71 years, and the only gold I've "found" was in little souvenir vials given me by others, ha-ha. But I LOVE to browse this forum to see what gold you guys wrest or coax from our dear planet, especially as I've lived or visited near many of the places where you seek the gold. As to age, at 71 I clearly recall one of my first "digs" at age 3 digging dense grey mud with my small hands from a little embankment to make little sculptures with, fun memory. Those of us who, like me, had parents who didn't mind us getting "dirty" were the lucky ones! Looking forward to see what all you guys of any age find next in the way of gold, silver, platinum -- it's ALL good! Andi