Gold Seeker

Actually I didn't really know it was a ear wax removal tool , I just thought to myself when I saw it that it should work well for removing ear wax with it being as small as it is and having the grooves on the end and then did a search and found that kit with that tool in it, sometimes one gets it right with a lucky guess!!!

Ear Wax removal tool, usually part of a set. https://www.miniinthebox.com/en/p/leather-suit-ear-pick-set-ear-pick-portable-ear-pick-ear-picker-earwax-adult-ear-pick_p9438142.html?currency=USD&litb_from=bing_shopping&sku=2_123827&country_code=us&utm_source=bingshopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=bingshopping&msclkid=01fd42746bb41d1f860c26506d26be55

RIP Monte

Awesome, really like the leaves, post a photo of the letters on the back!

Not a book but a great resource by a GREAT man Dr. A.K. Williams Ph.D, R.I.P., here's his website "Basement Chemistry For The Prospector" that he created for all of us to use for free, now kept online by his son since his passing. https://koldun.tripod.com/bcftp/bcftp.htm Be careful and following all safety precautions!!

That awesome, that quarter even though it has some wear is a key date and worth more than a few bucks!!

If you had bought that coil it would cost around $230 to $250, so now you know the new value to help in looking for a trade.

I could be wrong but I believe that @phrunt posted at the least the cutoff date of the faulty ones.

Take that broken Snap-On opened end wrench to a Snap-On dealer and they may give you new one, I think they have a lifetime warranty on most hand tools!! LOL

Happy Birthday!

If you look at the photo again you'll see the outer ring in not raised but instead is down from the inner raised portion, you can tell by the shadow of the "X" portion on top of the coil.

Congratulations, that an interesting find, I did a search for ones like it and found 3 on eBay, one just like yours with the "CASE XX" for $188.88.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/195041683398?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D245504%26meid%3D5be71603c45347febb64bf6b2ed4dcf5%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D404092631488%26itm%3D195041683398%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithRevOptLambda85KnnRecallV1ModelShadowTwoCPC&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A1950416833985be71603c45347febb64bf6b2ed4dcf5|enc%3AAQAHAAABIPnNgQzrwy4hcSW%2F1r0wjcHUoW2vznLktC1ywnd%2BfgwtQMS7ujyLj2eDOBk%2F50Ne1qgZ1dSXcE24bIIJtJasc%2F0JNg9ZoBfoxG5ipKS4gKGtZJ1qL6XxhOqAK9gfZ7oM0iylFMrk%2FyPwlkaTVmZCNi%2FNoxwuhnqBGsUXv3lvjPiyNLYAduAAT1Z6aKNQpth7IM4o6rZ3ba4Q%2FYZppvUdr4RXf%2FEW5sA3NfmDTDM4S%2Fm7ThBNYtBMM2lFeqof5eV2pg6pCmUYoW9TQb6fGGO2iMTXWDb7flKuxirxtHcqOhC3Apaz2g0oatU%2FGswioN6VhOWESbqcnRfB0KTBlMJejswwp892HCWgNAAwZ%2BiTaTny6UPBxGs%2BDH%2FtSCtfLVE9Jw%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675 Another but it actually has a number where yours has the "CASE XX", for $149.95.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/404092631488?hash=item5e15cc39c0:g:uG0AAOSwcdljt0HJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsJYyOZkaw%2FMruGr9lXdiHDBvpkK1AE709pFaNvl446XFKOEZiN2cK4KeeLZXeuAA1Rd%2FIPTICNK7JEPX0BGO81Wgdt6Z7Wz3d2KC5Xo%2FctBn9WN2CbHsTYSVLqYHYCDEbB3%2F2cShfG9pSYu73RFHCMTlbnNNklTLi3Hx87aTzCWa%2BnPaSN0RCB2d0xbUxlTgSRU%2FzIpwcuozWyuPznm4RTzv6Tij5h7SY8W3b2tPLlqM|tkp%3ABk9SR6D1haG_YQ The 3rd one also has a number and is sealed in the original plastic it came in...FOR...$800... https://www.ebay.com/itm/266099693231 I wonder about the ones like you have found that has no number but instead the "CASE XX"??

I had no problem with the link working....but for anyone having issues with it here's a link to the story in a news article from 2017. https://www.laweekly.com/the-incredible-story-of-californias-first-gold-strike-takes-place-just-minutes-from-downtown-l-a/

I'm guessing mudstone/shale, but the "yellow" are plant fossils. The plant fell onto a prior layer of mud and then another layer of mud was deposited over the plant, then over 1000's and 1000's of years the mud turned into stone.

It's possible the nugget came from the pirate loot...or just as possible it came from someone who lost it after finding it in surrounding states which many of have gold nuggets from either natural gold deposits or gold brought down by glaciers from Canada. That being said, they should be able to test the gold and compare it to gold from Africa and or Canada, supposedly gold can be traced to it's original source by it's contents, much like the lead cross was tested from "the Curse of Oak Island" to determine where the source of the lead was from.