Another newb that got lucky.

sonoramike

Newbie
Jun 30, 2015
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Nor cal
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Bh platinum
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
So I've always seen these guys out working the beaches lake shores and parks. Always thought that looks fun and possibly rewarding. Well I was sitting around the house this last Saturday being bored and decided to take a look at the Craigslist app on my phone. Just so happens someone local had just listed a bh platinum for $40. After a quick google search I responded to the add and was told he was entertaining offers ok no biggie. Well not a few minutes later he calls back and says it's mine if I want it ,well ok I'm on my way. A few minutes later my wife calls to tell me my 9 yr old is on YouTube figuring how to use it.
Meanwhile I meet this guy and it was opposite of what I was expecting,this was an older guy in a newer car that just didn't use it and needed a few dollars. I expected some damn tweaker.
As soon as I got home my son was ready to go!! So even though it was 105 degrees out he was out digging up the yard. He finally came in and the rest of the eve he told me how bad he wanted to hit the local lake.
Well next morning I woke up and decided wth I'm gonna take him out to the lake. Well in about 10 minutes he pulls a railroad spike,5 minutes later it's a newer penny,not a minute later it's a damn nugget.... Not huge but still a nugget.
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Welcome from NE Ohio.
Thats a real nice find.

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Awesome and welcome :thumbsup:
 

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Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting your state for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).
 

Rail Road spikes are always keepers ! People blacksmith them to make high quality knifes is the story I've been told. Can anyone confirm this?
 

Congratulations on the nugget find! Welcome to the forum.
 

Wel-come ... :hello2:
 

Very cool! The nugget looks like a pair of wings! Congrats.
 

Thanks for the warm welcome folks. And thanks for tips about the regional area of the forum I joined through and have only navigated via tapatalk. Now I will have to get on the computer to get the whole scope of this forum.
Oh and Northern California here.
 

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