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Metal Detecting 101
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Dry Creek gold panning trip by the El Dorado County Gem & Mineral Society, May 16, 2009, near Fiddletown, Calif.


About 50 people showed up.


Dry Creek is way back there in them thar hills.


Dredging and panning.

 


 

      


A shallow creek with lots of shade.


Using a sluice box.


Sometimes the scenery is worth more than gold!

 


Finds from a trip to a campground in Tahoe, California. Top row '60s coins; 2nd & 3rd rows '70s coins.
    
Group hunt by the Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs.


 		  
       

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