10/6/21 Report - Big Gold Nuggets Found In The Southeast U.S. Mystery Object Photos. King Tides on Treasure Coast.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

On May 28, 1845, John Reed, the owner of the property where the first documented discovery of gold in the United States took place, died. In 1799, Reed’s son, Conrad, found a 17-pound yellow rock in Little Meadow Creek. Conrad brought it home where it was used as a doorstop for years. The elder Reed made several unsuccessful attempts to discern the rock’s value. In 1802, a merchant in Fayetteville paid the family $3.50 for it. Later Reed discovered that the rock was in fact gold and that the merchant received $3,600 from its sale.

In 1803, after turning a substantial profit selling nuggets found along the creek, Reed ventured into a partnership to purchase slaves to search for gold. The venture was rewarded with a 28-pound nugget, the discovery of which sparked an era of gold fever. The Reed Mine helped establish North Carolina’s mining industry 20 years before the California gold rush. So much gold was discovered in the Charlotte area that, in 1837, the Federal Government established a branch United States mint there to transform it into currency. In recognition of the mine’s contribution to state history, the Reed gold mine is now a state historic site...

Here is the link.

John Reed and the North Carolina Gold Rush | NC DNCR (ncdcr.gov)

The gold rich areas in North Carolina are within an area known as the “Carolina Slate Belt,” which is a auriferous region that crosses from north to south through the state, and also spans across Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia. You will also sometimes hear it this region called the “Georgia Slate Belt” or the “Georgia Gold Belt.”...

There are many mines in Stanley County that have resulted in large gold nuggets. There are many creeks that produced a huge quantity of nuggets by the early miners.

Some exceptional gold in quartz specimens have also been mined here too. In fact, the first gold/quartz lode mine in the United States was established in North Carolina. Some of the ores were exceptionally rich, with gold-per-ton assays that were as rich as any goldfield in the country....

Here is that link.

Eureka! Big Gold Nuggets Found in North Carolina - RareGoldNuggets.com

The article says that the creeks and mines of North Carolina have been worked out, but I bet there are still some very nice nuggets waiting to be found by the creative and persistent detectorist.

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Below is shown a couple photos of a lead mystery object I posted a few days ago.  As it turns out, what I presented was a negative example.  Although it was a negative example, it was a useful one, even though I didn't do it intentionally. 

I didn't provide enough views to give you a good chance to figure out the identify of the mystery object.  And I should have cleaned it up better before taking the photos.  After cleaning it up a little, I could see an additional feature that could be important.

Here are  the three new photos I took from three different views after cleaning it up some.

Three Additional Views of the Same Object.

After cleaning the object, I could see a hole, which I would guess goes all the way through even though I couldn't thread a small wire through it.  Maybe the hole is blocked.

I said it was a negative example.  I should have cleaned the object first, and I should have shown the additional angles to begin with.

Joe D. thought the object might be a jig head, and it could be something like that.  Most jig heads I've used and seen have the hole facing left to right instead of front to back, but I don't think that is a disqualifier.  The hole is about the size needed to thread a light weight fishing line through it even though it would be a tight fit.  

Remember this if you submit objects for identification.  You'll have a better chance of getting a good identification if you do a little cleaning first and if you submit multiple views.

The new views are important.  The side views that I presented first would not show the hole even if I cleaned the object first.  And that could be a very important feature. 

Another thing I realized while trying to take the new photos is that some modeling clay could be used to hold the object in various positions and thereby make it easier to take photos of small objects at different angles whjile leaving your hands free for focusing the camera or whatever.

Sorry I didn't post better pictures to begin with, but there is a lesson to be learned from it.

Did the new photos help you identify the object?  Let me know.

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Florida will be having King Tides from Oct. 5 - 11.  Maybe you noticed the high tides.

Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

Not much out thee now, and the yellow area isn't expected to develop into much of anything.

The surf predictions shown nothing higher than a 2 - 4 foot surf for the Treasure Coast this week.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net.