Valens Legacy Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Man what a monster of a nugget and the Equinox 800 did the trick. I would love to see that in your mouth for sure. I wounder if it would fit? Nice read thanks for sharing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Here is a more detailed story on it https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other-industries/victorian-man-discovers-240k-gold-nugget-with-budget-metal-detector/news-story/50e330c1b9bc3dd7ede8219a738faa32 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 A YouTube Link of find. ......YouTube LINK..... The two bits fit together perfectly I wonder if he hit it with his pick. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 6 hours ago, geof_junk said: A YouTube Link of find. ......YouTube LINK..... The two bits fit together perfectly I wonder if he hit it with his pick. The link Simon posted also shows a picture of the two pieces held together. I wonder what the collector value would be if it were still in one piece compared to as is now.... It's interesting to think about today vs. 1 1/2 centuries ago. Back then there were no collectors to bid the price up above bullion value which I assume is why those record sized nuggets from back then no longer exist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aureous Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Found East of Ballarat on private property. The finder was relying on the screen target ID to dig or not. It broke apart when he dug it up.....only a foot deep. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Wilson Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Unusual for something like this to be be found east of Ballarat as most of that country is volcanic and covered by extensive basalt flows. There are several gold fields east of Ballarat, but they are not noted for big gold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Reg Wilson said: Unusual for something like this to be be found east of Ballarat as most of that country is volcanic and covered by extensive basalt flows. There are several gold fields east of Ballarat, but they are not noted for big gold. Is it a case of possibly found somewhere else, wasn't meant to be there so said it was found there maybe? ? There have been remarkably good nugget finds in our "public fossicking areas" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 If you guys ever find the one that has my name on it, please let me know ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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