Wisconsin Nugget

[Bumpstick]

Found this 3/4 oz. Nugget last week end with my Gold Bug.

 

[Bumpstick]

When I am at the lake detecting many cuties ask me what my best find is; I usually mention the diamond wedding ring.
Some guy asking and I tell them my bottle cap collection. A curios youngster and it was the gold coin.
This Nugget is absolutely the best to me and makes me feel good.

I have another bigger one but it has a larger percentage of Copper in it.

 

[motohed]

Too cool , maybe you can get some help from the cuties !!!!! LOL

 

[Bumpstick]

I just came back from the Rock and Gem show in Wauwatosa. WI
A young Artisan; Jennifer Damrow mad a special wire wrapped for my nugget. ?Wire-Wrapped Jewlery?Minerals?Fossils
I wanted a large enough bail to fit the honking Gold chain I found. She did a fantastic job and I loved the result.

 

[OwenT]

I'm curious about your profile picture, have you ever been to Palouse Falls or did you just see a pretty picture and decided that was good?

 

[Bumpstick]

I was cleaning up some of last seasons finds and saw another crusty dirty rock that was on the heavy side.
I soaked it in some muriatic acid and the oops the next day this is what it cleaned up like. 8.45 grams

 

[4x4x4]

Woof!
......still looking......
Much more luck to you !

 

[Bumpstick]

I Detected another nugget this fall before the ducks went south. This one scaled in at 13.54 grams. Soaked it in muriatic acid over the week end to clean the blackened crust off; a little wire brushing then it shined right up. Xterra705 Gold coil.

 

[dredgernaut]

I live near Wisconsin dells , I gotta drive 6000 miles round trip to find gold like that , and you find it in my back yard , lol , way to go man , nice work

 

[Assembler]

There is many newspaper articles from 1800s in california of people cleaning their chickens and finding little nuggets in their gizzard or craw. Especially those living in gold country.

This one has killed a number of upland birds and almost every one had a stone or two in their gizzards. Did not look at the gizzards of a deer before.
Not sure what happened with this post as this one was replying to californiagold post. Please move if you like to the thread about nuggets found in birds.