normmcq

I have found several coins, usually nickels but some pennies in known old patches. Some people believe they need to leave something of value where they found nuggets. Several years ago I dug un unspent 357 mag round. Might have been funny to the person that left it, but could have been a dangerous situation if I had hit it just wrong with my pick.

                                                                           Norm

WTG Eric! I know you earned those nuggets

                                               Norm

If you enjoy rocks  and gems like I do, you must go to Tucson.  My wife and I spent three days there and we didn't see all of it.

                                   Highly recommend it. Norm

What a great find! Thanks for posting, congratulations to the finder.

                                                             Norm

 I got to say, it all looks like gold to me. Now that you have lost your "virginity", you are a ruined man,  you will always be looking for more! Congrats on finding that first one WTG!

                                                                               Norm

Rob has a great eye for looking at a beach or park to make make great finds, not to mention his gold detecting skills,

                    WTG Rob!

I'll bet almost any detector could find that nugget at that depth. Nice nugget, congrats to the finder.

                                                       Norm

Thanks for posting that, very interesting. I did learn something, I just wish I could remember it.

                                                     Norm

WTG Steve!

 I always enjoy your write-ups and observations. I use the B and Z booster and have found several nuggets in areas that have been detected by myself and many others. I'm thinking it was the booster that helped me find them.

                                                                                              Norm

Fred was just honing his skills, he finds big ones too!  WTG Fred

Fred

 I'm glad you have recovered enough to get out again. Looking forward to our next hunt.

                                                          Norm

Hi Paul

 I was in the National Guard and we did summer camp at Fort Lewis. The locals said, if you can see Mt. Rainier it is going to rain and if you can't, it is raining!  

                                                   Welcome home Paul

 I found that nice specimen on a hillside that quite a bit of nice gold was found on. I was on a club claim and it had seen numerous detectors. After the first two summers the claim didn't give up much gold. Then the GPZ 7000 came out and I was right back to that claim. The area was covered with snow and was only able to hunt a small bit of it, but I did manage that specimen, It was the first of many nice pieces that were found with the ZED by many users.

 For more pictures of some of the gold from that hillside go to  ICMJ'S Prospecting and Mining Journal Volume 83                 Number 1 September 2013 page 60 and 61

                                                   Norm

Jim, I am posting another picture of  Limonite after pyrite. I think it is my best specimen and one more of gold in quartz with crystals. The picture doesn't show the crystals very good, but they are all over it

                                                                            Norm

Do you ever question yourself, am I in an area that even has gold? It isn't always true, but if you see these indicators together you are probably not far from gold.

 One that size is a confidence builder, I  knew you would get that 4500 figured out. 

                                WTG Frank!

 I too have found gold on several of GPAA claims. That being said, part of dues the money goes to fight the fight with the bureaucracy to keep public lands open to small scale mining. As a bonus, you get a detailed book of maps with the GPAA claims. Some of the claims may well be worked out, but it will put you in the areas that have gold. Do your own research from there. 

                                  Norm

I saw those nuggets and the smiles that Robin and Lucky were wearing! 

              WTG Norm

 And some of us think the GPZ 7000 is heavy

Yes I am using the ML 3030 and I don't have a clue as to why no nickels that day. I normally dig my share of Nickels along with the pull tabs and can slaw.

 As for the Victorinox knife, the main part of the knife was beyond saving. I got another one with the right stuff and the red handles. Was able to remove the handles and now will replace them with the silver ones.

Hi Simon, you got my curiosity going. I found out that Victorinox and Swiss Army are one in the same, the person that stole yours probably didn't even know how valuable that knife was. As for coin finds, if you find a virgin area 121  coins is not unusual. The ratio was exceptional, 39 pennies, 39 dimes and 43 quarters. Not a single nickel, but plenty of pull tabs.

 I found two sites that sell this knife, one for $209.00 the other for $179.00

 Went for an afternoon hunt yesterday to an area that had several music festivals over the years. I didn't expect to find any silver coins, and I didn't.

A relatively small area produced a good number of coins, pull tabs and other miscellaneous junk along with a Swiss Army knife that was in three pieces. The handles had become separated from the knife.

 After getting home and inspecting my finds,I discovered the knife handles are 925 sterling with an engraved name on one of them.I will try to contact that person. A very expensive little knife

I found this great  badge in an old barn

The IHP is on  my bucket list, nice find!