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Now, now ... you didn't mention THAT! haha It is an area with many, many places to hunt. You get to live real close to the gold in that area.

And now for more FAKE NEWS! https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/11/16/second-largest-gold-nugget-in-the-world-goes-to-auction/

They say this is the largest hoard but it seems to me there are larger ones ... https://www.livescience.com/largest-treasure-hoard-england?utm_source=SmartBrief&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_content=457CDC61-78BE-415D-9BA3-647900D62450&utm_term=9d161709-ab3f-4a42-87ad-b1ed29e66205

Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old dagger wielded by Roman soldier in battle with Rhaetians https://www.livescience.com/metal-detectorist-finds-dagger-ancient-roman-battle?utm_source=notification

Yes, I looked at the Andy Awards and yes, they are a 'Big Deal' within the industry. I'm interested in seeing what the total award with plaque would look like. Let me look for that now in images. Here are some and this might be the type of base that had been with this before it was tossed into or lost in the Pacific! http://www.thestable.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Andy-Awards.jpg

It is a Crypto specimen! Just think about the mining costs ... before you buy a Bitcoin ... buy this instead. (I've got a lesser Crypto specimen that if this catches on it will go from a $20,000 nugget to ????) You have to think big when you are in the auction and mining business ... with the cost of fuel at an all time high ... 🤪

Clark You know what a meteorite is now! haha

I broke the ears off my 17" 3030 coil years ago. It is a combination of a design flaw and inflexible material. I searched and searched and finally decided to take off the 'old ears' that were defective and mount the shaft into something better. Now I had something better but how do you mount the ears onto the old coil? You take the old ears off and either glue, fiberglass or pull tie it into place. My functional coil has never bothered me again. I've posted the picture on another thread.

If you have a few extra dollars in that IRA then you might want to buy this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10203363/Massive-20lb-gold-nugget-big-babys-head-near-Klondike-sale-1million.html

It weighs in at 1.9 lbs!

It's pot metal ... it came in on the Equinox at about 39 and it was a 14-16 inches deep.

The waves have been small but the tide went out far so I had to have a detect and get my fix. Well ... surprise, surprise ... something I could never imagine. It will be my most unusual find of the month at our metal detecting club meeting. In case you can't read it it says: ADVERTISING CLUB OF NEW YORK ANDY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

There is nothing quite like finding a nugget ... of any size!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/10/forrest-fenn-treasure-hunter-yellowstone-helicopter-rescue/

Thanks for starting a good thread Rob. Nice piece of gold you got there.

Anyone buy one of these and return it? haha

I traveled for 3 weeks in Malaysia in 1999 with a Malaysian. During that trip I went to KL and also went to Penang where it is mostly people of Chinese descent. There were areas of the country that were quite western and areas up toward Thailand that were very rural. I'm sure that in the years since they have automated many things that were once hand assembled. Penang was ahead of the rest of the country and this is where Minelab has listed their offices so I'm not overly concerned about quality but some think that Malaysia abuses their workers but I have no knowledge of this.

Simon, You've hit the nail mostly on the head as they say. New is not always better. My first 'beach machine' was a used Explorer SE Pro. I used it for a few years exclusively on the beach after my use of a GPX 5000. It was a bit quirky in its sounds but you could look at a screen and have a 90% chance of knowing what you were digging. It was pretty good on depth estimate also. After I got married I bought a CTX 3030 and let my wife swing the SE Pro. She found the best 18k chain with it years ago that either of us has ever found. She dropped it into the low waves one time and over a few years it finally quit because it is not a water proof control box or battery case. I've since bought an 800 and have done very well with it but I could still remember some things the SE Pro could do that were pretty good. Over a year ago we bought a lightly used SE Pro and I had not used it until yesterday. There really weren't many targets for my 800/15 but when I found them I tested the SE Pro/11 against it. That old dog will still find bones! It still handles some of the EMI better than any detector I've owned. When my wife starts hunting again she will take her bungee and the SE Pro and out-find me again. Mitchel

https://www.livescience.com/srivijaya-island-of-gold-discovered?utm_source=notification

Compass, Well done. What did it sound like all balled up like that?

Well said.

https://www.gold-eagle.com/chinese-gold-imports-from-hong-kong-hit-5-month-high This import of 34.786 tonnes is over 1 million troy ounces.

https://www.yukon-news.com/news/mayo-districts-biggest-placer-operation-liquidates-through-global-auction/

That is a good 'move' by you this year. I'll look you up.

That is a Kennedy half dollar! haha