Jim McCulloch Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Last weekend Spud Digger Johnson of the "Spud Digger" YouTube channel hosted another outing at the 1863 ghost town and gold mine located on private property near Idaho City. About 30 avid detectorists were in attendance, lots of goodies were found, and a good time was had by all. Two attendees found their first natural gold, needless to say they were delighted. My 9 pieces weighed in at 2.8 grams (GM 24k) but Craig's baseball sized chunk will far beat that in gold content. Several nice coins were found, among the ones I found were a Shield nickel and "fatty" Indian Head Cent, both "firsts" for me. Likely some video footage of the event will be posted on the "Spud Diggers" and "Tough Run Metal Detecting" channels. It was fun. HH Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 So good to see you and Craig again. I know it was a long ways for you to drive from Southern CA., but we try to share the wealth and this time you two went home with some good Idaho gold. You must have found the coins after I pulled out? Well that just goes to show I was willing to let you go home with a couple. Were they under the two brightly painted rocks that said "look here"? Here is a photo of some of your gold finds Jim. Hopefully Spud Digger has another hunt later this year when the weather is a little more cooperative. Again, It was good to see you two again and thanks for helping on the class for Gold Hunting. They really enjoyed us, I was told many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCulloch Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 If I may be so bold as to say so, the gold nugget field training team of McMullen and McCulloch is first rate :) I do like it when trainees express appreciation for what they've learned. Yes, the coins were found on Sunday, after everyone but we and Lisa had left. Removing the several inch thick layer of pine needles helped get us onto productive ground. Craig found a really nice INTACT gold pocket watch, with the glass lens intact. He also found a cool (1930's?) Junior Pilot's badge. Craig and Lisa hit the bottle dump hard, and got upwards of 10 bottles for their efforts. I found an embossed name tag, but somehow mislaid it. Bummer. Thanks for posting the picture of my gold. And no, the coins were not found under the painted rocks, but under yet more hail! Gang, to watch Marine McMullen stalwartly marching back into camp head high during one of the several hail storms was inspirational! Oh, yeah, Gerry, thanks for letting a couple of California Desert Rats pillage more Idaho gold! Let us know when we can return the favor. HH Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 9:41 PM, Jim McCulloch said: If I may be so bold as to say so, the gold nugget field training team of McMullen and McCulloch is first rate ? I do like it when trainees express appreciation for what they've learned. Yes, the coins were found on Sunday, after everyone but we and Lisa had left. Removing the several inch thick layer of pine needles helped get us onto productive ground. Craig found a really nice INTACT gold pocket watch, with the glass lens intact. He also found a cool (1930's?) Junior Pilot's badge. Craig and Lisa hit the bottle dump hard, and got upwards of 10 bottles for their efforts. I found an embossed name tag, but somehow mislaid it. Bummer. Thanks for posting the picture of my gold. And no, the coins were not found under the painted rocks, but under yet more hail! Gang, to watch Marine McMullen stalwartly marching back into camp head high during one of the several hail storms was inspirational! Oh, yeah, Gerry, thanks for letting a couple of California Desert Rats pillage more Idaho gold! Let us know when we can return the favor. HH Jim McCulloch & McMullen...sounds like a Lawyer Firm. I can't wait to see some photos of your other digs I missed out on. Yes I can sometimes take my detecting serious, so my Marine March never misses a beat. Thanks again Jim for taking the time to visit us Idaho Diggers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCulloch Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 For more photos of the hunt see Gerry's "Idaho Mining Town Finds" in the "Metal Detecting for Coins and Relics" Forum. On YouTube the Tough Run Metal Detecting" channel the first of a four part series on the Diamondville hunt appears. James is one of the two hunters who found their first natural gold. On the "Park Rat Metal Detecting" channel under "The Last Day at Diamondville" video, the latter portion shows the wrap up and awards ceremony. HH Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 What a cool hunt! You guys are playing up in my neck of the woods ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCulloch Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 James of the "Tough Run Metal Detecting" YouTube channel just posted another video from the Idaho hunt showing more of the gold, coins and relics found. It was fun. HH Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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