klunker

Best of luck to you. A full report is required in 30 days with photos.

These photos are actually the outward manifestations of a incurable mental illness. However, the symptoms of the dread illness can be lessened by administering copious amounts of properly prepared (and aged) volatile liquids while the patient is forced to inhale natural wood smoke, preferably as far away from polite society as possible. This procedure should be attended by a medical professional who understands animal instincts (perhaps a veterinarian), along with someone who has seen many cases of the illness, such as a retired Alaskan prospector, and, in case things take a turn for the worse a large, muscular man, such as a carpenter should also be on hand. I am scheduling my treatment very soon.

My first prospecting transportation was a 1942 ford pick up with a four cylinder tractor motor. I paid $40.00 for it. Everything is relative. I have no regrets for any of my gold sales.

3110.60 / ozt. $155.53 / dwt $6.48 / grn Gram??? Isn't that a Gramps wife?

My lazy detectorist settings: 1. The Sloth Setting. Do whatever it takes to adjust your detector to evade having to dig deep targets. This may include settings on the power on switch. 2. The Hammock Setting. Adjust the detector to work while swinging lackadaisically in a gentle breeze. 3. The Sitting Setting. Adjust the detector for maximum performance for when you are setting on a comfortable rock or stump. I could write a book on lazy detectorist tips and tricks--- if I wasn't so darned lazy.

They cracked it years ago. I got one of the first gpx 4000s. it had a micro atom smasher in the battery which sent gold molecules through the curly cord into the blue box where they where nuclearly combined into nuggets that slid down the shaft into the DD coil where an 18" probe would extend and penetrate the ground then retract and a hidden trap door would open and drop the nugget into the hole and when the trap door closed, it's squeaky hinge would be heard in the headphones. This is the only logical explanation for all the gold I found with the danged thing.

What's with all the negative attitude here? In life you have to create you own luck. Go for it mate!

I'm an 1800s miner in a 1900s body mining in the 2000s. Of course I liked it. Any of the members here that didn't watch it are missing out on a well presented bit of history.

A well presented story.

It looks like it could be an American 25 cent coin, but the bornite specimen is much prettier.

Fun video to watch. But I fail his prerequisites miserably. In the math department I only have enough fingers and toes to count to nine and a half. In the chemistry department, I topped out at learning to mix two cycle engine fuel. I dislike being too cold or too hot. And if I need a magnifying tool to see it, it's too danged small. And don't get me started on what I think of computers. Further more, I could probably learn to speak Mandarin easier than learning a good Australian accent. But I'm pretty good at finding gold.

Ah heck. Go ahead and keep the darned thing. It weighs almost as much as my 7000 anyway. But your welcome to stop by anytime.

I caught ya Mr. S.J.! So your the one that "borrowed" my pick! I hope no one ever sees me do it, but I show nuggets to my dog all the time.

I've dug op dozens of those little tin stars, each time being certain it was a nice nugget and giving me another opportunity to realize - I aint that danged clever.