🥇 BANNER 2 1/2 ounce MONSTER GOLD NUGGET !!

Ron (CA)

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Was out relic hunting with my buddy Mark (49r Relics) and got a nice 39/40 on the CTX. From past experienced I knew it has a chance of being a gold nugget!! Got is all on video!!

What an amazing feeling popping out a huge chunk of gold like this. I know many of you are not gold hunters (at least not in nugget form) but gold this size is the Holy Grail of nugget hunting!! Amazing to see this surface for the first time and be the first person to ever touch it!! The Nugget Gods have been nice to Mark and me!!



2 oz gold 2.jpg 2 oz gold 3.jpg
 

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Metal Magnet

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wow, that is absolutely unbelievable! that's a banner in my book. can't imagine the adrenaline you all felt on that one.
 

CSA2K

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This Minelab and this Pro-Pointer.. and that's all I need
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thommo59

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beautiful nugget and love the videos
 

NeoTokyo

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What an awesome find, I enjoyed the video too.
Thanks for sharing and making me want to get out and kill bedrock even more, BUT THIS WASNT ON BEDROCK!
Super awesome score. :)

What else was found at that area?
 

oxbowbarefoot

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Wow, incredible nugget! Without a doubt that's a Banner find! My vote is in.

What do smaller gold nuggets read on your CTX? What program were you using?
 

Scrappy

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Holy moley! Banner!

-Lady Liberty is hot stuff...especially on a coin
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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Yup, that is one Banner sized nugget. You guys are really on the money down there in good ole California, congrats.
ZDD
 

70monte68

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Great score and video! Banner!
 

terpfan

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Fantastic recovery. I could watch that video over and over, thanks for taking the time to put it together. The find will be up top soon.
 

BVI Hunter

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get out and kill bedrock even more, BUT THIS WASNT ON BEDROCK!

Being a non-gold hunting noob (!) what's the importance of bedrock? thanks!
 

BVI Hunter

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Super find!! (Banner vote in)
My heart was pumping watching that, even though I knew what was coming!!

What MD do you use?
 

Prospector70

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Banner!

Great find OMG!
 

Msbeepbeep

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Mega congrats! Awesome gold nugget! You guys are gold magnets! I say banner!
 

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