Like others have said, natural placer gold can typically be sold for 24k value. Natural placer nuggets are collectible and sell for 5-10x over placer value. That's one hell of a find! Congrats!
Nice find Brad! as already stated the nugget is far more valuable than the weight of the gold, the location, etc. makes this a very unique find! Congrats !!!
Yes, nugget values are higher than the actual "melt value" of gold, so that would be interesting to know what an appraiser said. Nugget values also consider size and a 15 gram is huge for that area. That is nearly one half a troy ounce and pretty high karat value as well.
*Stake gold nugget location and perform a radial rope search within 60 feet of it. I once found a leather pouch that an animal had dug up, clawed open and scattered coins in one quadrant of a 20 ft radius. Record-winning pilot Steve Fosset was found 2008 through his personal effects which had been distributed in a similar fashion.*
The Dime is phenomenal! If I didn't know better, I'd say that was from a mint set, since the coin was struck so hard. The penmenship pin is 20th century; the very simplistic style tells me that. No quill or scrolls or laurel leaves or stars that were all associated with achievment in the 19th century. It's still a very cool find for an old Vermont Farmer/logger. The nugget... I couldn't stop thinking of the poor soul who lost that nugget. What hopes and dreams were dashed when it was lost? Would that have paid for their own land/home? OR was the nugget stolen from someone else, and thankfully dropped by the thief. Whatever the story, I'm glad you found it.
Between the buckle, the pin, the silver coin, and the nugget that trip is better than my friend's best year! What a great day trip. Amazing. You caught lightning in a bottle with that day!
Holy moly!!! Imagine going out with a metal detector fully expecting literally ANYTHING but gold and finding a massive 15 gram nugget worth an estimated $850!!!! That is an amazing find but not only that the story behind that nugget must have been insanity.... the possibilities are just wild for everything to have had to happen for you to stumble upon it all this time later. This is why I am falling more and more in love with this channel! The history and everything behind each and every item you find is just incredible.
Congratulations Brad. Your videos are perfect way you capture and document things like an artist. Nice to see videos about history and stories they can tell not about dollar values. Keep making cool videos dig on !!!
The gold nugget is probably as special a find as you will make in the mountains of Vermont and a seated dime is one of the nicest designs for a silver coin, but the pin you found is unique as there are not that many to be found anywhere. All three finds are special but my favorite is the pin. Great hunt, Brad.
WOW!! What a find!! That is so cool. This memory will be shared many times with your friends, family, kids and grandkids. Congrats Brad on the find of a lifetime!!!
Sadly there was a day back when that someone would have hydro-blasted the whole side of that mountain after a find like that nugget. Washing all the dirt down into the valleys below just in hopes of more nuggets. So glad we outlawed that practice. Thanks Brad for a great video.
Even without the gold, I would call this one of your best days yet. As for the nugget, it is extremely unlikely that it was naturally occurring in that spot. It is possible that the road it was on was topped or filled with river gravels containing gold specimens, or it fell from a travellers pack/ pocket. Many people have searched for many years in the RIGHT places, on purpose for a nugget like that and had no luck. So you are indeed lucky, my friend. Nice work, and good luck.
@@LordRustyMcAlpin Hi Rusty , Nothing Against Your Religion and Faith , But I Honestly Do Not Think or Believe That The Bible Had Anything to Do With That Gold Nugget Being Found On That Old Forgotten Gravel Road . It Was Pretty Much a Lucky Day ! Take Care and Stay Blessed .
Perfect Friday video! I know you enjoyed that hunt, just not knowing what treasure you may find would keep anyone going. The years you put into this is rewarding you.
Amazing hunt. Even without the gold nugget it was a tremendous day. The gold made it an out of this world day. Congrats Brad, I have watched every video and wouldn’t miss one for the world.
Brad, I think this has to be one of your best hunts! The gold nugget the most amazing find! You had such a wide variety of old coins and relics! Congratulations on the nugget!
So happy to have enjoyed this day with you! I was in a LIVESTREAM last night and we were all speaking of your channel and how incredible your editing is and all the equipment you use and place in the right areas for awesome captures! So true💯 Been a while since I've been here, so glad I started back with this video💚 That gold was of great value to someone of the past and now recovered by you. Fantastic find, love the dime and the pin brings joy to my heart🤗 I wish more kids these days could have the opportunity to learn handwriting and receive a cool reward of a pin like the one you discovered ! Awesome day out👏👏👏 Thank you🙋
My mother was born in 1924 and, never went to high school. Believe it or not you could find good work back then with only an 8th grade education. She received awards in the 4th, 5th and 7th grades for the Palmer Method of Cursive Writing. Thank you for bringing back some memories from my childhood. It's the first time I've heard those words in probably 50 years.
Congratulations on the great finds!! This video is quality over quantity. Gold nugget is super cool. Someone dropped or just a lucky natural gold nugget find. Carried by a glacier perhaps and deposited a long time ago for you to find. Payment for hard work and perseverance! Swing on!!
Brad, as much as I enjoy seeing your facial expressions, I'd wear netting. Black flies are mean! For a day that stared out slow, what amazing finds you had today! That nugget is amazing! The seated dime... I won't name all them but what an amazing day. Your face when you thought you saw that nugget was priceless. Thank you for another wonderful video. Best ever!
Well congratulations on the find of a life for your area. You hit the trifecta gold, silver and copper. You set the bar high for your friends. Happy metal detecting.
FANTASTIC gold find. As a panner/metel detector in Alaska, I knew immediately that it was a real gold nugget. And an interesting thing is, we could usually tell what area of the Alaskan state the gold came from. "Dirty gold" came around Chicken/Tok area, etc. That's why you were told that it was Vermont gold. They know the mineral contents that made it from your state. Most states have some gold in active/dry stream beds. Detecting around boulders on the opposite side of where the water comes flows, is where most gold accumulates as it swirls around the boulders.
I say, I say there's gold up in them there hills! Way to finish the hunt with a seated dime and wow a gold nugget! That's colonial gold I would imagine! Awesome hunt Brad!
Eighty-three is quite the high number for Au in any form (nugget or jewelry.) There isn't a "set" number it'll ring up, but typically it's a low tone - down there in nickle, pop-top and + / - territory. So when you said 83, the last thing I expected to see was a gold nugget - which to me makes this find all the more amazing. Congrats!
Congrats Brad, on the great finds, you deserve them, after all the hard work you put into metal detecting in the mountains of VT. Enjoy all your videos, thanks.
You have the spring time VT wave down pretty good! Have a friend that lives in Guilford , VT and he hits a lot of the streams in VT fishing and crevassing for gold. using very thin hooked tools he probes the cracks and crevasses in the stream beds and has found quite a few nuggets' largest about 3 gm. Highly probable that someone found it in a local stream and as you noted lost it. Great day in spite of the black flies.
Good vid. There's places out west where the nugget wouldn't be considered massive, but in VT it probably is. Also in a placer deposit even rarer, and it does look placer. What's even bigger is all the finds you're making, beautiful place you're in, anything found is probably old, love the dime. Like time stood still. Maybe the gold was used as payment, it's still done in places such as AK. Once again, great video.
WOO HOO! WOW Brad! What an awesome find with the GOLD nugget and then all of your other treasures! Congrats on that and thanks for sharing this awesome video!
Incredible Brad! Very interesting to find a nugget like that, I agree on your hypothesis as well. Absolutely love that buckle! Seated liberty and Indians are great. Nice hunt brother 👊
I love how you look at what seems to be just forest and see 100 year old (or older) roads. I also like your empathy for the people who lost the items you've found. Those dimes found in a farmer's field are nifty for us but the loss could have been devastating to a 18th or 19th century person. Great channel - thanks
Gold is yellowish and Fools Gold is actually gold colored and grows more in a crystal shape. The weight of Gold is different from Fools Gold. Put the two together and you will see the difference in color. Brad's got the fever! Enjoyed the video! Have a great day!
Hi Brad, We were just watching Avant Minning, on RUclips. Couldn't help but notice, that they are literally playing "Your Song", as they show their Crystals. After watching you for so many years...It was easy to catch. Of course, we all love your music!
So stoked for you I love watching people come up and it’s not about the money it’s about finding buried treasure it’s not about the treasure it’s the story thank you for sharing
Love the wild flowers, trillium and daffodils. The gold nugget! you was more excited over the barber dime than the gold. I would have been shaking and screaming to the top of my lungs. Lol.
How cool was that!!! Love watching and learning. Love seeing the plants, my moms would take us to the woods as kids, teaching us about the woodland flowers and plants
The gold nugget is a very cool find. A true needle in a hay stack of wilderness. More than likely someones currency dropped long ago. Great find. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Congratulations, sir! What a fantastic day. You rubbing your face "several hours later" at the beginning was definitely not how the day was going to end. A lesson in perseverance.
Hey Brad, Sending you wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm happy rewatchong, love the environment, music, and your calm demenor. I live in the mountains of Victoria, Australia. Look forward to your future adventures.
As a homegrown Vermonters that have been gold prospecting in AZ for the last 18 years. The value of a gold nugget is greater than the nugget weight per stock market price. A nugget is a one of a kind naturalmade by nature. A 15 grams nugget in AZ or AK great! A 15 grams nugget in Vt, from VT unbelievable, and fantastic! The rarity of a VT nugget that size will multiply the value. Great find.
Nice gold nugget! That's bigger than any gold nugget I've ever found and I gold prospect quite often. I think you're probably right about it being carried as a form of payment. 15 grams would have probably had a similar value to a $10 gold coin back in late 1800's.
I've waited a day to comment on your fantastic nugget find Brad!. So far no one has mentioned the very distinct possibility that the gold was left behind when the last glaciers retreated from Vermont and New Hampshire eons ago. In Southern Indiana there are deposits of flour gold that people pan from creeks and streams. I'd spend a few hours detecting some of those small streams in the mountains where you are! Great Seated Dime also!
I love watching you in areas that once were fields and are now going back to forests. It seems like, in other areas, forests turn into fields, which turn into developments.
@10:48 That button cleaned up nice, huh ? Museum quality! It looks straight from the antique store! Brad, it would be great if you could take the time to make a video on how to restore & preserve relics. A gold nugget too! The surprises keep on coming. Big fan! Keep up the good work!
Incredible finds Brad, that has to be a place you want to go to gain. Interesting theory on how that gold got there, perhaps a gold shipment gone bad, robbers and highway men.!!! Very cool Brad, see you next week.👍♥️🇺🇸
You are on fire in this video ! Heart musta been racing ! I’m not sure 🤔 why I quit watching you awhile back , Hoover boys also ........ anyway I’ve been lured back in !
That is a metal prospector's dream... that right there is! To put an over-emphasized old timer's spin on it. I think we all would love to go metal prospecting in hopes of finding treasure like that. Coins, buttons, buckles, all are treasure - but gold? HOLY SMOKES! Thanks for sharing.
Finding something that is the color of gold in the shape of a nugget, and that can be seen to have been in that acid soil for many years and even so is not deteriorated, leaves no doubt, it is a gold nugget. This is my first video I see on your channel, I loved the simplicity of your comments, so you already have a new subscriber and since you don't have my like. Greetings from Girona, Catalonia.
Hey. Your videos are really great. I watch every morning over breakfast. Your very informative on your finds which makes for a wonderful learning experience. Thank you and I look forward to more videos. Btw, I live in Olympia, WA.
Wow, what an amazing GOLD find. So pleased for you Brad. I saw the mention of it on the subscriber appreciation live video. Loved the buckle as well. I did Marion Richardson Handwriting in the UK in the 60s, but we never got rewards! 😅
Brad, I MD for nuggets and you need to be aware that “Nugget Value” can be 5X + higher than what the daily going spot gold value or what the Scrap-Gold rate is. Your nugget” is not in that category. Because of: (1) it’s local historical significance (2) because of it’s size and it’s appearance!!!! That said…your beautiful nugget could very well be in the upper X5 - X6 value range “to the right collector.” Congratulations !!! Great Find!!!! Gerard
Beat me to it. You are 100% correct Gerard. A 15 g. nugget is close to being 1/2 oz (troy) and the "specimen" value is definitely more than the simple bullion value. Regardless, IF that was lost, that had to hurt. Nice find Brad. Really nice find. JB
@@gerardange For sure. I'd give a $1,000 for that nugget on the spot right now... so there's that aspect of things. But like baseball cards, unless you sell (or plan to sell in the future) the value is debatable.
@@lsxtmt4910 ( another good point! ) >>> The IRS 🙄!!!! UPDATE: This Just in !!!! Yes in deed on second look amazingly what at first appeared to be a beautiful gold nugget? Now… on Second examination This time more closely (in much better light 💡 💡 !!!) I see that what I first thought was gold > Sadly… it definitely has more of a brassy look to what I thought was a Gold nugget…. (cough ) but honestly…. if it was in fact real gold it really would of been a wonderful find!!!! I really think Brad needs to re-examine what he found in much better light! 💡!!!!! eyes do play tricks on you brother !!!
Congratulations Brad! That gold nugget is an awesome find and that dime is pretty sweet too. Thanks for the history filled videos, I have been enjoying them for a few years now and thanks to you I have gotten into metal detecting.
Great day for discoveries in the Vermont woods Brad .. Congratulations ! One half ounce nugget of 22k gold .. a very crisp silver coin along with various date Indian Head cents .. and, one beautiful Harness Buckle .. I'd say this is a day for the records book .. Your presentation and descriptions were perfection as usual .. except for the obvious restrained excitement in your face when recognizing your Gold discovery .. Great episode, thanks for posting, it's always appreciated.
Yeah, I am picturing the whooping and hollering that is not in the video. Great editing by Brad to maintain his restrained composure on video! I know for sure I would have acted the fool going nuts over a find like that one.
@@markpashia7067 The "whooping & hollering" is exactly how I might have started the episode .. Brad's measured composure is the sure sign that he's a Pro .. !
AND the crowd goes wild!!!!! What a marvelous day of finds for you. The gold nugget, seated dime, award pin, and buckle are just "wow". I like the buckle the best though. Suggestion for you to fight off the black flies. Buy a new or pick up a used beekeepers veil hat that has a bottom closure cord. Take the veil part off and attach it to a small round of cloth. You can put that over your hat and then tighten the bottom closure so those pesky flies can't get next to your face and eyes. I just started beekeeping this year so I have the veil hat myself - about $14 here. It's very handy.
Congratulations on your gold find!!! It’s always interesting to see the variety of objects that you find. Always a joy learning the history . Thank you
Like others have said, natural placer gold can typically be sold for 24k value. Natural placer nuggets are collectible and sell for 5-10x over placer value. That's one hell of a find! Congrats!
You deserve that nugget for all the great content you have posted.
Well done on the gold nugget find....your living the dream Brad.
Nice find Brad! as already stated the nugget is far more valuable than the weight of the gold, the location, etc. makes this a very unique find! Congrats !!!
Yes, nugget values are higher than the actual "melt value" of gold, so that would be interesting to know what an appraiser said. Nugget values also consider size and a 15 gram is huge for that area. That is nearly one half a troy ounce and pretty high karat value as well.
@@markpashia7067 - looking at price for seated 1875 dimes. Really looks like they want to steal those dimes. they dont pay much. Keep it.
*Stake gold nugget location and perform a radial rope search within 60 feet of it. I once found a leather pouch that an animal had dug up, clawed open and scattered coins in one quadrant of a 20 ft radius. Record-winning pilot Steve Fosset was found 2008 through his personal effects which had been distributed in a similar fashion.*
The Dime is phenomenal! If I didn't know better, I'd say that was from a mint set, since the coin was struck so hard.
The penmenship pin is 20th century; the very simplistic style tells me that. No quill or scrolls or laurel leaves or stars that were all associated with achievment in the 19th century. It's still a very cool find for an old Vermont Farmer/logger.
The nugget... I couldn't stop thinking of the poor soul who lost that nugget. What hopes and dreams were dashed when it was lost? Would that have paid for their own land/home? OR was the nugget stolen from someone else, and thankfully dropped by the thief. Whatever the story, I'm glad you found it.
Between the buckle, the pin, the silver coin, and the nugget that trip is better than my friend's best year! What a great day trip. Amazing. You caught lightning in a bottle with that day!
Holy moly!!! Imagine going out with a metal detector fully expecting literally ANYTHING but gold and finding a massive 15 gram nugget worth an estimated $850!!!! That is an amazing find but not only that the story behind that nugget must have been insanity.... the possibilities are just wild for everything to have had to happen for you to stumble upon it all this time later. This is why I am falling more and more in love with this channel! The history and everything behind each and every item you find is just incredible.
What a find. There is definitely a story behind that gold. That definitely is the best thing about this hobby!
Congratulations Brad. Your videos are perfect way you capture and document things like an artist. Nice to see videos about history and stories they can tell not about dollar values. Keep making cool videos dig on !!!
The gold nugget is probably as special a find as you will make in the mountains of Vermont and a seated dime is one of the nicest designs for a silver coin, but the pin you found is unique as there are not that many to be found anywhere. All three finds are special but my favorite is the pin. Great hunt, Brad.
WOW!! What a find!! That is so cool. This memory will be shared many times with your friends, family, kids and grandkids. Congrats Brad on the find of a lifetime!!!
Sadly there was a day back when that someone would have hydro-blasted the whole side of that mountain after a find like that nugget. Washing all the dirt down into the valleys below just in hopes of more nuggets. So glad we outlawed that practice. Thanks Brad for a great video.
Even without the gold, I would call this one of your best days yet. As for the nugget, it is extremely unlikely that it was naturally occurring in that spot. It is possible that the road it was on was topped or filled with river gravels containing gold specimens, or it fell from a travellers pack/ pocket. Many people have searched for many years in the RIGHT places, on purpose for a nugget like that and had no luck. So you are indeed lucky, my friend. Nice work, and good luck.
Excuse me mister. Gold can be found everywhere. World wide. What does the bible say about wealth? To gain wealth divide the sands. It's in Proverbs
@@LordRustyMcAlpin traded proverbs for geology. Having much better luck finding gold.
@@LordRustyMcAlpin Hi Rusty , Nothing Against Your Religion and Faith , But I Honestly Do Not Think or Believe That The Bible Had
Anything to Do With That Gold Nugget Being Found On That Old Forgotten Gravel Road . It Was Pretty Much a Lucky Day !
Take Care and Stay Blessed .
So much gold has been mined over the years that its not that odd to be able to find gold somewhere out of place.
I love the buckle…..lucky you"',,,,,enjoy your show so much….thanks
Perfect Friday video! I know you enjoyed that hunt, just not knowing what treasure you may find would keep anyone going. The years you put into this is rewarding you.
Amazing hunt. Even without the gold nugget it was a tremendous day. The gold made it an out of this world day. Congrats Brad, I have watched every video and wouldn’t miss one for the world.
Brad, I think this has to be one of your best hunts! The gold nugget the most amazing find! You had such a wide variety of old coins and relics! Congratulations on the nugget!
Great find ! Well put together video , Congrats !
So happy to have enjoyed this day with you! I was in a LIVESTREAM last night and we were all speaking of your channel and how incredible your editing is and all the equipment you use and place in the right areas for awesome captures! So true💯 Been a while since I've been here, so glad I started back with this video💚 That gold was of great value to someone of the past and now recovered by you. Fantastic find, love the dime and the pin brings joy to my heart🤗 I wish more kids these days could have the opportunity to learn handwriting and receive a cool reward of a pin like the one you discovered ! Awesome day out👏👏👏 Thank you🙋
My mother was born in 1924 and, never went to high school. Believe it or not you could find good work back then with only an 8th grade education. She received awards in the 4th, 5th and 7th grades for the Palmer Method of Cursive Writing. Thank you for bringing back some memories from my childhood. It's the first time I've heard those words in probably 50 years.
Congratulations on the great finds!! This video is quality over quantity. Gold nugget is super cool. Someone dropped or just a lucky natural gold nugget find. Carried by a glacier perhaps and deposited a long time ago for you to find. Payment for hard work and perseverance! Swing on!!
Brad, as much as I enjoy seeing your facial expressions, I'd wear netting. Black flies are mean!
For a day that stared out slow, what amazing finds you had today! That nugget is amazing! The seated dime... I won't name all them but what an amazing day. Your face when you thought you saw that nugget was priceless. Thank you for another wonderful video. Best ever!
To say that’s an incredible hunt is an understatement. My hats off to you, great job!
Great channel. smooth delivery.
Just subscribed! I love these type of videos, found you by chance. 🇺🇸
Well congratulations on the find of a life for your area. You hit the trifecta gold, silver and copper. You set the bar high for your friends.
Happy metal detecting.
FANTASTIC gold find. As a panner/metel detector in Alaska, I knew immediately that it was a real gold nugget. And an interesting thing is, we could usually tell what area of the Alaskan state the gold came from. "Dirty gold" came around Chicken/Tok area, etc. That's why you were told that it was Vermont gold. They know the mineral contents that made it from your state. Most states have some gold in active/dry stream beds. Detecting around boulders on the opposite side of where the water comes flows, is where most gold accumulates as it swirls around the boulders.
Extremely happy you found Silver, Gold and the cursive writing achievement pin... Excellent video Brad
I say, I say there's gold up in them there hills! Way to finish the hunt with a seated dime and wow a gold nugget! That's colonial gold I would imagine! Awesome hunt Brad!
Your finds are amazing! Wow
Eighty-three is quite the high number for Au in any form (nugget or jewelry.) There isn't a "set" number it'll ring up, but typically it's a low tone - down there in nickle, pop-top and + / - territory. So when you said 83, the last thing I expected to see was a gold nugget - which to me makes this find all the more amazing. Congrats!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! GOLD!!! Plus All of the other wonderful finds and black flies too! What a wonderful day! Please be careful and stay safe! ❤❤
Congrats Brad, on the great finds, you deserve them, after all the hard work you put into metal detecting in the mountains of VT. Enjoy all your videos, thanks.
Silver and gold, silver and gold. 🎼🎵🎶. Congratulations! Joyce ❤️🇺🇸
So happy for you. Thank you for taking us along.
Heck of a hunt! That’s so cool that you found a nugget on top of all the other coins
You have the spring time VT wave down pretty good! Have a friend that lives in Guilford , VT and he hits a lot of the streams in VT fishing and crevassing for gold. using very thin hooked tools he probes the cracks and crevasses in the stream beds and has found quite a few nuggets' largest about 3 gm. Highly probable that someone found it in a local stream and as you noted lost it. Great day in spite of the black flies.
Very nice find Brad! Great job!
Great day, Brad! Congrats!
Awesome, Brad your by far the best RUclips program in my repertoire. God bless you.
Good vid. There's places out west where the nugget wouldn't be considered massive, but in VT it probably is. Also in a placer deposit even rarer, and it does look placer. What's even bigger is all the finds you're making, beautiful place you're in, anything found is probably old, love the dime. Like time stood still. Maybe the gold was used as payment, it's still done in places such as AK. Once again, great video.
A big congrats on the awesome finds. That’s what makes metal detecting a great hobby !
Ahhhh--perfect Fri morn. Coffee, GMMD w/ Brad M. & gold & silver!
WOO HOO! WOW Brad! What an awesome find with the GOLD nugget and then all of your other treasures! Congrats on that and thanks for sharing this awesome video!
Incredible Brad! Very interesting to find a nugget like that, I agree on your hypothesis as well. Absolutely love that buckle! Seated liberty and Indians are great. Nice hunt brother 👊
I love how you look at what seems to be just forest and see 100 year old (or older) roads. I also like your empathy for the people who lost the items you've found. Those dimes found in a farmer's field are nifty for us but the loss could have been devastating to a 18th or 19th century person.
Great channel - thanks
Gold is yellowish and Fools Gold is actually gold colored and grows more in a crystal shape. The weight of Gold is different from Fools Gold. Put the two together and you will see the difference in color. Brad's got the fever! Enjoyed the video! Have a great day!
Fools gold is not in nugget form…
@@WillF1980 I've panned and dug for gold 30 years and gems here in North Carolina. From mini nuggets to powder gold to hangers on quartz. I'm hooked!
Awesome brad what a great bunch of finds!
Hi Brad, We were just watching Avant Minning, on RUclips. Couldn't help but notice, that they are literally playing "Your Song", as they show their Crystals. After watching you for so many years...It was easy to catch. Of course, we all love your music!
Awesome! Did you see De Grau's footprints anywhere around?
Hey! Degrau call backs are my domain!
So stoked for you I love watching people come up and it’s not about the money it’s about finding buried treasure it’s not about the treasure it’s the story thank you for sharing
WOW. Can't see any hunt getting any better than that!! Incredible finds, wow. Be safe & keep on digging.
Love the wild flowers, trillium and daffodils. The gold nugget! you was more excited over the barber dime than the gold. I would have been shaking and screaming to the top of my lungs. Lol.
Wow!! Congratulations. Wonderful finds and love the extras of the flowers.
Great finds on this outing!!! There is so much in the ground!!
How cool was that!!! Love watching and learning. Love seeing the plants, my moms would take us to the woods as kids, teaching us about the woodland flowers and plants
That is so neat!! The proud school child that once wore that pin!
The gold nugget is a very cool find. A true needle in a hay stack of wilderness. More than likely someones currency dropped long ago. Great find. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Congrats on the find of a lifetime.. awesome !
Congratulations, sir! What a fantastic day. You rubbing your face "several hours later" at the beginning was definitely not how the day was going to end. A lesson in perseverance.
Hey Brad,
Sending you wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm happy rewatchong, love the environment, music, and your calm demenor.
I live in the mountains of Victoria, Australia.
Look forward to your future adventures.
Congratulations, and I really like the style of videos you put out . 2nd to none . Cheers
As a homegrown Vermonters that have been gold prospecting in AZ for the last 18 years. The value of a gold nugget is greater than the nugget weight per stock market price. A nugget is a one of a kind naturalmade by nature. A 15 grams nugget in AZ or AK great! A 15 grams nugget in Vt, from VT unbelievable, and fantastic! The rarity of a VT nugget that size will multiply the value. Great find.
Nice gold nugget! That's bigger than any gold nugget I've ever found and I gold prospect quite often. I think you're probably right about it being carried as a form of payment. 15 grams would have probably had a similar value to a $10 gold coin back in late 1800's.
I've waited a day to comment on your fantastic nugget find Brad!. So far no one has mentioned the very distinct possibility that the gold was left behind when the last glaciers retreated from Vermont and New Hampshire eons ago. In Southern Indiana there are deposits of flour gold that people pan from creeks and streams. I'd spend a few hours detecting some of those small streams in the mountains where you are! Great Seated Dime also!
Brad, I'm sure I speak for many - we are super glad for you and your awesome finds! Fun video today to catch up on 😎👍🏼
You got yourself some AU 👈
Nice! Thanks for sharing your adventure 👍
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was from a prospecting channel I follow, not GMMD! Congratulations. And that silver dime is a peach too.
I love watching you in areas that once were fields and are now going back to forests. It seems like, in other areas, forests turn into fields, which turn into developments.
The gold nugget is so cool. I feel bad for the person that lost it back then. That was probably a lot of wages or hard work lost.
@10:48 That button cleaned up nice, huh ? Museum quality! It looks straight from the antique store!
Brad, it would be great if you could take the time to make a video on how to restore & preserve relics.
A gold nugget too! The surprises keep on coming. Big fan! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing with us a day you'll NEVER forget!! Stupid fortunate to find THAT in the area!
Congratulations Good Sir!
Great day! Awesome finds... congratulations Brad!!
Fantastic finds!!! The flowers are beautiful.
Thank you Brad - a fun hunt! I always enjoy your weekly posts - congrats on the buckle, silver and gold. See you next week. Chuck in NE Kansas
I was born and lived all but a dozen years here in Vermont. How exciting to find a piece of gold! It’s very interesting. Glad I found your videos.👍
Incredible finds Brad, that has to be a place you want to go to gain. Interesting theory on how that gold got there, perhaps a gold shipment gone bad, robbers and highway men.!!! Very cool Brad, see you next week.👍♥️🇺🇸
Awesome gold nugget! That is a quality jewelry piece and is way more valuable than melt. Awesome other finds too. GL&HH Matt 👍
Well you finally struck real gold Brad and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS! Glad for you my friend and love your videos! Mike in sunny Florida
Congratulations on your find dude!
Amazing hunt as always. Congrats on the gold nugget and the seated Liberty dime. Both of those are on my bucket list.
You are on fire in this video ! Heart musta been racing ! I’m not sure 🤔 why I quit watching you awhile back , Hoover boys also ........ anyway I’ve been lured back in !
Another great video Brad! Amazing finds and history from the area. One of the best nuggets I've seen, congrats!
Love you're videos brad please don't stop the adventures im a flatlands man from Florida i enjoy the mountain scenes god bless
That is a metal prospector's dream... that right there is! To put an over-emphasized old timer's spin on it. I think we all would love to go metal prospecting in hopes of finding treasure like that. Coins, buttons, buckles, all are treasure - but gold? HOLY SMOKES! Thanks for sharing.
Finding something that is the color of gold in the shape of a nugget, and that can be seen to have been in that acid soil for many years and even so is not deteriorated, leaves no doubt, it is a gold nugget.
This is my first video I see on your channel, I loved the simplicity of your comments, so you already have a new subscriber and since you don't have my like.
Greetings from Girona, Catalonia.
Hey. Your videos are really great. I watch every morning over breakfast. Your very informative on your finds which makes for a wonderful learning experience. Thank you and I look forward to more videos. Btw, I live in Olympia, WA.
Wow, what an amazing GOLD find. So pleased for you Brad. I saw the mention of it on the subscriber appreciation live video. Loved the buckle as well. I did Marion Richardson Handwriting in the UK in the 60s, but we never got rewards! 😅
Brad, I MD for nuggets and you need to be aware that “Nugget Value” can be 5X + higher than what the daily going spot gold value or what the Scrap-Gold rate is.
Your nugget” is not in that category.
Because of: (1) it’s local historical significance (2) because of it’s size and it’s appearance!!!!
That said…your beautiful nugget could very well be in the upper X5 - X6 value range “to the right collector.”
Congratulations !!!
Great Find!!!!
Gerard
Beat me to it. You are 100% correct Gerard. A 15 g. nugget is close to being 1/2 oz (troy) and the "specimen" value is definitely more than the simple bullion value.
Regardless, IF that was lost, that had to hurt. Nice find Brad. Really nice find.
JB
@@johnbilsky1153 John, you would think… that the jeweler who appraised that nugget…. (in my opinion) should have known that! 🤔
@@gerardange For sure. I'd give a $1,000 for that nugget on the spot right now... so there's that aspect of things.
But like baseball cards, unless you sell (or plan to sell in the future) the value is debatable.
Im sure the land owner will find out..
@@lsxtmt4910 ( another good point! ) >>> The IRS 🙄!!!!
UPDATE:
This Just in !!!! Yes in deed on second look amazingly what at first appeared to be a beautiful gold nugget? Now… on Second examination This time more closely (in much better light 💡 💡 !!!) I see that what I first thought was gold > Sadly… it definitely has more of a brassy look to what I thought was a Gold nugget…. (cough ) but honestly…. if it was in fact real gold it really would of been a wonderful find!!!!
I really think Brad needs to re-examine what he found in much better light! 💡!!!!! eyes do play tricks on you brother !!!
Congratulations on your incredible finds. Always enjoy watching your videos and listening to your music. Keep up your great videos.
Congratulations Brad! That gold nugget is an awesome find and that dime is pretty sweet too. Thanks for the history filled videos, I have been enjoying them for a few years now and thanks to you I have gotten into metal detecting.
Brad,
I am so happy for you and your family!
I'm grinning ear to ear!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Great day for discoveries in the Vermont woods Brad .. Congratulations ! One half ounce nugget of 22k gold .. a very crisp silver coin along with various date Indian Head cents .. and, one beautiful Harness Buckle .. I'd say this is a day for the records book .. Your presentation and descriptions were perfection as usual .. except for the obvious restrained excitement in your face when recognizing your Gold discovery .. Great episode, thanks for posting, it's always appreciated.
Yeah, I am picturing the whooping and hollering that is not in the video. Great editing by Brad to maintain his restrained composure on video! I know for sure I would have acted the fool going nuts over a find like that one.
@@markpashia7067 The "whooping & hollering" is exactly how I might have started the episode .. Brad's measured composure is the sure sign that he's a Pro .. !
Ha! I was only 50/50 it was actually gold- I did a dance on the way out of the jewelers!
It’s really cool that you clean and repurpose some of your finds!
Great find Brad, you would have been really excited, wish I had been with you on that day….all the very best mate….from Australia.
Congratulations! Great find great spot. I think you should go back another time and hit it again. Awesome video
Some great finds there mate..Congrats on finding a very nice nugget. Love that seated Liberty dime too..All the best from down under.
AND the crowd goes wild!!!!! What a marvelous day of finds for you. The gold nugget, seated dime, award pin, and buckle are just "wow". I like the buckle the best though. Suggestion for you to fight off the black flies. Buy a new or pick up a used beekeepers veil hat that has a bottom closure cord. Take the veil part off and attach it to a small round of cloth. You can put that over your hat and then tighten the bottom closure so those pesky flies can't get next to your face and eyes. I just started beekeeping this year so I have the veil hat myself - about $14 here. It's very handy.
Congratulations on your gold find!!! It’s always interesting to see the variety of objects that you find. Always a joy learning the history . Thank you
WOW, so happy for you. A gold nugget, how wonderful. Congratulation Brad.
Great video as always! That gold and the silver coin was a excellent payday for sure!