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Out screening for garnets, the scene of a car accident (into the ditch/cliff, by the looks of things), scattered broken glass, miscellaneous things thrown from the car, including the "hidden key" (to a now useless car) and one of the organizing change purses, it looks better than it was, barely $10...
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Wednesday. unexpected day off, message from the owners "Mental Health Day", file this under treasures....
Monday, day off, recover jeep, new radiator $1000. Test it by driving up to the Crystal Bonanza. It overheats, and I, ever mindful, park it halfway to cool off.
Then onward.
I'm perplexed by the overheating, then it dawns on me. The first few times up this road, I've played it cautious, didn't know the road, but now, all familiar with it all, caution to the wind, and I've been driving it like a ....
So, yeah, no surprise. $1000 and I've recovered my caution.
A day at the Bonanza, next day checking new prospects, Aquamarines, been here half a dozen times before, knew they were here, now, finally, finding them. Now to find the big ones.
Wednesday, back to work, only work has called and the restaurant is closed, everyone gets a mental health day.
After all the adventures of the summer I need it. Off thrifting, the other form of prospecting, a few treasures, amongst which I find:
Yep. A vintage airline captains' jacket. Link Here: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Laurie+Anderson+From+the+Air&&view=detail&mid=8EC7F823F9EBAA8CDC1F8EC7F823F9EBAA8CDC1F&&FORM=VRDGAR
Everyone loves a man in uniform.
2 other coats, gold embroidered sleeves, too small for me but they'll find their audience...
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Because, where else?
Link: BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53857557
&& CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/asia/australia-gold-nuggets-scli-intl/index.html
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A couple of Irish treasure hoards I recently found...no, not personally, but online!
Above, a gold ship from the Broighter Hoard - Link Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broighter_Gold
As well, the Dunmore Hoard, found in Dunmore Cave by a tour guide - Link Here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/viking-coins-silver-found-in-cave-1.233758
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Scotland's largest gold nugget found in May.
Amazing, considering that the country has had thousands of years continuous human occupation and mining.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50645322
Note how the "nugget" value and location make it worth about 10 times it's gold value. Also note that it's uncertain whether "Finders Keepers" applies in this situation - no wonder that these treasures are seldom reported.