Treasure Hunting

Nevada City, CA - Permits have been sought after with this new amazing discovery that led the San Fransisco business man, Jim Sanders into new wealth. Over 160 years has passed since the California Gold Rush, after one evening of metal detecting in his family-owned property, he found a 9 pound gold nugget then following with an 8oz nugget and 10oz.

Nine pound Gold Nugget found in Nevada City, CA

Gold nuggets usually are reported to come in smaller sizes, and since the Gold Rush this is a very large discovery. Sanders believes there is more where that came from after surveying the land.

Local jeweler Terry Mohr hadn’t seen the nugget, but was impressed nonetheless at the reported size, which he said would make it worth well over $100,000.

“I’ve been doing gold nugget jewelry for over 30 years and I don’t know as I’ve heard of a nugget that size being found in this area in all the time I’ve been involved,” Mohr said.

Looks like if you live near Nevada City, CA you should consider getting your serious Metal Detecting Gear on and head outside to see if you get lucky! Good luck and Happy Hunting

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So after surfing the web, I stumbled across this site with metal detecting finds which had an inspiring story where treasure was found without even trying! A British farmer lost his hammer in his crop fields one day. He refused to buy another to replace it and instead just borrowed his friend’s Metal Detector. After Searching his crops for his hammer, he came up with over 15,000 coins of various metals, including gold, as well as jewelry and statues.

The government bought these coins from him for £1.75 million which he split with his friend who let him borrow his metal detector. Wow! What an amazing find!

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This gets me excited! Just to know that there are still treasures like this makes me want to pick up my detector and get to work. Listen to this amazing find from Zimbabwe below:

M. Raisi -
“It was my second day of searching using GPX-4500. I only searched a few moments after some of my guys had given up for the day, and hey I got a signal. Believe me, what I found, it was one big gold nugget weighing 14.5 ounces.

I’m grateful for this modern technology.”

Well, I have one foot out the door to get on a one way flight to Zimbabwe. Ha. Not really, but I am motivated to go out and search now.

Gold Nugget
(Not Actual Nugget from Find Above)

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Marty says,

“I recently purchased an Excalibur II and wanted to share with you a couple of my first finds with it. This is my third water machine and by far the best. I have only had the Excalibur II for a few weeks and have had some incredible luck. I got down to the beach after the holiday weekend and got not one but two 14k rings. The depth of this machine truly amazes me, I really like the fact that the Excalibur II ignores iron but will sound off on the good stuff right next to it. I think its going to be a great year!”

Hey folks, this is an awesome hobby. It gets you out in the fresh air while getting exercise and eventually finding your very own treasure on land or in the water. So go out there and give it a try. And if you’re in need of a detector make sure to visit Kellyco.

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I read this cool story recently in the New York Times that tells of an abundant treasure of minerals found. It just proves that there is plenty of treasure in the ground waiting to be discovered. So read the story below and then grab your metal detector or go buy one from Kellyco and go find your very own treasure.

“The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials.

The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe.”

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“In a new type of gold rush, beach goers are using metal detectors to hunt for lost treasures as the price for the precious metal hits record highs.

Central Florida dealers said they have been selling out of metal detectors, Local 6’s Ramin Khalili reported. Beachgoer Fay Powell said she’s been using a metal detector to search for gold items that now sell for more than $1,000 an ounce. ‘I thought about getting some gold or some Spanish coins or something like that,’ Powell said.

Piles of gold have been pouring into beachside pawn shops in recent weeks, Central Florida’s Local 6 News has learned.

Some residents are selling items they already have for cash. ‘The jewelry was a luxury to have, but I’m selling it for necessity reasons,’ resident Marie Savickas said. Experts said the previous high-water mark for gold was $800 an ounce in the 1980s. They said they don’t expect prices to drop any time soon. ‘No one in history has ever seen it like this,’ said jeweler Jesse Ross. ‘It is the highest it’s been in the world history.”

I think it’s pretty obvious that we all saw this coming. The good news is that those of us who have been doing this for awhile (and consider it our true love and hobby) will be running circles around the noobs. As for you noobs - good luck out there, and if you really want to find treasure then practice, practice, practice!

Check out my article on Gold Metal Detectors for more information on specific gold detectors.

Check out our sponsors to buy your own metal detector, but remember to do your research first! Metal Detectors For Less has a large and diverse inventory of metal detectors to choose from. And Kellyco Metal Detectors has their own Gold & Prospecting Detectors page.

Good luck out there and happy gold hunting!

- Shaun

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