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That sure looks good after it's beauty bath in HCl 😍

Back in the early 90s I used Nickel Shield Conductive Paint that came in a spray can. It worked good on coils that I made and repaired, as well as the crude PI that I made before commercial PI detectors hit the gold fields.

GhostMiner I think I found Jed,s Truck. If it is not the36 Ford then it must be this one.

Back about 1974 one of our work mates found a ww2 canon shell about 15 inches in length in the remote PNG jungle (Bougainville island ... Croc gold location) The idiot removed the explosive from it in the PowerHouse workshop on night shift without permission. He ended up drowning while trying to remove a port window from a sunken war ship 6 months later.

That is a point to consider, Valens Legacy. Australian Coastal Taipans have the longest fangs of all Australian snakes- up to 13 mm, or half an inch long! They are also the longest venomous snake in Australia. They strike extremely quickly, and can inflict multiple bites and inject large amounts of venom – up to 60 mg. I personally have top class bushwalking Gaiters and have been struck by a Eastern brown snake but it only hit my Bushwalking boots and left the venom on them. Brown Snakes have relatively short fangs compared to some other non-Australian species such as cobras and vipers. Although they will bite repeatedly if provoked, they inject only a small amount of venom — about 4 mg (less than one-thousandth of an ounce but is very deadly).

Found this on an Aus. forum......Cut the base off an old pair of gumboots if you're short of funds, easily acquired at most OP Shops if sizes are available. Slip on the gumboots with the base cut off then put on your preferred footwear and slide the gumboots down over the top ....... Has anyone ever tried this.

WA Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said it was found about 50 kilometres south of Newman this morning. The complete trip was 1400 Km More info. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/australian-radioactive-capsule-found-in-wa-outback-rio-tinto/101917828

😋 It was detected (hear that Minelab) at least 2 meters off the road from a vehicle travelling at 67 Km/hour from the road. I want the gold version of their detector. 🤑 Note 4 of the capsules can sit on a 10¢ Aus or a $¼ US

A tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule has been found in WA’s outback, after it sparked a frantic search and unprecedented public health warning spanning hundreds of kilometres. ....Link....

Keep giving it a beauty bath in Hydrochloric acid as you have been doing. Time is the main thing it needs, I left a dirty ¼ ounce bit in acid for a few months with no loss of gold, however watch it if the purity of the gold is low as my knowledge is only with 90% plus. All of these nuggets had a long beauty bath in Hydrochloric acid.

Jacob looked over at me and stated flatly that nothing ever changes when there is gold. .... How True ....

Your account of the contact with Jacob is very interesting keep it up.

Eric check the tides around Good Friday. That's the time to get the gold. I hit a beach in QLD that my brother got over 300 gold rings from in a ten week search. He was sure that I would not get much after his effort. I manage to find over 50 old and heavy gold rings at the low tides in the fortnight I stayed with him, much to his surprise. He did OK too and found these false teeth made from old sovereigns.

In Cat Ballou the good horse drank whiskey, just ask Lee Marvin 1965. 🙄

What about the big coil in the back ground can't see the detector.

My eyes must still be OK, as I was guessing it was pushing the 40 ounce mark. As far as Reg goes I have seen him calling a 20+ ounce piece a nugget on a forum, but he might of been on hard times back then. 😀

74 USA oz or 47 AUS oz "a play on date." 🤑

On the right holes dug by shovels back in the 1800s On the left mining by machines recently. I always fill in my holes mainly to prevent others from knowing it has been productive. As far as detector holes go they pale into insignificant compared to the damage done by mining.

beatup lets hope that's the baby, and Big Mumma is near by. By the way that bit you got definitely make the Ozzy nugget standard it is not a speck. 🤨

That scoop looks well engineered. Less than $150 US or $220 AUD.

The hi-light of your collection is the green thing in your first photo. I have not seen one here in Oz. 😀

Gerry I was looking for the fish in your mouth, did I miss it. 😀

Compass have a look at this link...........https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/band-rings/tiffany-co-atlas-diamond-18k-rose-gold-open-band-ring-54/id-v_14019822/.......... I really like the design, but the price.

Below is a chart with diameters per pellet and weight for idealized lead spheres for U.S. Standard Designations with a comparison to English shot sizes.[3][4] U.S. Size English Size Type Mass (grains) Pellets per oz (lead) Pellets per oz (steel) Diameter (in) Diameter (mm) 0000 Buck 82 0.38 9.65 000½ Buck 76 0.37 9.4 000 LG Buck 70 6 n/a 0.36 9.14 MG (mould) Buck 62.5 7 n/a 0.347 8.81 00½ Buck 59 0.34 8.64 SG Buck 54.7 8 n/a 0.332 8.43 00 Buck 53.8 8 0.33 8.38 0 Buck 49 9 0.32 8.13 #1½ Buck 44.7 0.31 7.87 #1 Buck 40.5 10 0.30 7.62 Special SG Buck 39.8 11 n/a 0.298 7.57 #2½ Buck 36.6 0.29 7.37 #2 Buck 29.4 14 0.27 6.86 SSG Buck 29.17 15 n/a 0.269 6.83 #3½ Buck 26.3 0.26 6.6 #3 Buck 23.4 18 0.25 6.35 SSSG Buck 21.89 20 n/a 0.245 6.22 #4 Buck 20.7 21 0.24 6.1 FF Waterfowl 18.2 0.23 5.84 SSSSG Buck 17.50 25 n/a 0.227 5.77 F (or TTT) Waterfowl 16.0 0.22 5.59 SSSSSG or AAAA Buck/ Waterfowl 14.58 30 n/a 0.214 5.44 TT Waterfowl 13.9 0.21 5.33 AAA Waterfowl 12.5 35 n/a 0.203 5.16 T Waterfowl 12.0 n/a 53 0.20 5.08 AA Waterfowl 10.94 40 n/a 0.194 4.93 BBB Waterfowl 10.2 n/a 61 0.19 4.83 BB A or BBBB Waterfowl 8.75 50 72 0.18 4.57 B BBB Waterfowl 7.29 – 7.40 60 86 0.17 4.32 BB Waterfowl 6.25 70 n/a 0.161 4.09 #1 B Waterfowl 5.47 80 103 0.154 3.91 #2 Waterfowl 4.86 90 125 0.15 3.81 #1 Waterfowl 4.38 100 n/a 0.143 3.63 #3 #2 Waterfowl 3.65 120 154 0.135 3.43 – 3.56 #4 Waterfowl 3.24 135 192 0.13 3.3 #3 Waterfowl 3.12 140 n/a 0.128 3.25 #4½ Bird 2.90 0.125 3.18 #5 #4 Bird 2.57 170 243 0.12 3.05 #4½ Bird 2.19 200 n/a 0.113 2.87 #6 #5 Bird 1.94 – 1.99 220 – 225 317 0.11 2.79 #5½ (m.g.) Bird 1.82 240 n/a 0.107 2.72 #6 Bird 1.62 270 n/a 0.102 2.59 #7 #6½ Bird 1.458 300 420 0.10 2.54 #7 Bird/Clay 1.29 340 n/a 0.095 2.41 #7½ Bird/Clay 1.25 350 490 0.095 2.413 #8 Bird/Clay 1.067 410 577 0.09 2.286 #8½ #8 Bird/Clay 0.97 450 n/a 0.085 – 0.087 2.16 – 2.21 #9 #9 Bird/Clay 0.748 580 – 585 n/a 0.08 2.032 #9½ Bird/Clay 0.63 0.075 1.91 #10 #10 Pest 0.51 850 n/a 0.07 1.78 #11 Pest 0.42 1,040 n/a 0.066 1.68 #12 Pest 0.35 1,250 n/a 0.062 1.57 #11 Pest 0.32 0.06 1.52 #12 Pest 0.183 2,385 n/a 0.05 1.27 Dust Pest 0.17 2,600 n/a 0.048 1.22 Dust Pest 0.10 or less 0.04 1.02