Well done guys, great nugget and thanks for bringing us along for the dig. Great to see Sandra fully recovered too.
@neilsanderson85465 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your special find and thanks for sharing it. It certainly gives us all more incentive to get out there and have a go.
@vindivergilio34822 жыл бұрын
Give-a-ways...dirt in hole was too loose. Ya can tell it was dug out then refilled, then dug out again, and they didn't seem to excited after finding a chunk like that
@random49695 жыл бұрын
OMG you guys making me salavate with *JEALOUSLY* and *INSPIRING* me to more to get to the gold fields :)
@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot5 жыл бұрын
This is the second time I've seen bold text in a comment, how do you do that?
@michaelbrown36815 жыл бұрын
andon angel Hello .. How are you ? I’m small scale miner in Ghana .. their a lot of nuggets here that we don’t have machine to use .. I’m here looking for someone who can provide GPX 7000 to work for him .. You can check my profile on Facebook Mbeah Gold Stone Ltd . You can write to me on my Facebook to communicate more to explain more about it to you .. Thank you ..
@janjohannessmith70335 жыл бұрын
Well done! I subscribe! Nothing fake about that dig that was very genuine Eureka!
@insolentstickleback32665 жыл бұрын
WOW! What an excellent specimen! Congratulations, and thank you so much for sharing that experience, it was brilliant watching you chase that MUNKER down!
@andrewaltschwager50005 жыл бұрын
What a chunk! 😮 Congrats Phil, well done mate. 👍
@rickseifert51395 жыл бұрын
Awesome find, superb nugget, congratulations and very well done on your find and reward for your work. Hope you find more bits in the future for more videos. Happy detecting mate.
@danielcollins98505 жыл бұрын
You put in the work for that one. You deserve it my friend. That’s one hell of a machine you have there. I can’t believe how deep it picked that up. That’s a massive slug of gold. Beautiful!!!!
@michaelbrown36815 жыл бұрын
Daniel Collins Hello .. How are you ? I’m small scale miner in Ghana .. their a lot of nuggets here that we don’t have machine to use .. I’m here looking for someone who can provide GPX 7000 to work for him .. You can check my profile on Facebook Mbeah Gold Stone Ltd . You can write to me on my Facebook to communicate more to explain more about it to you .. Thank you ..
@mark24o9655 жыл бұрын
That's bloody fantastic really pleased for you phil
@innobiorashvin5 жыл бұрын
Much love from Malaysia..keep digging! ❤
@markholland57674 жыл бұрын
I remember digging a hole deep like that one time in centennial hills Nevada, took me an hour to dig it, and found a really old shovel head lol
@shaneyork3005 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled on your channel.This is my 1st time to watch your channel, and I loved it! The title grabbed my attention! WOW!!!! That's a nugget!!! Have a GREAT Day!!!
@michaelbrown36815 жыл бұрын
Shane York Hello .. How are you ? I’m small scale miner in Ghana .. their a lot of nuggets here that we don’t have machine to use .. I’m here looking for someone who can provide GPX 7000 to work for him .. You can check my profile on Facebook Mbeah Gold Stone Ltd . You can write to me on my Facebook to communicate more to explain more about it to you .. Thank you ..
@billmavis47175 жыл бұрын
What a bloody rippa! Well done to both of you.
@willwinn85595 жыл бұрын
Congratulations , that's beautiful.😎💰💰👍
@barrysteward92435 жыл бұрын
You should always check your hole after you find anything, there could be one right beside it. Where there is one there could be more. I have been burnt by that walking away from a coin only my partner went over the same hole and found 4 more coins.
@jmgoldrush6562 жыл бұрын
I have found 1 ounce nuggets here in California and to find something like that I think my heart would give out. lol Great nugget congrats!
@jimtom11155 жыл бұрын
Some thing is a little off. not checking the dirt that was being tossed out and the ground mite be just a little harder not dust.
@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot5 жыл бұрын
right - not sarcasm...
@deepfinds5 жыл бұрын
Hope ya double checked the hole before you filled it!! I've found a nugget in someone elses hole before haha
@willwinn85595 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing.😎
@richardkremer83135 жыл бұрын
You after he pulled that nugget out, I kept saying out loud recheck the hole, an the fool never did. He got caught up in being a show off of what he found. Rather than what he was doing. Once again better to be away from people than have those that don’t support what your doing an remind you of it. She never said a word. Other than fill the hole in.
@s.a.morris86255 жыл бұрын
...Oh Gary Abbott....LOL....I'm in....!!!...
@johnrogers58255 жыл бұрын
@@richardkremer8313 There's no fool like an old fool. What a dumb prick for not checking.
@johnrogers58255 жыл бұрын
@@adzoutnabout888if replying to me, then no, I'm not disrespecting him, in fact, I love their get-up-and-go attitude and I really enjoy their vids. It is very hard to convey the manner in which one says something by the written word, but if you knew me and how I put shit on my best mates all the time, you would realise it is all in good faith and fun. Even my kids I will call a wanker at times and we laugh. I'm not jealous at all. I hope they find a huge piece of the shiny. Ps. I'll admit rereading what I wrote can be taken as rude and disrespectful. I apologise, but meant no harm.
@caseyjones64145 жыл бұрын
Well done mr b, persistance. Hi to you and sandra.
@jonathanmaynard89985 жыл бұрын
I am stunned you didn't check that hole for more gold.
@damonhumphreys43035 жыл бұрын
Wow that's awesome! Why didn't you scan the hole again? Could've been a smaller one in there with it.
@gregbrechelt22955 жыл бұрын
Damon Humphreys not only scan the hole but also pan the dirt he removed
@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot5 жыл бұрын
@@gregbrechelt2295 BEFORE salting it preferably lol
@mwatkins24645 жыл бұрын
Damon Humphreys cause it’s a lie !!! This is fake 👎🏻👎🏻
@davelovegrove9424 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, for those of you that think it's fake.....it's not, it's real.
@LithicMetals5 жыл бұрын
I hate to be negative but... that all looked a bit hinky
@jeremyolivarez92953 жыл бұрын
My fever. Is off the scales 😎👍🏻surfer dude here 🏄🏽CA
@deniseflick65565 жыл бұрын
How very lucky you are to have found such a huge nugget! Kudos to you my friend!! Happy prospecting!!
@garryeversult54465 жыл бұрын
WOW what a fantastic find !!!! Congratulations !!
@d.h.fremont30275 жыл бұрын
Why he didn't check the hole again before filling it?
@random49695 жыл бұрын
Lol I was wondering that, maybe they plan to check it again
@bigtoesey5 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing.. but he probably did and found nothing so it was a edit cut. I figured he also scanned the tailings.
@mwatkins24645 жыл бұрын
Steve Young or he just lied about the whole thing!!! I think he did 👎🏻👎🏻
@jackiejones60595 жыл бұрын
We didn't see you check the hole after you got the piece of gold out ? Could have been more in there
@mwatkins24645 жыл бұрын
Jackie Jones it’s Fake
@claudioaparecidoalves34254 жыл бұрын
Meu amigo, que pepita linda. Gosto de seus vídeos. Parabéns, Deus o abençoe.
@GreenMountainGoldTrap4 жыл бұрын
That's insane! CONGRATS on that find. I've been digging river side for three years and don't even have an ounce yet. And with my fluid bed gold traps, I can move lots of gravel in a day.
@moneybox57334 жыл бұрын
You'd need a machine to clear the gravel away from this spot. There could be any amount of gold down there but you can't get a reliable signal at that depth. We like to be able to work your fluid bed gold trap over here but we're not allowed to use a sluice in WA.
@GreenMountainGoldTrap4 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 Thanks for the reply Moneybox! Don't know what good it would do in Australia but due to the ridiculous laws against us gold miners pertaining to equipment, I have my patent filed as a Classifier, not a sluice. Time will tell.
@GreenMountainGoldTrap4 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 I don't normally ask this but could you do me a HUGE favor, Subscribe to my channel. I only ask because I just hit 666 subscribers and I HATE that number.
@Macky11014 жыл бұрын
So sad. Of the 119.50 grams, only 10g was actually gold. The 109.50g was quartz rock.
@GreenMountainGoldTrap4 жыл бұрын
@@Macky1101 Well, 10 grams is rather impressive just the same. The biggest I have ever found was 1/4 of a gram here in our rivers.
@synagoguegod4902 Жыл бұрын
Did you check the hub before you field it in
@josesergiopintocouto76334 жыл бұрын
Me alegro mucho campeón,,y lo más importante es dejar el monte como encontrarnos sigue así a dar ejemplo
@amabeza5 жыл бұрын
Bloody good DETECTOR
@mainegreengrower42095 жыл бұрын
Lots of people saying I doubt that..little fishy..I’ve seen bigger gold come out of hole like that..you don’t see gold like that because you are digging in the wrong spots..there is still huge nuggets all over this planet..dabs up☝️😤💨
@derrickman13015 жыл бұрын
That was cool but why wer'nt you that excited and why didn't the old lady just give you a ride home?
@DW-yb5pk5 жыл бұрын
Dirt looked disturbed within recent time....does not look same as surrounding ground. Also, how do you not put the metal detector back in to make sure you got it all? AND it looks kind of deep for a detector...
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
The nugget was found with the 14" Coiltek Elite coil. It was too big to fit down the hole but Mrs M reached down with the SDC2300.
@tonyme33845 жыл бұрын
Did you check dirt you dug up as well as hole again after you removed the nugget?
@aufamilyadventures5 жыл бұрын
That's the find of the century. Wow that is a really nice looking nugget.
@jasontuvera5 жыл бұрын
Legit find, unlike other you tube gold dig, painting river rock, to click bait .
@GASSmallEngine5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for clearing that up. Like I said involve your audience a little more and explain your process..some people are new some are expert. You never know what to believe these days. Good on ya. Keep up the good work. I've subscribed.
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
Mark, there was a lot more time put into digging this nugget than I could show you on the video. Mrs M used the SDC-2300 to made sure she checked out the hole and dirt that was pulled out. Sorry it looks fake but I had originally given up on this hole, I was convinced it was junk. It was only after my wife pestered me to go back and do the job properly that we returned. I think the lump of gold is sufficient proof. We rarely dig a second nugget out of this alluvial gravel but nearby we were pulling more than one from each hole. They were coming out of the quartz reef and hopefully we'll get back there one day to finish the job. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpqtn3iChNKZfJI
@GASSmallEngine5 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 okay that makes more sense. I did enjoy the video, but for future reference, voice it or edit text on the screen to tell people what you're doing. Great video I'll edit my comment.
@Mechanic26Ru5 жыл бұрын
14:57 👍 Greetings from Russia, and more to you of such finds! :)
@dr.strangelove77394 жыл бұрын
Did you check your hole before you backfilled it? I didn't see you scan the area with the detector... you may have got the small mugget and left the big nugget behind!
@pkgoldopalhunting4 жыл бұрын
good job mate what sort of detector are you using
@davelovegrove9424 жыл бұрын
Ripper rock Phil. When you coming to visit the top end? Dave.
@moneybox57334 жыл бұрын
We were due to do that trip last year but Sandra ended up getting her new hip. That threw a spanner in the works for a bit. Now we are going to Canada right in the middle of our prospecting season so that stuffed us up as well. We got busy unloading gold while the price is up there to help fund Canada but you never know we might bring a bit back with us. I thought you had gone AWOL... :)
@davelovegrove9424 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 hahaha, I'd choose Canada to! Had a bit of. a break. Planning a trip out towards the Tanami. Still need a new machine but will wait till about May. Hope You, Sandra and Tas have a great trip, watch out for bigfoot
@LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS5 жыл бұрын
No recheck of the hole....???
@connieeveritt57045 жыл бұрын
Wow very nice. Now that was well worth the dig to China lol thanks for sharing. ;)
@walterrios734 жыл бұрын
Excelente,Saludos desde Ecuador 🇪🇨 dígame que detector es el que está utilizando, gracias 😊
@markfarlow45714 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you check the hole before you filled it in?
@karenlyon81915 жыл бұрын
A well deserved nugget after all that effort. Well done
@michaeldowns52705 жыл бұрын
Does anyone ever check the hole for a twin or more of the same?
@jimmarshall54535 жыл бұрын
You say you don't like being in a river wash. Is that because of the possibility of a flash flood? From 5 to 6:30 you dug like a madman, removing dirt without a check of the hole or the dirt. I don't think I've ever seen that before. Watching that digging, I'm surprised not to see any gold prospector using what we call a post hole digger as they are quite efficient at making a 7" hole down to 5 feet. Now that it's out, it seems you'd want to triple check the hole and all the dirt you dug out.
@timvivoda52085 жыл бұрын
Now that's a bloody chunker. Well done .it pays to detect around rubbish You just never know .
@leighanncronin69054 жыл бұрын
Wow!😱 That's awesome!!👍
@onceANexile4 жыл бұрын
Western australia. You wouldnt believe what is found. Lived there.
@raslen13 жыл бұрын
The name of your metal detector and how many meter can hy go deep please thanks
@moneybox57333 жыл бұрын
I'm using a Minelab GPX4500 detector. We usually don't find gold deeper than about 400mm down. The reason is not because of the detection depth limit of the detector but other minerals in the soil get in the way. Most of our gold is found in heavily mineralised soil that interferes with the signal. The detector will react to any metallic compound and that will restrict the detection depth for gold. In this case the gold was deposited in old river gravel that might have had a lot less metallic content therefore the detector could find the gold deeper than in the soil that usually hosts the gold.
@BushGold5 жыл бұрын
Love the vid,thanks for sharing.
@rogerdalesk5 жыл бұрын
There is something fishy going on here, I would be jumping up and down like a crazy man.
@craigdutton60725 жыл бұрын
Dale Rogers when ya old not much excites ya lol 😂 my wife can pull a half once piece and not tell ya til the way home lol gold is poker face to the end lol 😂
@zachoryray67115 жыл бұрын
I believe he dug it up thinking it was trash but didnt record the dig. So he reburied it to video it. Reasons I believe this: 1. Before he began digging, the area already was disturbed, the right side of the area had a change in coloration and level. 2. His metal detector was off. He was filling the hole so he could capture it on video. 3. When he checked the hole with pin pointer, afterwards he was throwing out dirt everywhere, not concerned if he had it in his shovel. Because he knew how deep he buried it. 4. He didnt recheck the hole afterwards because he had already done so when he found it off camera. 5. His excitement level was non-existent. If I had found a $5,000 nugget, I'd be shaking and up on my feet. I believe he truly found that amazing nugget, but I think he had buried it so he could get it on video as a live dig. Did he actually find it there, I'm skeptical, but possibly.
@rogerdalesk5 жыл бұрын
@@zachoryray6711 I thought it was me seeing things, thanx Zach!
@echoairsoftgroup93095 жыл бұрын
Zachory Ray anytime the footage is cut, just before they do or find something is really fishy. He didn’t check the dirt he was pulling out in shovels full. And when he came back with the other person she had her camera out ready to record something.
@zachoryray67115 жыл бұрын
@@echoairsoftgroup9309 I agree definitely with you, but it was @Dale Rogers that made the Fishy comment.
@metaldetectingtoursgeorgia47965 жыл бұрын
Beautiful nugget, and yes you should have rechecked the hole could have been another one!
@mwatkins24645 жыл бұрын
METAL DETECTING TOURS GEORGIA EUROPE it’s all fake. This guy has made fake videos before and got caught!!! 👎🏻👎🏻
@pod4112 жыл бұрын
Did you check the hole before filling it.? You dug it, she could fill it. What's with the stuffed animal. 🍼
@goldcenturyltd4 жыл бұрын
Congrats, what brand of coil is that?
@filthyanimal10675 жыл бұрын
That's a bloody ripsnorter mate 👍
@bradcox84685 жыл бұрын
You didn't check the hole for more?
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
Brad, I couldn't get the 14" coil down that hole but Mr M actually poked the SDC down the hole. Lots have made that comment. I didn't get a shot of her doing it but she assures me that she never got a peep out of it.
@Anokaman5 жыл бұрын
Sure puts a new meaning to "pass the bottle". Check that hole before refilling!
@diziscurran5 жыл бұрын
You throw the dirt wrecklessly could be tossing nuggets everywhere
@HarryHoudiniprospecting5 жыл бұрын
Lovely nugget. Well done. Cheers HH
@twasbrillig334 жыл бұрын
You callin me a love nugget?
@MrGordonjames5 жыл бұрын
Awesome find..i give you a 12/10 for persistence in digging too..i too would have scanned the hole for smaller or maybe larger below..go back & scan again..you never know.judging by the size of the noise coming from around when 1st there..??..i know nothing about detecting so.all assumption from me! Happy detecting! :))
@haggaimulenga27385 жыл бұрын
How much was that
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
The nugget weighed 119g.
@haggaimulenga27385 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 I would have build a house in my country worth from that nugget. Good job sir
@BusyBeeCompany5 жыл бұрын
With the cost of the machine and equipment would it take something this size to pay for it all?.
@insolentstickleback32665 жыл бұрын
You showed up in recommendations glad I clicked. I am a placer gold sniper not so much a detectorist. But I enjoyed your video quite a lot thanks! Subscribed.
@michaelbrown36815 жыл бұрын
Insolent Stickleback Hello .. How are you ? I’m small scale miner in Ghana .. their a lot of nuggets here that we don’t have machine to use .. I’m here looking for someone who can provide GPX 7000 to work for him .. You can check my profile on Facebook Mbeah Gold Stone Ltd . You can write to me on my Facebook to communicate more to explain more about it to you .. Thank you ..
@si25174 жыл бұрын
Michael Brown sounds legit
@luisulloa37035 жыл бұрын
Que detector esta utilisando el como se llama ese detector????????
@hobiebassassassin91365 жыл бұрын
Please tell me that before you filled in the hole, you checked to make sure there was nothing else???
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
The 14" coil on the GPX-4500 was too big to get down the hole but Mrs M poked the SDC-2300 down for a quick check.
@zigzagz_84235 жыл бұрын
So you don't check first if there is more gold before you backfill the hole.
@jamesscott19325 жыл бұрын
You guys are mighty tough down under.
@EL-DRAGON5 жыл бұрын
What is the brand and model number of that detector? What is the maximum depth of that metal detector? At what depth did you find that nugget? Thank you
@Arsopu5 жыл бұрын
Rafael Robles Minelab GPX4500 650mm deep that was found roughly I'd say. Depending on the target size would depend on the depth. Info is in description.
@mperuski1004 жыл бұрын
Once in a Lifetime Find, And she says pretty good.
@moneybox57334 жыл бұрын
I hope you're wrong Martin. I'm heading back out to look for another one.
@ILOVETHEHIGHCOUNTRY5 жыл бұрын
Great work guys, well done
@danm4465 жыл бұрын
Whys that spot already dug out n cut in with loose dirt?
@dancarmichael61375 жыл бұрын
Salted
@wakeupidiotsnow26115 жыл бұрын
What does that mean “SALTED” ? You Aussies speak a different dialect of English. Explain your slang or the double meaning when you say it? Or do you speak in a type of code so the rest of your audience will never understand and it’s just a joke to you? Get real or is 119 grams another joke, FAKE YEAH SPELL IT FAKE CRAP! No scribe here, BS and you leave the stupid detector blaring in the background mumbling something that is unintelligible. Spend $5K for a detector and wanna show off?
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
GREAT find!
@jamesolson44202 жыл бұрын
Beautiful nugget
@jacquesjackcoomans22955 жыл бұрын
Judging by the fly's and the warm sunny day one can eliminate Victoria as it's been crap the last couple months. What state was this in matey
@7071t65 жыл бұрын
wrong buddy it could have been during winter or summer or just a nice day when they filmed it in fact it was on the newspapers as well ?
@jacquesjackcoomans22955 жыл бұрын
@@7071t6 Glad to see that your right up on the details 7071t6. As a matter of fact, I mentioned eliminating Victoria as sarcasm to my crappy state. You comment really makes no sense and has no bearing on my comment but if you really must know, this was shot in W.A. The couple reside in Geraldton, W.A. and all their video's have been shot in that state.
@ianmoone23595 жыл бұрын
$6900+ at today’s $2k/ Troy ounce Perth mint gold price! Can’t snivel at that! Judging by the hill in the background & spinifex & sand wash, WA Pilbara or thereabouts! 👍👍👍🇦🇺
@dougwilliams86025 жыл бұрын
Did you test to see if there was any more gold in the pit???
@bluescoins11995 жыл бұрын
Very nice and a find of a life time
@janjacobs3752 жыл бұрын
And he didn’t even check with the detector to make sure there was nothing else in there?
@paulmikul22805 жыл бұрын
10-4 on the last comment, but congratulations and thanks for sharing that joy!
@diziscurran5 жыл бұрын
Great find !
@bradcronk1875 жыл бұрын
Anybody know what State they are in?
@sammiiejayde94385 жыл бұрын
Struggled to watch! Ooo why on earth was you just chucking all that gravel away from the hole...should have panned it
@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot5 жыл бұрын
Was possibly salted
@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot5 жыл бұрын
your icon, picture, told me to subscribe so I did
@DalinquentB5 жыл бұрын
There is no way that's the only gold there.
@twasbrillig334 жыл бұрын
Me too Sammiee, I subscribed...just because =D
@getdownanddirtyprospecting5 жыл бұрын
ripper ripper nugget dance material yeeehaaa cheers Glenno.
@GyaradosFreak4 жыл бұрын
I hope you checked the hole with the metal detector again before filling it in, sometimes there are more than 1 target!!!!!😬
@moneybox57334 жыл бұрын
Yes Gyarados Freak I have Mrs M always there to remind me....;)
@marksholin48355 жыл бұрын
How deep was that?
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
Mark, I didn't measure it but about 800mm.
@donthebaptistestes66705 жыл бұрын
How much was this pretty rock worth? Hamburger, fries, and a new hat?
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
Anything is only worth what somebody will pay. This one was worth $6500 although we thought we would have got more but I'd already spent to money so I had to take what was offered :)
@donthebaptistestes66705 жыл бұрын
@@moneybox5733 Thanks for the reply. Wow I could get Two hats and a double cheeseburger. Really Wow. Well keep on keepin on. God Bless you and yours.
@freddiemosley10595 жыл бұрын
Did you check your hole again
@lianeisme5 жыл бұрын
Well done you thankyou for the video
@shane74brown5 жыл бұрын
Seeing your reaction You two must find big gold nuggets all the time. It didnt seem to excite you all. If i had found that chunk they would have had to send an ambulance to pick me up out of that hole cause i would have had a heartattack.
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
I used to get really excited when I got to dig a big deep target but over time you get to realize that almost all of them are beer cans, horse shoes, old miner's picks on some other worthless junk. I try to protect myself from the expected disappointment at the end :)
@michaelbrown36815 жыл бұрын
Shane Brown Hello .. How are you ? I’m small scale miner in Ghana .. their a lot of nuggets here that we don’t have machine to use .. I’m here looking for someone who can provide GPX 7000 to work for him .. You can check my profile on Facebook Mbeah Gold Stone Ltd . You can write to me on my Facebook to communicate more to explain more about it to you .. Thank you ..
@novastones89144 жыл бұрын
Thats how you shine a pick.!!
@Rad_B_OLand5 жыл бұрын
Really? Your not even going to double check that hole before you fill it in?
@chetmagg20555 жыл бұрын
What kind of metal detector was he using
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
I'm using a Minelab GPX-4500 detector with a Coiltek 14" Elite mono coil.
@johnnyt79005 жыл бұрын
Are you in Australia
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
Yes Johnny, Western Australia.
@shipoffools21835 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great work guys, well deserved!
@us56025 жыл бұрын
Do you come from the land of plenty?
@davetaylor8125 жыл бұрын
wonder what the eventual gold weight was, quite a bit of quartz there as well
@moneybox57335 жыл бұрын
This one came out really nice once it was cleaned up. The quartz really adds to it so it will never be broken down. I'll do a specific gravity test when we get the time and then we'll have an accurate gold content. In any case the quartz is quite light so most of the weight is gold.