Well, I'm no expert but the most likely sort of gold bits you'd find would be about sand grain sized. Probably no more than two or three in a pan full, and that's if you've got a gold bearing vein somewhere upstream. But honestly, if you're finding junk like that, it might be part of a dump at an old prospecting site. Cobalt glass like that hasn't been common since the turn of the century... last century that is.
As for bits of old metal...that I can find in abundance. I know a few tricks to get some interesting patinas too. I'll have a play and see what I can make.
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Well, I'm no expert but the most likely sort of gold bits you'd find would be about sand grain sized. Probably no more than two or three in a pan full, and that's if you've got a gold bearing vein somewhere upstream. But honestly, if you're finding junk like that, it might be part of a dump at an old prospecting site. Cobalt glass like that hasn't been common since the turn of the century... last century that is.
As for bits of old metal...that I can find in abundance. I know a few tricks to get some interesting patinas too. I'll have a play and see what I can make.