Australian finds A$100,000 gold nugget using metal detector

Rum Tide

Full Member
Apr 28, 2019
147
542
The Treasure Coast
Detector(s) used
Yukon Coin Hustler II, Vibra-Tector 740, Pulse Dive (2), Equinox 600, Equinox 800 and Excalibur II
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

tamrock

Gold Member
Jan 16, 2013
14,837
29,469
Colorado
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Lucky guy. Some time ago I would see a customer in Aztec New Mexico. Nearby was a metal detecting shop and dealer of gold panning equipment. The place wasn't open and I wanted to see what all they had in it. One time on my visit to the area they were open, so I got to go in. The owner had his MD finds displayed and I asked why so often I come by and no one's here. He said he was seasonal and they only opened during the summer tourist season. Come fall he and his wife would go see the kids and grandkids and then spend the winter months metal detecting for gold nuggets in Australia. I was thinking that was a perfect way to spend your retirement years.
 

Sheldon J

Hero Member
Jul 18, 2009
897
599
Battle Creek, Mi
Detector(s) used
Mine lab, Garrett, Bounty Hunter,
and again I say NEEDS PICTURES!

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dognose

Silver Member
Apr 15, 2009
2,906
7,830
Indiana
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70
thats crazy large. i think i would about drop a load and fall over if I found anything like that.
 

Joe-Dirt

Silver Member
Jan 18, 2018
3,538
10,871
Central Massachusetts
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab equinox 800, Manticore & XP Deus II , 2 Garrett carrots, Minelab find 35 pin pointer, NX6 shovel , 31” Lesche shovel, whites digmaster, Lesche hand trowel, 3-5 gallon buckets full of crappola
Primary Interest:
Other
I’d have dropped dead right then and there. Ho-lee-shee-it
 

Jimoutside

Jr. Member
Jul 16, 2019
60
52
South Carolina
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
That's the great thing about W.A.....gold is still there, at the surface, in large pieces. And it's possible to go looking for it. And people still find it.
 

A2coins

Gold Member
Dec 20, 2015
33,807
42,606
Ann Arbor
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
There was one on display in an AZ bank someone found laying on the ground
 

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