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I am with you there. 960 nuggets of ½ grain to make a Troy ounce, even if they are shallow, is that many holes worth the bragging rights. Stick with you GPZ and get the bigger deeper ones. It is not🏏 where runs counts but weight does the same as sixes does to your score.

Thanks for that one Lunk. The rust colouring is typical to numerous ones that I have found in that size and smaller they stand out to me but lot of people miss them, even when detecting in the general area. Thanks again, let hope we see a lot more photos from others.

It amazes me what can be found just outside the popular spots and some times in the middle of the hot spots. I once found a 4 oz on one side of a sealed road and 11 gm on the other side, both were in the gutter, either side of the road. The road cut right through the centre of a surfaced patch. This spot was on the edge of a well known gold town close to the speed reduction sign going into the town. So who knows were it has been done totally with out giving it a quick go first. The 4 oz bit sounded like a "Coke Can" buried there. Good luck with your shot at Lake Havasu gold clubs claims

That is a beautiful Specimen in some natural environment. Your size 3.5/1.5 Oz is that Quartz/Gold. Lets hope others put some sunbakers shots up. I noted all the other Quartz are not water worn so yours has travelled recently to not be buried more.

Those limited batch hats ©️®️ should go quick, like rare coins. 😁

Rvpopeye the one I got was dead centre. I must of left that one for you 😆 They all try and hide from us.

How good are your eyes or your experience In the centre is a 6½ ounce nugget but the other yellows are only rocks.

You might as well get rid of them. The GPX-6000 is flooding the market. 🤑

As kids we would put large pennies in Hg and pretend that they were florins (a two shillings or 2 bob ). I know Hg is dangerous and have used it to make amalgam. They even made tooth filling with it which I had (I guess that explains a lot🥺). One problem I had about a year or two, was I had a few Kilos of Hg in a plastic lab container. The Plastic container was exposed to the sun light for a long time and perished with no indication it had . Luck was with me when I picked it up. The Container was in a billy, when I picked it up the plastic unit my fingers went right through the plastic and most of the Hg went into the billy but I still had a lot to recover of the bench and floor over a large area. The main thing is Carol was out at the time so I did not get told off. I hope I was not too much of topic but my pennies were silver.😇

The 'Berlin Rush' beginnings, August 1868 when Alexander Clelland sank a shallow shaft outside John Catto's Paddock and found a 60 oz nugget at the bottom. The Government rewarded him 100 pounds for the discovery of what he called "Bervie" Gold field. This name was spelled incorrectly and became Berlin in the official register. The Rheola area became famous for its beds of large nuggets scattered through the gullies. Some of the gold nuggets found during the 19th century include: The Needful found in 1869, Rum Ton found in 1870, Viscount Canterbury found in 1871, Precious found in 1871, Viscountess Canterbury and the Crescent found in 1872. John Catto's Paddock was the location of both the Precious and the Viscount Canterbury. The Precious was Victoria’ fourth largest nugget, weighted at 1,717 ounces. Well that's the way the cookie crumbles 😢

A great post Gerry and others but Gerry forgot to say SMALL COILS are very much lighter. 🤓

Well you know the Nox is one of the best detectors, but remember the tool is only 10% of the find. It is the operator and determination that gets the silver, gold and relics. You would of make your Grandfather proud. 👏

Tokens are one of my favourite finds. Rare as hell in Aus. but their value is no where near their rareness. Thanks for posting those ones you got.

Small coils find small gold, that large coils can not react on. For a newbie this help them in get a nugget ( more about) and learn how to listen to the detector that will be a great asset when looking for larger nuggets at depth. The nugget that are large and shallow you only need to walk over them and not think they are junk. The old rule if you hear it dig it.

I wish I had taken a photo of the horse shoes I found in remote WA. Aus. It was about 15 by 12 and 6 ft high. Sorry I did not count how many also. 🤪

These Specimens were from an area of 10 by 10 mile and shows some differences. This is a cleaned specimen my favourite. It contains wolfram (Tungsten) and the Weight of gold is only in the grams range. As can be seen there is many types of specimen.

Grasshopper I knew you would master the art when tou first started. As you say confidence is one of the most important factors in finding gold. If a newbie is in an area were the gold is tiny it is very hard to get that confidence. That first nugget is important but the second or the next nugget is the key in being successful to finding many nuggets.

Well you are right about Ounces (he got plenty 😀)

"If you are the buyer , ask for : Their name , cell# landline# payment address." The best advice I have seen for awhile. Old emails not so reliable however if you email them get a reply with a code number you sent them. Big business use that method to authenticate, confirm, corroborate, and validate your ID is another way.

And don't forget us Australian,s . No forget it the $20 would not get anywhere near the shipping cost. 😉 You could mod your design and make it removal or "heavy metals" that would get the "prospectors" in the loop.

I like the tokens well done.

Hand of faith .......875 troy ounces That what started the optimistic detecting prospector rush of today when Kevin H. found it. Weighing 875 troy ounces (27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches below the surface, resting in a vertical position.

Just got back from a week of holidays. Have caught up with JED journal now I have over 20 other topics to read here. Thanks GhostMiner so expect a heap of well deserve likes soon.

A coin and gold seller I know said he takes out all the rarer copper coins and throws the rest in a tumbler with glass beads and demineralised water. I like to leave copper coins as the are after a gentle wash. A good soak in Demin. water with smear of soap for a week or so, then a soft tooth brush for the ones that I keep.

I told my mate I had one heavier than his 96 Oz. When he looked at it he smiled and said how much of that is Quartz. It was 3.5 Kilos on the bathroom scales (109 Oz ) but only yielded 16+ Oz. of Gold so he said he was still in front. 😒