Well, it’s been a little slow for me with the holidays, and I probably should’ve let the price drop back down a bit...but this was at the LCS, he always sells to me between melt to melt +$1/oz...so I picked this up...first acquisition of the year
@SimpleCollector said:
Well, it’s been a little slow for me with the holidays, and I probably should’ve let the price drop back down a bit...but this was at the LCS, he always sells to me between melt to melt +$1/oz...so I picked this up...first acquisition of the year
Thanks so much for thinking of me @ShadyDave. Kalamazoo is my hometown and I try to buy any interesting piece of history that I can find. Wortley wasn’t quite prominent and Main and Burdick would have been right dead in the middle of town. These spoons are quite common and full sets in pristine condition show up and sell for about $200. Probably not something in this condition that I would buy but awesome piece of local (to me) history.
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Thanks so much for thinking of me @ShadyDave. Kalamazoo is my hometown and I try to buy any interesting piece of history that I can find. Wortley wasn’t quite prominent and Main and Burdick would have been right dead in the middle of town. These spoons are quite common and full sets in pristine condition show up and sell for about $200. Probably not something in this condition that I would buy but awesome piece of local (to me) history.
Ok then these are going to eBay. Any thoughts on the value for the pair in this condition?
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Another one today
Bought this gold filled pocket watch today for $50 at a pawn shop.
It runs really well and keeps time. Seems like it was just serviced.
The exciting part is that after I got home I was looking at the chain it was attached to and it looks like solid gold! I acid tested it and it is indeed 10k solid gold . 3.2g. of 10k so $66 scrap.
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@asheland... I like the Scottsdale Mint, and have a couple of their products... a .45 cartridge, the Lions Head... and a Skull....I go out to Scottsdale to visit a buddy each year... and always forget to stop in their facility...Will make a note for next year. Cheers, RickO
@ricko said: @asheland... I like the Scottsdale Mint, and have a couple of their products... a .45 cartridge, the Lions Head... and a Skull....I go out to Scottsdale to visit a buddy each year... and always forget to stop in their facility...Will make a note for next year. Cheers, RickO
I wonder if they would let you tour the facility? Cool regardless!
I recently came across these photos and was reliving the experiences in my mind. From the hikes into the area and first realizing what I was onto and how it was an awesome footnote to everything else happening in life then. Each one of these pans shows a cleanup from one 8-10 hours of placer mining to physical exhaustion a very special plunge pool. It's always nice to see gold in your box before you even clean it out. Obsessed, I worked that hole for about a year until I was convinced I did what I could and it gave me what it wanted and moved on. I have yet to find another as packed or as exposed to the surface and reachable without heavy equipment.
Hey guys! anyone help me out with this? 555 grams roughly.. not in the best shape.. should i really be paying just above spot or think its got a bigger premium attached ?
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Awesome finds @WildIdea - Where were you panning and do you happen to have any pictures of the mining equipment you used?
I typically don't "pan" other than to prospect samples and clean up. It's said, no mater how big the operation, it starts and ends with a pan. Still, it takes about 5 min to work a pan right to produce a spec (if the gold is there) so I prefer to shovel directly into a sleuce box which can run about 400 pans an hour, so the specs actual add up over a day.
I had been running like this for a season, just shoveling directly into my sleuce getting around 2-3 grams a day and happy with that for a serene summer day workout. One day I brought a mask and snorkel...........
I could literally see gold packed in the fine cracks in the bedrock and used some tweezers to pull out some pickers. My strategy changed instantly. I contacted Keene engineering and spoke with them about some custom equipment for my application. I asked if it bothered them that I only wanted to buy half of one of their kits and would retro fit my gear. The owner said, "Heck no! It's guys like you that invented all the stuff." I ordered a small engine with turbo that was backpackable and some small 2.5 inch suction hose and welded up a custom inlet to my sleuce box that sets on the bank of the pool. This is all small stuff and can be hiked into a canyon in two trips.
I would set this all up and jump in the pool and just shovel off the gravel that I had formerly been running! After an hour of clearing I would be down to bed rock, I would pound out the cracks with a spud bar and then vacuums up the seam. Nothing like being underwater watching gold get sucked up. One day I could hear the pitch of the prybar hitting rock change...ping, Ping, PING sound under water getting just a little higher in pitch each time I hit it. I knew I had a large slab coming loose. I got ready and when I pulled the rock aside, there it was! The fabled seam I knew was there all along. It looked like an ant farm of little pieces of gold stacked up a foot long. Now you can bring the suction nose up slowly and silt gets pulled off first and the gold lays back. Beautiful sight. I was so pumped and so satisfying watching it all get sucked up.
I don't get out like I used to. I only go when the conditions are perfect, haha. Not like the day when I would go in icy water. I'm onto other mineral chases, but pretty pleased this happened at all.
@WildIdea said:
I recently came across these photos and was reliving the experiences in my mind. From the hikes into the area and first realizing what I was onto and how it was an awesome footnote to everything else happening in life then. Each one of these pans shows a cleanup from one 8-10 hours of placer mining to physical exhaustion a very special plunge pool. It's always nice to see gold in your box before you even clean it out. Obsessed, I worked that hole for about a year until I was convinced I did what I could and it gave me what it wanted and moved on. I have yet to find another as packed or as exposed to the surface and reachable without heavy equipment.
Nice roll of fun! 1976 Austria 1000 Schillings .3906agw each!
*Forgot to add; They can be found in multiple colors, from rose gold to yellow gold. Only one rose in this lot, top left corner.
Friday’s newp, I paid a small premium but I don’t mind. Kinda like paying full price for ten silver eagles... It’s one of the early ones, 1970’s to 1980’s.
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First of 2020, Eagle -100 with bucks. 3 Buffs LCS in trade yesterday.
Nice gold to start 2020!
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I got this yesterday, but I traded my PCGS one from my type set that I’ve had for two years.
Technically a new coin to me, but it filled an already taken spot in the set.
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Silver Wolf paid me a visit. I didn’t buy anything but I thought I’d show some of his newer items:
I encouraged him to join the forums here. Hopefully he does...
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@asheland .... That 1904 gold is a beauty..... Cheers, RickO
Thanks Ricko!
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Newp today!
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That is a great looking set!
Well, it’s been a little slow for me with the holidays, and I probably should’ve let the price drop back down a bit...but this was at the LCS, he always sells to me between melt to melt +$1/oz...so I picked this up...first acquisition of the year
I have the 10oz Perth Mint. Very nice bar!
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1oz Harrington in mid December.
2oz Engelhard last Monday.
4-5oz Silvertowne bars today.
Get these at my LCS in their melt bin for melt. Any info would be appreciated.
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@cmanbb ... I like those gold 'nuggets'.... Cheers, RickO
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Interesting thanks!
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@Boosibri would be interested in seeing those spoons and info on the jeweler. He collects stuff from Kalamazoo from what I remember.
If he wants them they are his for a reasonable price.
@Boosibri if you would like the spoons please send me an offer.
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Thanks so much for thinking of me @ShadyDave. Kalamazoo is my hometown and I try to buy any interesting piece of history that I can find. Wortley wasn’t quite prominent and Main and Burdick would have been right dead in the middle of town. These spoons are quite common and full sets in pristine condition show up and sell for about $200. Probably not something in this condition that I would buy but awesome piece of local (to me) history.
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Ok then these are going to eBay. Any thoughts on the value for the pair in this condition?
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Another one today
Bought this gold filled pocket watch today for $50 at a pawn shop.
It runs really well and keeps time. Seems like it was just serviced.
The exciting part is that after I got home I was looking at the chain it was attached to and it looks like solid gold! I acid tested it and it is indeed 10k solid gold
. 3.2g. of 10k so $66 scrap.
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Great stuff this week!
New from today:
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@Kliao ....Nice deal on the pocket watch.... and it looks like a nice watch as well....Cheers, RickO
Late this week:
ATB.. 5 ouncer
Unexpected newp today:
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Couple 1oz newps...
Engelhard & Harrington buttons!
@asheland... I like the Scottsdale Mint, and have a couple of their products... a .45 cartridge, the Lions Head... and a Skull....I go out to Scottsdale to visit a buddy each year... and always forget to stop in their facility...Will make a note for next year. Cheers, RickO
I wonder if they would let you tour the facility? Cool regardless!
My YouTube Channel
I recently came across these photos and was reliving the experiences in my mind. From the hikes into the area and first realizing what I was onto and how it was an awesome footnote to everything else happening in life then. Each one of these pans shows a cleanup from one 8-10 hours of placer mining to physical exhaustion a very special plunge pool. It's always nice to see gold in your box before you even clean it out. Obsessed, I worked that hole for about a year until I was convinced I did what I could and it gave me what it wanted and moved on. I have yet to find another as packed or as exposed to the surface and reachable without heavy equipment.
Awesome finds @WildIdea - Where were you panning and do you happen to have any pictures of the mining equipment you used?
Hey guys! anyone help me out with this? 555 grams roughly.. not in the best shape.. should i really be paying just above spot or think its got a bigger premium attached ?
I typically don't "pan" other than to prospect samples and clean up. It's said, no mater how big the operation, it starts and ends with a pan. Still, it takes about 5 min to work a pan right to produce a spec (if the gold is there) so I prefer to shovel directly into a sleuce box which can run about 400 pans an hour, so the specs actual add up over a day.
I had been running like this for a season, just shoveling directly into my sleuce getting around 2-3 grams a day and happy with that for a serene summer day workout. One day I brought a mask and snorkel...........
I could literally see gold packed in the fine cracks in the bedrock and used some tweezers to pull out some pickers. My strategy changed instantly. I contacted Keene engineering and spoke with them about some custom equipment for my application. I asked if it bothered them that I only wanted to buy half of one of their kits and would retro fit my gear. The owner said, "Heck no! It's guys like you that invented all the stuff." I ordered a small engine with turbo that was backpackable and some small 2.5 inch suction hose and welded up a custom inlet to my sleuce box that sets on the bank of the pool. This is all small stuff and can be hiked into a canyon in two trips.
I would set this all up and jump in the pool and just shovel off the gravel that I had formerly been running! After an hour of clearing I would be down to bed rock, I would pound out the cracks with a spud bar and then vacuums up the seam. Nothing like being underwater watching gold get sucked up. One day I could hear the pitch of the prybar hitting rock change...ping, Ping, PING sound under water getting just a little higher in pitch each time I hit it. I knew I had a large slab coming loose. I got ready and when I pulled the rock aside, there it was! The fabled seam I knew was there all along. It looked like an ant farm of little pieces of gold stacked up a foot long. Now you can bring the suction nose up slowly and silt gets pulled off first and the gold lays back. Beautiful sight. I was so pumped and so satisfying watching it all get sucked up.
I don't get out like I used to. I only go when the conditions are perfect, haha. Not like the day when I would go in icy water. I'm onto other mineral chases, but pretty pleased this happened at all.
That's awesome!
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Gold panning/sluicing/MD'ing is great fun.... A real thrill when one sees 'color'....Cheers, RickO
Very nice. How much did you end up getting from that hole.
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Nice coin. Made in Sydney Australia
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Nice roll of fun! 1976 Austria 1000 Schillings .3906agw each!
*Forgot to add; They can be found in multiple colors, from rose gold to yellow gold. Only one rose in this lot, top left corner.
Friday’s newp, I paid a small premium but I don’t mind. Kinda like paying full price for ten silver eagles... It’s one of the early ones, 1970’s to 1980’s.
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Another nice poured bar asheland!
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Yesterday's coin show.....
Superb!
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Well now... definitely some 'art' bars....Cheers, RickO
Cheapest gold I’ve found in a while. My scale broke so I done know the weight as of now.
3 pins all for $2
1 10k
2 14k
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A little acetone goes a long way....
Acetone cleans up the organics really well... and for those who like tarnish, it has no effect on that. Cheers, RickO
A few W series 10oz bars I've been hoarding over the past couple years