your knee...is there any chance its a real gold lighter?...they make lots of things out of gold.
 

Kray Gelder

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It had been a long day in the water and I was on the last leg of an 8-hr surf hunt on the west coast of Florida. I was moving along with my CTX 3030 and 17" coil in about 3 1/2 ft of water and got a strong and loud hit. On my first scoop, I looked inside and all I could see was " GOLD 999.9 " on this gold bar that looked about 1" and 3" at the bottom of my scoop.

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I could feel my pupils dilate and I stopped breathing. As I grabbed the bar it was heavy, but then I noticed the line across the top...dang.

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Sure felt good while it lasted; turns-out, the bar is a lighter. And I thought that I had seen and recovered everything - But you never know and that's the beauty of metal detecting. Happy Hunting.

WOW. Gotta laugh, not manly to cry.
 

fish1on

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Awesome find and story
 

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LawrencetheMDer

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Man, that aint right...enough to make you break your scoop over your knee...is there any chance its a real gold lighter?...they make lots of things out of gold.

Nope, scratches reveal a white metal underneath...a guy can hope.
 

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LawrencetheMDer

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Still a very cool find. Does it still work?

Worked on it and now there is a spark when depressed but no fluid/gas in lighter. Will pursue.
 

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