Indiana gold!

z.daniel88

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Feb 17, 2012
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Richmond IN
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my last trip out netted me this little pile of color...not much in dollar value but a lot in sentimental lol but gotta love findin gold where everyone tells you their aint any ... da feva!
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Coinstriking Michigan

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That's awesome, better than a kick in the ball bag.
 

Mud

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was there an old mine near by?
 

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z.daniel88

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Feb 17, 2012
43
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Richmond IN
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was there an old mine near by?


nope ...no mines at all around here except for a long lost silver mine ive heard of. just some nice lookin river rocks that are beggin to be turned over. if only i could dredge here it would be awesome!
 

Terry Soloman

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Yeee-Haaaah!! Congrats on putting color in your poke!
 

Threshold

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Gold is always nice ;)
 

hamiddetecting

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Nice finds, gold is gold. Hamid
 

Indiana Digger

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my last trip out netted me this little pile of color...not much in dollar value but a lot in sentimental lol but gotta love findin gold where everyone tells you their aint any ... da feva!
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Damn, z.daniel88...this Hoosier is gonna head southeast and join ya! Love that sparkle! Congrats!

~Indiana Digger~
 

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z.daniel88

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Feb 17, 2012
43
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Richmond IN
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
my last trip out netted me this little pile of color...not much in dollar value but a lot in sentimental lol but gotta love findin gold where everyone tells you their aint any ... da feva!
View attachment 621471

Damn, z.daniel88...this Hoosier is gonna head southeast and join ya! Love that sparkle! Congrats!

~Indiana Digger~



anytime indiana digger, fellow prospectors are always welcome in my parts! just bring your own shovel lol Good luck to you as well!
 

hunter_46356

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Feb 12, 2012
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D@#m Z man that looks like a mighty fine take for Indiana gold. That be alot chunkier lookin than what I've been findin. I've got to get closer to the middle of the state. Went out yesterday in Warren Co. 5 hrs of diggin and 20 specs of fine flour just ain't gettin it anymore.
 

justanotherpulltab

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Apr 30, 2011
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Thats cool, I live in the same town as you also...do any detecting. I just started panning myself. cool finds.
 

Lookin

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Some nice looking glacial gold,there! It all adds up! Keep digging and adding to that vial!! It will be full by the end of...well...err...sometime in a couple of years! I bring as much of that Hoosier gold home as I can!! After several years, still working on the same vial!
 

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z.daniel88

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Feb 17, 2012
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Richmond IN
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D@#m Z man that looks like a mighty fine take for Indiana gold. That be alot chunkier lookin than what I've been findin. I've got to get closer to the middle of the state. Went out yesterday in Warren Co. 5 hrs of diggin and 20 specs of fine flour just ain't gettin it anymore.

im tellin you gotta find them big ole bends in the creeks that have washed everything down to clay ...then work the transition areas from clay to rock ...thers gold in there or at least IM findin it there lol went out today and got the most ive ever gotten plus the biggest flake ive seen yet..pics to come on the groups website Hoosier Prospectors
 

JmCraz8

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Gotta love gold!!!
 

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z.daniel88

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Feb 17, 2012
43
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Richmond IN
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Thats cool, I live in the same town as you also...do any detecting. I just started panning myself. cool finds.

nope havent gotten a detector yet just the ole pan and shovel at the moment ...cant keep the gold in the sluive box round here. you have any cool finds round here?
 

flakefinder

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One thing around here your going to work for what you get, there's gold but your not going to get rich but it's fun trying. GOOD HUNTING
 

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