perdidogringo
Hero Member
Hi All,
I returned to my gold rush '49er camp over the weekend. My girlfriend found an 1847 large American cent (see in the photos below), a small, cast-iron crotal bell (currently soaking to attempt an ID), and a small round ball.
I was having my worst day ever there. I was using my stock AT Pro coil (8.5" x 11'), which is a big mistake in a jungle environment and wasn't getting any decent, repeatable signals. Mostly "iffy" signals with numbers that were "jumping around." After my better half found her items, I was getting desperate. Finally, I found a decent signal that still jumped around from the 30s to the 70s but was a little more consistent on the high end. I dug it and about 8 inches down, the yellow piece of metal pictured below popped out. I thought it was going to be silver by the number and I wasn't sure what it was. I put it in my pocket for inspection later. Later, after cleaning it up, my buddies are convinced it is gold. It weighs .29 oz and passed some preliminary gold tests (magnet, scraping a plate, etc.).
Can anyone tell me if it's real gold by the photos (or suggest another test I can try at home?)? I plan to take it to a jeweler this week. Any feedback would be appreciated!
I returned to my gold rush '49er camp over the weekend. My girlfriend found an 1847 large American cent (see in the photos below), a small, cast-iron crotal bell (currently soaking to attempt an ID), and a small round ball.
I was having my worst day ever there. I was using my stock AT Pro coil (8.5" x 11'), which is a big mistake in a jungle environment and wasn't getting any decent, repeatable signals. Mostly "iffy" signals with numbers that were "jumping around." After my better half found her items, I was getting desperate. Finally, I found a decent signal that still jumped around from the 30s to the 70s but was a little more consistent on the high end. I dug it and about 8 inches down, the yellow piece of metal pictured below popped out. I thought it was going to be silver by the number and I wasn't sure what it was. I put it in my pocket for inspection later. Later, after cleaning it up, my buddies are convinced it is gold. It weighs .29 oz and passed some preliminary gold tests (magnet, scraping a plate, etc.).
Can anyone tell me if it's real gold by the photos (or suggest another test I can try at home?)? I plan to take it to a jeweler this week. Any feedback would be appreciated!
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