WOW!!! Huge Gold Nugget while relic hunting!!

Ron (CA)

Hero Member
Feb 1, 2005
555
1,517
Mechanicsville VA
🥇 Banner finds
6
Detector(s) used
CTX 3030 , Deus 1 & 2,
We have been pounding a gold country relic site for a couple months and great stuff continues to pop up!! What a surprise when this whopper popped out of the ground.

For the non gold nugget hunters-- one this big is RARE!!

Also a couple seated dimes popped up.

The video is worth a watch!! Excuse the rough language but we all got pretty excited and we had a few (many) slips of the tongue!! :laughing7:

 

Attachments

  • gold 3.jpg
    gold 3.jpg
    38.5 KB · Views: 280
  • gold2.jpg
    gold2.jpg
    80.7 KB · Views: 294
  • gold4.jpg
    gold4.jpg
    53.8 KB · Views: 280
  • 61 dime 2.jpg
    61 dime 2.jpg
    118.5 KB · Views: 273
  • 62s 2 dime.jpg
    62s 2 dime.jpg
    75.3 KB · Views: 268
Upvote 29

Bass

Silver Member
Jan 20, 2013
3,076
1,811
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
This is an awesome find, banner for sure. Congratulations

Sent from my iPhone using TreasureNet
 

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,952
141,179
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Now that's something that you'll remember for the rest of your life, great looking nugget and this has to be up top for sure, the vote is in!:hello2:
 

Garbagebill

Full Member
Nov 1, 2013
142
107
San Joaquin valley Ca.
Detector(s) used
Teknetics gamma 6000/Detech 13" Ultimate DD Coil
Garrett Pro-Pointer/Buzz Wilson Bomb Sheath/Lesche digging tool/Black Widow headphones.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Wow! WTG!!! I'm not sure I could have ever left that site and went home lol awesome find, great video too!
 

seychik

Full Member
Nov 3, 2011
152
161
Denver Metro, Colorado
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT, Garrett Propointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Congrats on your banner find! The seated dimes and blasting cap-wow-topped off by a huge gold nugget! Loved the video. Sleep is over rated. Cindy
 

JunkDetector

Jr. Member
Aug 12, 2013
77
64
Placerville, California
Detector(s) used
Fisher F2
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Incredible find and another great youtube video!:icon_thumright:

I remember when that area burned a few months back. It's a shame that site will probably be lost to development in the near future.
 

cti4sw

Bronze Member
Jul 2, 2012
1,555
919
Pennsylvania
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 600, Garrett AT Pro, Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Very impressive. I don't normally ask this because its not that important to me, but what is the market value of that specimen?

About $1,500/oz last time I checked. It's actually down, earlier this year it was at about $1,700/oz.
 

Back-of-the-boat

Gold Member
Apr 18, 2013
6,899
8,542
California
Detector(s) used
AT GOLD/Garrett /C.Scope cs4PI/Garrett(carrot) pro pointer/ 5x8 double d coil and sniper coil/Lesche digger/Lesche "T" handle shovel.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Awesome just simply awesome.
 

Lcb24kt

Full Member
Jan 31, 2010
180
212
PA
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Fisher F-75, Blisstool, Whites TDI, Whites MXT all pro.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Awesome finds! Awesome video!!!:hello2:
 

Msbeepbeep

Gold Member
Jun 24, 2012
15,787
24,131
MA
Detector(s) used
M-6, pro pointer, pistol probe
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
WOW! Stunning beautiful BIG gold nugget! I'm beyond speechless!
Mega congrats! And on the silver dimes and other finds too! Banner!
 

Jason in Enid

Gold Member
Oct 10, 2009
9,593
9,229
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You have to wonder if that is the native spot for the nugget or if it was dropped by miner. Either way, congrats on an amazing find!
 

CRUSADER

Gold Member
May 25, 2007
40,890
45,653
ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
27
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
About $1,500/oz last time I checked. It's actually down, earlier this year it was at about $1,700/oz.

but I thought it was worth more than melt?
 

DrJoePrime

Bronze Member
Sep 9, 2007
1,535
948
Long Beach, California
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
XP Deus, White's Surfmaster Dual Field, Tesoro Sand Shark, Garrett ATX
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Ron, Great video and thanks for sharing!:hello2::hello2::hello2:

That nugget is really, really SOMETHING!

PS: Gold is a bit off it's high of last year..just over $1200/ ounce and even with the 50 - 100% premium for a specimen nugget I very much doubt that Ron would part with it!
 

Last edited:

Showtime2385

Bronze Member
Nov 19, 2013
1,586
1,479
NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab E-Trac, Garrett AT-Pro, Garrett Pro-pointer-AT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Good lord man :hello2:
 

MUD(S.W.A.T)

Gold Member
Apr 15, 2005
8,003
897
Location: Undisclosed
Detector(s) used
I use, Whites MXT and Garrett AT Pro.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow,

Amazing nugget, looks like someone threw you a bone. Literally it looks like a bone in the banner pick, I'd name it the "Dog bone Nugget"... :laughing7: Awesome find, as for the value. Its about x2 melt value as a specimen ! :icon_thumright:

Congratulations awesome finds, video and site really a dream site !! :occasion14:

Keep @ it and HH !! :hello2:
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top