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It was my car at one time, but not the one I've been driving for the last 6 years.. The car in the picture is a Toyota Camry.. it was a good car

Yeah Gary that is a good story. Never know what you will find with a metal detector. Everybody be safe out there today, Tuesday night my daughter called, said "got in a car crash just a minute ago" well, to make it short she was very fortunate, the car was a total wreck. She has a nasty bruise where the shoulder belt held her in, and also on her hips. If not for that and the air bag, it would have been a really bad accident! Happened at night, her boyfriend driving, not drinking or drugs but wasn't paying attention enough and ran across the yellow line, then the shoulder, then about 150' of brush and a drop without rolling it over, before hitting the tree.. SO I have a lot to be thankful for this 4th of July!

That must have been fun, good going Rob those nuggets look very nice ! Post pictures of them all cleaned up? Hey since it is July 4th, I got this email and thought it was good. It doesn't have anything to do with metal detecting for gold nuggets though. Subject: Did you know this part of 4th of July history? 4TH OF JULY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence ? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his Ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: freedom is never free! I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball.

Got to see it last year, what a thing to see. Didn't even know it was going on till then. I remember it made me proud to be an American, I guess with the dam and all the foreign tourists there. How far away are the nearest gold bearing areas from there? Sure looked like a lot of mineralization all around, I recall wondering were the gold was.

Yep, and it is a Male Kestrel, also called a Sparrowhawk. A true falcon, has the notched beak. The parents will keep feeding the bird. Nice picture Guido.

Those prepaid phone cards are a good way to go. Get one from Wall Mart or Costco, the smaller outfits sometimes sell off brand companies that turn out to give you lots of busy signals and drop the calls. Some of these cards expire at some time in the future, then you lose all the minutes from the card getting out of date. The one I use I got from Sams Club and it is a ATT card. Works fine, no problems, never expires. I can even call Australia with it. People can still call into your house phone the same as before. When I run out of minutes, I can recharge it with the credit card. You can use it on any phone, even a pay phone. I've never tried the internet phone calls, that sounds like it could be good if it works okay. Could you get a trash dumpster for cheaper than the barrel service? Seems like all the prices of stuff I use is going up too . Water bill up 29% for the same amount of water as last month. Price increase.

Beautiful ! Thanks for posting the pictures and the story. You will never forget the feeling you got when you first spotted that piece of trash you were digging up was actually what you were looking for - the gold ! Amazing.

Hey Blues Dad, Coin hunting can get pretty exciting for me, if you find a ring or an old coin that can be a lot of fun. If you are out for gold, you have to dig a lot of bullets, shell casings, wire, all sorts of iron junk, and a lot more stuff than just gold. If I lived in Michigan I think I would try looking for copper nuggets. Anywhere you live you can find something interesting with a metal detector. I've never been skunked while out coin hunting with a metal detector, but I nearly always get skunked when out metal detecting for gold nuggets. But for me, it's not all about finding the gold, it is also about being outside and seeing the land and the history and all that. That's fun too.

A kilo's worth of gold, 3/4 of a kilo of pure gold because 24k is pure 18k is 3/4 pure gold. Weight is approx 35 ounces, gold weight approx 26 ounces from that. 26 x whatever spot gold is would be the actual value by the weight of the gold. Say gold is 800 per ounce, that makes for $20,800 in gold ya got there, assuming it's all 18k solid gold. The historical / collectable value could be more if you can find a buyer. If you put it in an auction you may get more, or less, depends on the bidding going on. Don't forget taxes. Also auction fees could take a big chunk.... The Armenian's left that part of the world during that time in history, only taking with them in many cases what they could carry. They lost their land, many lost everything including their families. I would think it would have been worn at the time under any clothing and not where it would show. Another way to sell it would be to have it assayed (you pay) and that would give you a proven value, but to do that the belt would be melted down. Wow Thanks for sharing. Is it a family heirloom of yours?

Thanks for posting Jeremy, I wondered what happened to you. Sounds like you got an adventure out of it, the memories will get better, and the rest went about how I imagined. If you get over some rich ground, your story could be much different, but now you know how rare gold really is!

Doc, What ya got there is a Coopers Hawk. It is an accipiter, same as a Goshawk, but from the size it is of a Female Coopers Hawk. Also a passage bird, first year, never has moulted yet. They change color this next year when they moult. 15 years as a falconer. Coopers Hawks are terrific hunters, more abundant than Goshawks. The smaller species, the Sharp-shinned hawk is also a good hunter. All are opportunistic hunters, and a cage with a bird in it sure looks like an easy meal if only this pesky wire wasn't there..

Interesting, you can almost see how the lead was dripping. If it's lead you can write with it on a piece of paper so that is an easy test if you don't know what the metal is. Nice pictures.

Carry a mask with you for the dust and if it starts to get bad, be sure to put it on. Good luck on finding their stuff. Can you get a sketch of the layout of the house?

Wow. Glad it is all working out for so many, and tragic on the few that houses burned. I haven't heard of any loss of life from the fires but there must have been many wild animals killed. That fox story was really something.

Keep using the CLR and work on it with a toothbrush and a thorn or a toothpick. Let it dry and try again. Thanks for the pictures Ron.