Gold Seeker

@GoldenHillbilly Burnsville is a little westward of where most gold is found in N.C., gong eastward, southeastward and even into S.C. but mainly N.C. from there increases your chances of finding gold, Uwharrie National Forest is about as far eastward that you're likely to find gold.

That all being said most of the gold found in mid to south central N.C. is fine gold, nuggets are not unheard of, in modern history(say the last thirty years)there have been only few 3/4 to maybe up to 2 ounce nuggets have been found but are few and very far between and a 1/4 ounce nugget now-a-days would be a BIG nugget IMHO and would start another gold rush, nuggets from 1 gram to 4 grams would also be rare and stellar day IMHO to find one not to mention more.

When I get chance to go to N.C. to prospect for gold I use a sluice, high banker or my dredge because I know I will do better with fine gold from streams and maybe come home with a few grams if I'm lucky than nugget hunting, I do however bring my metal detectors in case I find a picker/s in a stream, then I will try to pinpoint where they're originating from by detecting moss and crevices/cracks in the bedrock.  

It is correct that in N. C. most gold possibilities are on private property, since most public access areas available to look for gold have been and still are being hit hard, so your best chances is getting permissions on private land. 

Does it say anywhere on the pendant that it's the King of Thailand?

Very nice finds!

That quarter is a nice Christmas present, it's a key date and worth some $s , you got some other intriguing pieces a as well!! 

Too change the color of text, I always type the text, highlight it and then click on the color option from the tools.

Test, test, test

10 minutes ago, SeabeeRon said:

I am hesitant to ask about another detecting forum, so I hope it is OK, but is anyone else having trouble getting TNet to load??

 

I just tried and I can't get it to load either, it could be that they're updating the forums/software and usually the site won't load until the update is done.

I suggest trying later and throughout the day.

Awesome job!!

That's a good retirement fund....over $450,000, $2000 was a small sum to have that found!!

RIP Tim, prayers for your family and friends. 

7 minutes ago, kac said:

Imagine texting on a rotary phone?

From someone who grew up using rotary phones, texting wouldn't be hard at all on a rotary phone, reading text from a rotary on the other hand would be a challenge unless you were a code breaker!!!  

Classic case of CRS..(Can't Remeber.$h!T)..which we all have to some degree, it' just gets worst as we age!

Congratulations to Ron on a great find!!

What a way to pay for a new detector!!! 

Since these 4 guys needed a ready made list to know what to bring with them to survive tells me they are "greenhorns".....so IMHO the one thing they really need to bring is an experienced "oldtimer"  also known as the "1860s equivalent of the GPZ 7000" to show them how to find gold , and not get lost and how to survive in the first place!! 

9 hours ago, 2Valen said:

Steve,

Where can you purchase this, as I can't find it anywhere.

https://www.bing.com/search?pc=COSP&ptag=N3132D041519AE20BDC3E2E&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127&q=303+Aerospace+Protectant

On 3/4/2020 at 8:08 PM, kac said:

Start a reality tv series and get some network to foot the bill 😉

10 hours ago, Hard Prospector said:

Not a bad idea,  Discovery Channel could probably do something with it in some new spin-off.

That last episode of Gold Rush was on Friday night and Parker had a great season, only second to last year by a small margin, it appears he has no definite location to mine next season so I think the Ruby Mine would be the perfect place for him to go, just think of all the set backs, drama, etc. the California Bureaucracy could add to the show, the Discovery Channel couldn't ask for more!!! 

My user's name is self explanatory, as we all are I'm a seeker of gold, I didn't choose the user's name it was suggested by the owner/Administrator of a very old but now long gone gold forum from back in the early 90s when every name I tried to register with seems to be already in use, I liked it and have stuck with it ever since, on a few gold forums Gold Seeker is already spoken for so I'm A.K.A. on those forums as Au Seeker.

I have never hid from my real name and many forum users know me by my first name...Skip

I agree....BUT I also think that if any new "patches" have been discovered the finders are keeping it quiet or else they would at some point be followed to their new patch and it will be cleaned out...well at the very least I like to think this is the way it is and there are new patches being found!!

I do know that over here on the east coast that can be a real possibly because much of the land where gold has been found in the old days is private land and much of that private land has not been hunted with modern technology.

11 hours ago, Northeast said:

Ok, I looked it up.  Apparently renting from an airport can incur an extra cost because it is a 'Premium Station'.  I have rented approx a dozen cars in the last 6 years, all of them have been from an airport in Australia and not a single one of them has incurred this cost.  

I would call BS on it and say "Hey, this should be listed as a cost upfront and not tacked on the bill at the end.  I want it re-funded".  They knew damn well where it was being collected from, it wasn't a surprise or a special request and their rental outlet is bloody located AT the airport - where else were you supposed to get it from. 

I'd be cranky.  Actually, I am cranky and it's not even my car  ?

I'm sure they knew they had a tourist and jumped at the chance to make a big profit !!

Even though the rental location was a "Premium Station" I'm sure the vehicle wasn't a premium vehicle since as we all know most if not all rentals aren't premium vehicles, so he should have gotten a discount!! 

1 hour ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

I have a 100ft. roll up cloth tape that has a handle like that.  GaryC/Oregon Coast

I agree I have a couple of 100' and 50'  tape measures that have a folding handles just like what you have found.

Love the Red Cross pin!

Not really mining but about a huge gold nugget, a comedy from Australia.

The Nugget.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278597/

Back on the OP subject of nickels, there's a good reason that most don't find what he would term "old" nickels, Shield nickels were only minted for 17 years (1866-1883), Liberty nickels were minted for 30 years (1883-1913), Buffalo nickels were minted for 25 years (1913-1938), on the other hand Jefferson nickels have been minted for 80 years and still counting (1938-present), more than the other 3 mintings combined, and of course it's easier to find a more or less recently lost nickel than any of the others that were most likely losted up to 80 or more years ago.

Most adapters don't work correctly but a few found one a Ace Hardware that worked, but others bought the only one they found at their local Ace Hardware store and it didn't work for them, so that source is sorta the luck of the draw, there's a fellow on another forum that has been making one that does work for his friends and a few fellow forum members that does seem to work for all who has gotten one from him.

On 8/16/2017 at 10:54 PM, GoldMineSales said:

Hi Trent

If you can email us at contact@goldexploration.com.au and point out what is yours please?

We started the website just as a service to help smaller guys advertise their mines and lease's- but have found a few unscrupulous "brokers" trying to take advantage. We don't charge any listing fee's or anything to buy or sell or any brokerage fee's. 

We try and weed out the crap, but it still slips through. 

GMS,

Out of curiosity I checked out your website, IMHO you could of make it much easier for you to removed these bogus ads much sooner if you a "Contact" link on your website, I looked everywhere and couldn't find a contact link, so if you do indeed have one you should make it easier to find!!

While the Gold Monster is looking to be a GREAT detector, I don't think it has the depth to pick up any nuggets no matter how big they are from altitude when she flying over the gold fields!!

But the way you have it setup I'm sure she will "cleanup" if you can get her a land it for a bit.

A great loss to the mining community, RIP Jerry.

On 6/4/2017 at 0:39 PM, strick said:

In Action......

strick

Here's the "about" translation of this video from an online translator.....

"Treasure Finder finds gold with the Gold Monster 1000, in this episode we put this detector to the test in the golden pleasures of my friend Erick, that we receives with the open arms, share with all of you this beautiful historical place of Mexico that was the first capital of the Northern Territory today Baja California, accompanies Alex, Fidel, Erick and Armando , all Procaleros in this new adventure, where we test the Gold Monster 1000 Minelab. They will realize that the expectations of all present and I consider that it is a super valuable tool for the one that is dedicated to the extraction of gold with detector or the amateur and adventurer in look for a first detector to dabble and learn the art of modern electronic Gambusino and find its first spark, a little girl boom and hopefully a baby boom and because not the prestigious home run of the babes!