I'm pretty sure that nugget fell out of my pocket when I was camping out there. Just email me for the return. Thanks!
@clpzz69857 жыл бұрын
Timothy Reed wow
@aresartemis7837 жыл бұрын
Timothy Reed gtfo
@jeffmayo24397 жыл бұрын
That's a melted Rochester Quadrajet carb from a 1969 Chevy painted with Krylon flat gold spray paint..He aint foolin me man !
@marcpugliese77217 жыл бұрын
LMASSOFFF!!!
@victoriadellinger82437 жыл бұрын
Isn't that crazy how he found that
@gregh74578 жыл бұрын
Sale price was 400,000 according to the sf chronicle. Not bad for 1 days work.
@max3zizo8 жыл бұрын
but 75 troy ounces of PURE (which this isn't) gold is worth somewhere around the $125,000 USD. Why would someone pay 400,000?
@golfman61228 жыл бұрын
+Rick it was sold not in weight value but nugget value as a collector piece
@max3zizo8 жыл бұрын
Moto Fan I would understand that as I pay irresponsibly to feed my love of historical coins :)
@kevingalls8 жыл бұрын
Except the guy who found it spent years prospecting and searching. So, I'm sure if you calculated his hourly wage to find gold, it's probably less than minimum wage.
@pinkinside28 жыл бұрын
gold nuggets are worth more than their weight.. nuggets are rare and one this size would go nicely in someones collection.
@HighlanderNorth17 жыл бұрын
There's no way that should ever be melted down for the money. It should be a museum piece. That's incredibly rare.
@marchingbandcritique71989 жыл бұрын
Thats not a nugget, thats a burger
@nikkipalmer96597 жыл бұрын
Marching Band Critique ...
@SierraSnowFrancis8 жыл бұрын
i live in oroville if i found that , i would totally move but first give back to this once wonderful place that has be ruined by drugs and poverty . congrats to everyone.
@JVD83838 жыл бұрын
You can't even call that thing a nugget that a dam bolder
@IvanCapitani6 жыл бұрын
Even more amazing to me is the fact that it was found at a depth of just 12 inches. :O
@22wolfsong8 жыл бұрын
That is fantastic! Thank the finder for allowing you to share this with us!
@lightpawshird7 жыл бұрын
You would think seeing how it's historical, there would be some level of value added on to it. $400,000 seems a bit low.
@MegaStairman10 жыл бұрын
I would have "found" it in another state that has no income tax.....the state of California will take 13% of what they sell it for as well as the feds taking 39% not to mention what the auction house takes so retirement will have to be a single wide mobile home in phoenix.
@bombasticbuster93407 жыл бұрын
Der iisss dis Pleace cwalled Svitserlund!!!
@neckarsulme7 жыл бұрын
so true....after taxes and fees take home will be about 100k if lucky
@Lssjg7027 жыл бұрын
Fucking scavengers
@corneliusirbu77647 жыл бұрын
Douglas your comment made my day you are better than Chris Tucker...
@Cybo-Man6 жыл бұрын
Then it couldn't be sold as a 'Placer Nugget'. Placer nuggets are very pure and fetch higher prices because of their origin.
@kellypainter76258 жыл бұрын
I'm not going to tell you what detector he used but I am wearing a White's Metal Detectors polo. Just sayin'
@IvanCapitani6 жыл бұрын
Kelly Painter Is it a good detector?
@vacciniumaugustifolium14206 жыл бұрын
Kelly Painter whit a whites TDI ; )
@000MACK0006 жыл бұрын
Kelly Painter well use a little common sense he plainly said he is not the one that found it so it doesn't matter what he wears with whatever advertisement on it or what detector he's using because it wasn't his detector that found it.
@TYPE-zd3gm8 жыл бұрын
Surprised the detector didn't start smoking!
@dolonigmite6 жыл бұрын
The current gold price is about $1,300 an ounce I would expect that it's worth way more now than it was back in 2014
@tiggernc7 жыл бұрын
I had a 6 pound butte nugget once, the day after i ate at taco bell :(
@colinmartin29747 жыл бұрын
I have personally held a nugget that was found almost on the surface with a cheap detector that had a value of 10,000€ i think thats about 15,000 dollars, the owner or finder had bought his detector from the shop in nantes, where i worked as a radio engineer and we also sold detectors. I also repaired them. The person who found the nugget was a novice, and the actual make of detector was a fairly cheap make, not one of my favorites at all. and not especially good for gold either ! It's all about being in the right place, and digging every target.. You wont find tresor if it's not there, regardless of what detector you take to that place..if there is nothing there, then you will never find anything..but by reading the signs the landscape will guide you to places that can produce nice finds. or you can just keep plugging away here and there, trying new areas when the previouse area runs dry of finds. it's all about taking the detector out of it's box, and taking it to where ever you go, and spending time waving it back and forth almost as in an ancient ritual, to one day find the find of your dreams. be it a gold nugget, an ancient artifact, a civil war coin, or a gold ring at the beach. Dig every target, as every object found will tell it's own story, remove the find and detect again in the same place, as one find can hide another underneath.. Keep spare batteries at hand and use a sweep pattern that covers every inch to avoid missing easy targets. and keep detecting..keep digging and you too will have the same chance of finding a life changing find...it's one of the best hobbies there is...
@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK10 жыл бұрын
What an amazing find !! Thanks for the inspiration
@peter84889 жыл бұрын
I'd keep it quite otherwise the government may find a way to take it.
@OhyeahKandJyea9 жыл бұрын
peter8488 I'm sure the government is not like "OH SHIT! A few hundred thou in raw gold! WE MUST HAVE THIS!" Meanwhile.... I'm almost positive the government has a nice rainy day fund.
@iniana239 жыл бұрын
+Jeanetta Dumouchel wrong, it's his tax free. the only taxes paid is from the person who buys it in auction.
@MarkSmith-ey2pg9 жыл бұрын
+Jeanetta Dumouchefl you can't tax gold, or silver, or any other metal. You can only tax money. If you find a gold nugget and sell it, yes, you have to pay tax on it. You do not have to pay tax on gold itself.
@blackhatter0117 жыл бұрын
Jeanetta Duche, chill the fuck out.
@francisthorpe73787 жыл бұрын
Blackhatter and
@earthhalienn179910 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it turns out that these large nuggets found at shallow depths where there aren't really any other gold deposits is the result of a special kind of bacterial colony that can create large gold nuggets over a vast period of time. Value of nuggets produced this way is priceless for research purposes as most of these rare nuggets are melted down.
I live in Butte county right near the foothills. Damn, there is GOLD in them thar hills!!!
@gregwierzbicki53839 жыл бұрын
WOW! THAT JUST GAVE ME A CHILL AS I SIT IN A HOUSE WITH THE ORIGINAL FOUNDATION DATES TO 1790'S IN A DIRT FLOOR BASEMENT. IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING ANOTHER DETECTOR AS MINE GREW LEG'S AND WALKED OFF. JUST BEAUTIFUL.. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO BROTHER.
@kalakoul17 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir for sharing to all the People and God bless you!!
@tdkfangirl10 жыл бұрын
Wow, I learned a lot from this. I can tell you are passionate about your work. Thanks for the info about this great find!
@bryanjensen26146 жыл бұрын
$250K retirement in California? Think again.
@SparklingGems7 жыл бұрын
WOW - imagine finding that...one can only dream! Thanks for sharing!!
@ddub20398 жыл бұрын
Hey you're a great narrator! Thanks for the vid, keeps peoples hopes up!
@nolifemerc38248 жыл бұрын
The biggest nugget ever found was in Ballarat Australia witha Minilab GPX-5000 it weigth around 5,5 kg metric system. (the story about the stone found in Moliagul weigth 71 kg.....) 1 kg is 1000 grams, 1pound is 0.438kg 1 ounce is 28,3 gram troy ounce is 31,1 gram.
@TheDiplococcus9 жыл бұрын
That is surely a great nugget, thanks for telling us about it. Financial value is not really that important to an observer, it's a symbol of the beauty that nature creates away from human eyes and the educational value is priceless. Nice to see that geology can still make people go 'wow;.
@dirtyblond23327 жыл бұрын
400k is 1/3 of the average home price in CA. Not really a "Retirement" amount...
@douglasoverhoff43528 жыл бұрын
"State of Jefferson" hat on presenter! The Northern CA people who wish to secede from the Southern half of CA. Love it!
@douglasoverhoff43528 жыл бұрын
***** Never is a long time, John. But, it's not likely, true.
@WW2HistoryHunter7 жыл бұрын
cool videos and great material. Thanks for sharing and greetings from WW2Historyhunter
@bigmuchknow3428 жыл бұрын
can you send it to me its just metal?
@loganscuglik37757 жыл бұрын
bigmuchknow if it's just metal why u want it?
@FOEHMR00247 жыл бұрын
My dad found a heart shaped half ounce nugget with his Whites Gold Hunter model at Youngs hill mine near Indian valley Tahoe National Forest
@Flyboyskyhigh9 жыл бұрын
so you just ride around on your ATV carrying a huge nugget? LIKE A BOSS!!!
@yosuagameplay39209 жыл бұрын
? Will you create an ebook for us who are still in the hunt for gold
@LindaPalmerTagTeamMoms7 жыл бұрын
this is awesome and thank you for sharing. My kids were eyes bugged out excited and happy for the original finder. We live in the Crater of Diamonds area and love panning ourselves for diamonds.
@IvanCapitani6 жыл бұрын
Such a piece is worth much more than its own weight in gold, it could sell for hundreds of thousands at the right auction 'cause this isn't just a gold bar, it's a huge gold nugget, which is very rare nowadays...
@joshuanoyes872510 жыл бұрын
Good job digger Bob! It was cool to watch your "Treasure Hunting America" video and then watch this. Awesome!
@zachmartin999710 жыл бұрын
I really like the your message at the end. Very powerful.
@cherokee6721210 жыл бұрын
Not sure how much Gold is going for per troy ounce but, WOW! I have always wanted to see some one working with a huge dozer to just dig in the earth and come out with a massive cake of pure gold! This is as close as it gets I guess unless there is more there. So awesome.
@Martin750hp8 жыл бұрын
That's mine I lost that about 30 years ago and I can prove it and describe it! 1 it looks EXACTLY like this one in the video and 2 it weighs about what you said it weighs! So like I said it's mine I just proved it, so send it back here my house in Los Angeles CA. thank you for finding my gold nugget!!! It's me gold!!!!
@endriudetector903710 жыл бұрын
Non ho parole per descrivere questo ritrovamento! GRANDEEEE!!!
@xscorpio1953x10 жыл бұрын
congrats nice 1
@dizzotizzo699 жыл бұрын
With gold a bit over $1,100/oz. its true market value is about $83k. The extra bonus nugget is just that.
@MrTommy0019 жыл бұрын
+dizzotizzo69 Nuggets this size don't go by weight. They're collectors items and the value is whatever bidding collectors are willing to pay. Something THIS size - sky is the limit.
@jeddfarley9 жыл бұрын
spot price was much higher when he found this. plus this nugget belongs to the class of less than 1% of 1%. it's very rare to find nuggets this large. the biggest mine in the US scraps 10000lbs of rock to get 1oz of gold out.
@ryanschaff1239 жыл бұрын
+dizzotizzo69 with something this size its easy to expect double or even triple spot price.
@rockscousteau8 жыл бұрын
Thats insane. Wish I could find one...
@SteveJohnsonAkaFratm10 жыл бұрын
How do they estimate the value? Gold is going for $1244 an ounce right now, and at 75 troy ounces that comes out to $93,300. Is it valued more because it is a large nugget? So a collector value?
@Italiangreyhounds810 жыл бұрын
Unique large nuggets are worth several times more than their value in weight alone.
@dalehuntoon571410 жыл бұрын
It is not based on gold prices. This size of nugget is a rare find and collectors will pay top dollar for something like this. In fact many smaller nuggets are made into jewelry and not sold for usual gold prices.
@Tom-fj7hr10 жыл бұрын
***** Also more expensive because it's "Made in California" not "Made in China"
@StelarTheroc10 жыл бұрын
Steve here's for you to learn , nugget will always worth more, even if the purity is much lower than 24 k ( average nugget will have silver and copper content and other contaminant ) now why because a large nugget like this one is very rare and very hard to find. The shape also is unique each nugget as it own shape and make it unique in the world....
@sickb220010 жыл бұрын
Samuel L. Jackson Actually it was only "found" in California.
@rvlee85776 жыл бұрын
From the Cowardly Lion tomb on exibit now in north Ca.
@oldjukeboxjunkie7 жыл бұрын
6-pound gold chunk sells for $400KBy Kevin Conlon, CNNUpdated 10:05 AM ET, Sun October 26, 2014
@patman02508 жыл бұрын
its sold for 400k lol imagine how much the octane people got out of it !
@TheNimshew10 жыл бұрын
My mind races. Where? It's in the Digger Pine belt,so I'd guess above the steel bridge. It had to be on a bench. Not shore gravel. Above Helltown and Whiskey flats. Up on the hillside between Whiskey flats and The Forks of the Butte powerhouse
@jusgoonin8 жыл бұрын
About 90k in gold plus the extra value of the size of nugget
@mcjitsu8 жыл бұрын
2016 price $102,000 - roughly, just for the gold and not the notoriety value.
@Mostafa-rq9rm8 жыл бұрын
Assuming it's 24k, which it's not.
@grassroot0119 жыл бұрын
Wonder why it made a sound like it was only iron or some other base metal.
@IIErdo10 жыл бұрын
what kind of detector?
@Juzman8 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry you see Alaska and Australia as some strange foreign land...
@dougstyles50918 жыл бұрын
lol! life in those outer regions must be horrific
@budimarsya75408 жыл бұрын
mr? what gold detector that ?
@sannypancho60479 жыл бұрын
sir Good morning what name,that gold tetector yuo can use,what is the price I want to buy tank yuo please reply message
@JuggaloGoldDigger8 жыл бұрын
funny it looks exactly like the nugget from Australia that was sold at auction to a buyer in norcal years ago
@chasesweeneyy8 жыл бұрын
Is butte county by Modoc?
@WhatisReallyGoingOn7 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I live in Alaska, a strange foreign land, I am stoked for summertime. I got my detector and all I need is ONE nugget like that!
@chikhnakof19858 жыл бұрын
WHERE I CAN FIND METAL DETECTOR
@marvinthiessen34548 жыл бұрын
WOW, that's some nugget! Great video Digger Bob.
@wanaraz9 жыл бұрын
The nugget just to own for display might even be worth more. I mean really where are you going to find one that big?
@peterchilds14117 жыл бұрын
Hey! What’s so strange about Australia?
@Blueythebudgie9 жыл бұрын
Gonna listen for this sound always!
@pablomendes16806 жыл бұрын
the box is from cuba of tabacos?
@friendme69968 жыл бұрын
how much price of this machine
@burtgummer4636 жыл бұрын
As for revealing the detector used..that does not matter in this situation. I can say that as I have been detecting since 1978. I have used them all.. Well, not all, but more than my wife would approve of..😫 My point..barring a cheap radio shack metal detector, *ANY* detector would have hit solid on a target that size at twelve inches! Fact! Edit: I forgot to congratulate you! Wow Man! I'll keep my mouth shut about anything I have found... just don't be disappointed in the normal small finds in the future. That's a once in a thousand prospectors lives! Needle in the haystack!
@420PATROCK8 жыл бұрын
Huh huh huh Butte Nugget. Huh huh huh
@bugoledussy8 жыл бұрын
+420PATROCK hahahaha
@cmiller1203928 жыл бұрын
took me a second. but genius! actual lol
@santosdeluna89559 жыл бұрын
hi I love the out door I have always dream of going out an look for gold . but I don't know how or where to find out information to such places
@pingdis10 жыл бұрын
CNN is reporting the nugget sold for $400K at the San Fran Fall Antiques Show. Damn.
@mikehixson77519 жыл бұрын
That's a Beaut from Butte! Wow man thats what dreams are made of!
@billbob98198 жыл бұрын
Maybe for you gold prospectors but I mine for the love and beauty of nature and life and the excitement of treasure hunting and the feeling of having useful knowledge. The money I make is just to continue my dream of finding amazing pieces and hopefully discovering new crystals
@CoinHuntingDrew9 жыл бұрын
Minelab GPX 5000? Garrett ATX?
@skyym36296 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how they call it a VEIN of gold. Has anyone ever really thought about that?
@kurtsorrels97359 жыл бұрын
Probably near Oroville.
@joshuabreedlove62207 жыл бұрын
Never stop looking .... Lol a good drink and song after a find . Neil young ...you know the tune
@swade46909 жыл бұрын
If it isn't yours why is he letting u hold it for awhile... or does he even not own it?
@swade46909 жыл бұрын
Gotcha
@swade46909 жыл бұрын
Lol
@swade46909 жыл бұрын
No some one replied and deleted it is geuss
@binzsta868 жыл бұрын
He's lying. Its his. Let's find out where this guy live so we can see the nugget in person.
@Prospector20237 жыл бұрын
What detector have you used?
@mattfamilydetectorist10 жыл бұрын
Can you say if the detector was a VLF or a PI????
@jimjones826810 жыл бұрын
a kids detector would of found this would not of made a difference at all
@sierraridgereaper10 жыл бұрын
This nugget would have made a 30 dollar kids detector sing... VLF or PI, doesn't matter, it would make any detector scream...
@bradvirtue46509 жыл бұрын
but the gold value is not there at quarter mill i don't get it???
@thooke2229 жыл бұрын
+Brad Virtue It has value as a rare collector's item. Just like a gold Spanish coin from a sunken shipwreck is worth more than its weight in gold.
@小龙的梦6 жыл бұрын
okay how do I start looking for gold ? in the himalayas
@ihavevigors47428 жыл бұрын
I dig up everything that makes a noise. You never know.
@angelfire0110 жыл бұрын
Beautiful find, congratulations to the finder!
@MrTonyz19868 жыл бұрын
come on it came from Honduras it says so on the box. 🙂
@imilf20037 жыл бұрын
tony zamora its a cigar box from Honduras
@mattnorton41118 жыл бұрын
comstock detectors huh. i thought you wernt going to mention it
@henryc10007 жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch, tnx 4posting.
@Snowwie888 жыл бұрын
Damn why do I live in Holland? Dutch soil doesn't have these kind of nuggets....
@000MACK0006 жыл бұрын
This definitely motivates me even more to get out and get me a metal detector just for reasons like this, Gold Fever baby.
@JamesShelnutt8 жыл бұрын
finding that caused the price of gold around the world to drop a dollar (supply vs. demand)
@jamiedawnv7 жыл бұрын
how many more out there and wheres the location where found?lol.
@timkim9999 жыл бұрын
did he found inside mine cave or dug under ground or fleild?
@harryguy769 жыл бұрын
+tim kim He said it was found near some old shallow workings but not in the workings themselves.I guess that means an old mining operation but not an underground mine.It was found in Butte county California 12 inches deep likely in a valley as he said it was an ancient river but no water presently.
@haleiwahi279 жыл бұрын
Kagens was a good choice to liquidate it. They're a very professional outfit.
@daddiojones2387 жыл бұрын
that's the name you're going with?.....?
@brentjgordon8 жыл бұрын
thanks digger bob
@PeterPan-wk9yu9 жыл бұрын
this is like 200.000-250.000 euro?
@UnicornMeat5128 жыл бұрын
butte California or montana?
@nododon8 жыл бұрын
California
@mikej74768 жыл бұрын
That detector is a BS101.
@cowboys_crazy-tank74289 жыл бұрын
wher did u get this stone from plz reply?
@dizzotizzo699 жыл бұрын
+Cowboys_crazy-tank It was dug up in the lush gold peat bogs of scotland.
@2dawgsmiked6849 жыл бұрын
+dizzotizzo69 LMAO!
@mikenewell89618 жыл бұрын
Kudos"Mr. Smith".
@calmargarita8 жыл бұрын
BOB, you almost sound breathless about this one, LOL. I think I'll vacation in... Calif?