I Turned 50 Pounds of Silver Ore Into Priceless Coins!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2024
- This video took about 3 months to film! A lot goes into making coins!
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Enter to win one of the silver coins (and a free night at the American Hotel) here: kingsumo.com/g/wl3sio/win-a-c...
Buy one of the coins to help support the town here: store.cerrogordomines.com/pro...
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Check out Nick's channel here:@NickMartinelliTV
Mailing Address: PO Box 490, Lone Pine, CA 93545
THANK YOU!!
Make sure you watch to the very end! A few chances to win/find/buy the coins!! Links all below!
BOOK
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Ghost-Town-Living-Purpose-Chasing/dp/0593578449/
Barnes & Noble (Signed Copies!): bit.ly/3QrzoYb
BooksAMillion: bit.ly/3tNaUks
BookShop.Org: bit.ly/3rZb5bN
COINS
FREE - enter to win one of the silver coins (and a free night at the American Hotel) here: kingsumo.com/g/wl3sio/win-a-cerro-gordo-silver-coin-1-night-at-the-american-hotel
Buy one of the coins to help support the town here:
store.cerrogordomines.com/products/silver-cerro-gordo-store-coin-hotel-certificate
store.cerrogordomines.com/products/copper-silver-gordo-store-coin-numbered-to-25
Woot! Definitely fingers crossed for winning a coin! Thanks for giving us the chance! (Wish I could be cool and buy one to support the town, but presently life isn’t helping out my wallet much.) Very excited to listen to the audiobook though!!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I started watching you from your first video. I really like watching videos on abandoned places and mine tunnel exploration, so I came across your first video and I hoped you’d keep making more, and I’m so very glad you did! ❤️
what is the air quality down there would it be a good idea to pump fresh air down there
We preordered the book. Dream trip to meet you see the site. All the best.
What about the copper coins?... What's ur plan with them?
Hey Brent! Not sure you will ever see this but I would be honored to make display cases for the coins! I run a commercial woodshop and have loved watching the progress over the last couple years. Thank you for the amazing content and the encouragement as you go!
Thanks for having me out, It was a great experience! Just published my side of the video if anyone is interested!
Thanks for coming out! Couldn't have come close to doing it without you
This was awesome vid thanks for fixing up the coin press for the ghost town
Thankyou for helping Brent out so much you have more than helped to preserve some amazing history and I'm really hoping to see you in another video with Brent.
Awesome you dude!
I didn't know so much was involved in making silver coinage. That was a surprise To me.
You brought expert knowledge and experience to the table .💪💪👊
i appreciate that you didnt stop at simply exclaiming about finding old silver from the town then jumping back into the process of making your own but you intentionally reflected on the hard and depraved history of debt bondage. That is a testament to the quality of your content. IMO.
My aunt and uncle lived in a "company town" - one of the PNW logging towns. After working and living there for some 40 years, the logging company went out of business and they were left with nothing but a couple suitcases of clothes and an old used car. I should note that even without the explicit issuance of "company scrip", the company still got it's hooks into the employees up until the concern went bankrupt... in 1984. A couple years after I graduated high school and entered the military, so it really wasn't all that long ago, too - not like the Civil War era that Cerro Gordo started up in...
Mining was a horrible, dirty business, so unhealthy. Your mining and reproducing the original silver coins is a true labor of love! KUDOS! 👏👏👏
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I received my piece of Galena today in the mail!! Thank you! I have been looking forward to getting it since I pre ordered last year and can't wait to read the book. The galena is so shiny! You don't realize how shiny it is until you actually see it in person. Can only imagine how it looks in the mine when you see a whole wall of this stuff. Loved the video - how on earth did they figure out all that chemistry to refine silver 1,000s of years ago? Must have been a lot of trial and error!
The fallen angels taught mankind how to work metal.
@@joshrobertson8189...why not God..Don't give the fallen Angels Gods glory
@@joshrobertson8189 Not to mention the humans that found and learned to use copper along with the later discovery of fire, probably helped a little bit...lol
@@Marinesniprxhow did using fire teach them chemical separation? Not all metals can be refined using fire alone
@@MarinesniprxI mean trial and error is a good explanation I suppose, but where'd they even know where to begin.
Hard to believe it's been four years. It is crazy how I watched the first video with all the snow.bring from canada and 12 ft. Snow drift is a normal experience. You have become a different person. You are this mountain. You are the strengths, calmness, and showing the beauty. Thank you
Oh wow. Thank you so much. That is very kind. I feel like a different person. Definitely more capable. I appreciate the note!
🙌🏼 Continued Blessings ❤ Bret.
Live long & Live Strong. 🙏🏼🙌🏼🌺🍃
Right said! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻They don't get any more authentic than Brent Underwood!
I remember when he needed a pair of boots.
What a wonderfully nice thing to say!
This made me realize why the hills around Cerro Gordo have no trees. They were cut down for fire wood. With that in mind have you ever thought of a rewilding project to introduce trees nack around town?
There's a channel called "Mossy Earth" that does this very thing. They may know people who would be willing to help, if you ever choose to try. And Im sure you could get a weekend event where people can help spread seedlings.
Correct! I’d love to introduce more trees. It’s a big goal for this year. I’ll have to check out that channel!
That would be very cool. It would help with a bunch, habitat and it would help keep the area cool with some shade
Aye! I love "Mossy Earth" I can't wait to get some land of my own to develop. That team is such an inspiration!
BINGO its imperative if you ask me just from a curiosity stand point , theres a guy doing just that in the deserts around earth , he is turning deserts lush and green again through planting indiginous vegitation and rejuvinating the eco system.
@@GhostTownLiving The Cerro Gordo Forest !
I love hearing from you. It's so refreshing to hear about something fun!
Shows how hard the job was up there, from mining to silver 🥈. Well done.
Definitely! It was a rough life at Cerro Gordo in the 1800s.
I just purchased a coin. I am honestly very excited to be able to come out and stay at the hotel, when it’s finished. What an amazing adventure. I’ve been able to live vicariously through you all, through this awesome adventure you’re having. I’ve always dreamt of doing this exact same thing, since I was a kid. I can’t wait to come up and experience the entire area.
Wow! Thank you so much for that! The support means everything. I can't wait for you to experience it as well.
I’ll be at the off road games. Hopefully I’ll be able to see you and speak with you there, more about the mine. Thanks!
How much were the coins? I can’t see now that they are sold out. I hope they help the hotel rebuilding.
wallstreet scammer, the second its finished youll set on fire again to gain more sympathy and support, spend your own money that you try so hard to hide
@@GhostTownLiving
@@travelingnyx$150
My wife and myself have watched from the beginning. We are so proud of what you have done. Being from Colorado, we hope to someday soon visit your "ghost town". Thank you for sharing your joy and love. We wish you only the best and success in your quest.
Pretty awesome coins. Love the update. The hotel looks like it's boarded up and ready for work. Thanks for sharing.
Don’t forget to also say that you narrated the Audiobook!!! It’s on Audible and I’m so excited to hear it in your own voice!❤
Very true! I narrated the audiobook inside the mine!
@@GhostTownLiving whaaattt??? Omg! I didn’t even realize that second part! I can’t wait to listen to it!!!
I pre-ordered mine! ❤❤❤
"Sixteen Tons" now playing in my mind.
I owe my soul to the company store
@@GhostTownLivingyup, that was the first place my mind went. Work hard all day and owe more than you made. And some want to go back to those days even now! Blows my mind. Miners and loggers were the worst because of the remote work places with one employer, but also many other industries.
Wow those went fast! Well at least I have my copy of the book coming can't wait to read it! Really great video. My G gradfater was a miner in Randsburg in the late 1890s and I have heard many stories from my grand mother about growing up in a mining town and this video really showed the hard work and conditions the miners had to deal with to pull out just that small amount of silver. Incredible. Thanks.
This was seriously fun to watch from beginning to end. Keep up the great work!
It’s really beautiful how much love you have not only for cerro gordo but for your subscribers as well.
You respond to more people in a single video, than a lot of influencers that have the same subscriber count do, in a month.
It’s an honor and a privilege to have been with you since the beginning.
The silver came out beautiful, what a dream life, truly a dream life.
I envy you Brent.
See you next time 😇✌️✌️
Thank you very much! I really appreciate my time here and everyone that watches which makes it all possible. I love hearing messages like this 🙏
I got my bit of Cerro Gordo Galena yesterday for pre-ordering your book! Thank you Brent.
Awesome!! Thank you so much for the support! That piece came from the same area you saw in this video.
Wait, what? I didn't know there was galena available for preorders. Back in February I forwarded my receipt for preordering 5 copies to the book@cerrogordomines address and haven't gotten a response back :(
I was intrigued by the idea of getting a page of the manuscript just to have something tangible FROM Cerro Gordo. I hope he's just suffering from success and has a mountain of orders to get to first.
Maybe you drop Brent an email about your situation. Good luck. His email address should be in the ABOUT section on the home page of this channel.@@pstuart17
Insane the amount of work those old timers had to go through.. just for that shiny stuff.. been watching since the beginning awesome watching the town come back to life with just a vision and hard work. Great job!.
Awesome episode guys! Nick's restoration turned out amazing, and your coins turned out Top Notch!
Huge Kudos to you all for the idea and the work involved in the making of this one.. Masterfully done!
Brett, you have given us four years of memories to carry around, and now a coin too ! I can no longer do what I once loved to do, but I sure love creating new memories through your camera lens. Thank you for doing this for me and for everyone.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate notes like that. Thanks for watching!
Such great story-telling. Very much looking forward to receiving your book!
Something about watching your channel is just so peaceful .. been watching for few years now and will continue for as long as i can !
thanks for all the videos you put out I love what you are doing with the mine I was once a under ground nickle and gold miner in Western Australia I love watching you go under ground brings back memories of my days as a miner
So beyond belief, a great adventure shared with all of us!!!
Please keep up your amazing efforts, work, and dedication to your historic mission to preserve this town!
Thank you! I appreciate you checking out the video!
16:58 That right there is the moment of moments for you. A true prospector having a little oopsie and discovering as you go. 4 years culminating to a moment of creation and exploration. Thanks for so many great videos and adventures, dude.
Awesome video. Bringing back an important piece of history in a coin is so great. More people should save the history of what made us who we are today. Continue with your great efforts and I look forward to continue watching your updates from Australia.
it's been amazing watching you grow Brent. From a complete novice who maybe at times felt over their head to now being one with the surroundings and totally calm and at peace with everything around you. It's been a pleasure and I love learning more and more about Cerro Gordo.
my wife and I have watched you and your adventures since day 1. You have worked your butt off over the last 4 plus years to really do something cool
with cerro gordo. I am 75 and all busted up, so there is no way I could go through the adventure that you are. Thanks for letting us come along with
you with all of your fun doings. I am going to get your book because it sounds like a great read. Good luck to you on all you are doing up there as we will
keep watching. Thanks for the great adventure.
Mike and Joy
So cool to see the entire process Brent. Can’t wait to get the book! Keep up the awesome work!
Awesome video! Those coins are so so beautiful and so special! They are priceless for intents and purposes! I will be purchasing your book btw.
You're truly amazing Brent!
👌🏼👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😎❤️
Cool to see the whole process from mining to silver coin! Thanks for another great video.
thanks for sharing your adventure. I am 72 years old and sure wish I was able to join you there. very interesting part of history.
I was lucky enough to get a Cerro Gordo silver necklace and now I get to have a silver coin. Super excited!
Amazing! Thank you so much for that support! I don't even have one of the necklaces haha (I lost my 1). Those are collector's items!
how much did each of the coins sell for? it doenst show the price any more, thanks :)
That’s amazing content I’ve been watching for a couple years now! Look forward to seeing more I’ve been to a few old ghost towns here in southern Utah and have found coins and trade tokens in the past. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Awesome to see the process, watching from the other side of the globe but always a blast to see history coming back to life
Thank you for the last four years of sharing your Cerro Gordo adventure.
Thank you for the support!
Well that mini explosion was exciting. Hey that shop overhang not for nothing. For many months you have been building up your shop for cutting rocks etc. It will still be a good spot for what you want. Rolling doors might be nice. The coins are beautiful.
True! I'll have to get some rolling doors on there.
Thank you for taking us along with you on your journey.
Hello Brent!
I've been watching your channel since the very beginning, just over 4 years ago!
I must say, after watching your ups and downs , that I'm soooo proud of you to have regained her to the state that she's in!
Absolutely fabulous work, my darling!
Claire, Berlin, Germany ❤
Woke up at 5am on a trip to Tokyo and found this was playing. Long time follower. Congrats on finally minting your coins. Native Californian now living in Seattle. Spent a lot of time in the Sierras and drove past on the 395 many many times. I hope to get up there to Cerro Gordo sometime. All the best Brent. Thanks for the amazing stories.
Oh awesome! Thank you! Glad you could check it out even over there. Next time you're on 395 you should stop by.
@@GhostTownLiving So happy to get a reply! On my next trip up to the Mammoth area where I have an uncle (no idea when that will be) I will definitely make time for that visit. I have such strong connection to the Owens Valley having spent so many years of my youth (55 now) backpacking and camping there. I envy your journey and admire your joyous spirit. You are a light in what can seem like an increasingly dark world. Stay safe and healthy. I hope to visit or contribute to a project there someday.
Wow, what a story. From start to finish, and Nick was very kind to do this one.
You are a true story teller sir.
That was so cool! To see how you did it from start to finish!
I’m so thankful I come across your channel! I absolutely love what your doing! Keep up the great work! I’m learning so much about the mine an your town that I had never heard of here in the bootheel of Southeast Missouri! Thank you! ❤
Love watching all your videos! Keep up the good work Brent!❤
@@CharlieRuyung what does soap carving have to do with literally anything going on here
Thank you! Will do!
Beautiful silver, wow! & SO interesting to see the entire process!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Im also one of the ones who started watching you from day one and at the time, you had only had a few teny tiny subscribers! Lookit you now Brent!! 💖 I also have ordered your book back when it first went on pre-order! I cant wait for that too!! My Amazon says I should have it by March 19!! Woot woot!! You've done such an amazing job here Brent and I am hopeful that one day I too can come visit.. Amazing.. Simply amazing!! 💖💖💖💖
Thanks for your time and ya I have watched since the start. I have enjoyed traveling back in time and seeing a part of history, wish I lived closer I would take on that challenge, thanks man
We appreciate everything you do
I appreciate the support and kind words!
@@GhostTownLiving we have 6 kids who love mining . I'd love to bring them out
As an avid viewer of your show from stumbling upon your first upload, hoping you and your truck would survive the snow to seeing you mint your own coins is truly an inspiration! Anything is doable if we just set our minds to it! Dreams are truly obtainable! ❤❤
Thanks for another great video Brent. Love seeing all the history that you show and share in each video. Cannot wait to receive your book to read it. Just received my little piece of Cerro Gordo this past weekend. Kind of cool to have a little piece of galena. Thanks for sharing the process of how to get the silver refined, very cool.
Great video , as always. I have been to Cerro Gordo countless times before you purchased it. I love the history of Calif. Gold and Silver rush indeed. Born and raised in SoCal. The passion that you have is addictive for sure. I will buy one of your books very soon...Keep your passion going my friend...
Thank you! I'll keep it going. Hope you make it back up here sometime.
@@GhostTownLiving I will, God willing, I'd like to meet you...
Excellent once again, nature is beautiful.
Thank you! Beautiful nature indeed!
God this is just so cool. I think this whole experience watching you has been so great! Keep up the great work my dude!!!
I pre-ordered your book on audible and I am very much looking forward to giving it a listen next week!
It feels mad to me that I found your videos whilst locked down in 2020 and now you are a bonafide mountain man!
I'm still with you on this journey and how far you have come pretty cool
Looks like we’re going back to California. You can’t just say “here’s a coin, buy one and stay at the hotel” and not expect me to immediately buy one. This is going to be an AH MAZING excuse to take a vacation. At some point. Some day. Happy book release week!
Wow! Thank you Kelly! That is so so kind. I appreciate all the support over the years!
It’s definitely strange how this project has affected me. It’s not even mine! But hey, do things you enjoy, participate in them with people. That’s where the fun part comes from. What is life without experiences? I’m looking forward to having this one! All the best.
Brent not sure how i found your channel but im glad you did what you have to do to get where you are now I've seen you learn so much and use what you've learned to continue to make cerro gordo live again
This was a fun combination of a few things that interest me, Ghost towns, silver coins, and smelting. Great watch at the end of a long day. Cant wait for more.
We haven't missed one of your video vlogs and we pre-ordered both the hard back book as well as the audio book. Gosh, will March 19th ever get here!😂. Oh, and this episode on the coin making was so interesting! Thank you
Wow! Thank you! It's coming right up. I appreciate you checking out the videos.
You sir what you are actually doing you're taking your whole audience back how many years 160 years maybe, I've been watching you for a good little while you're very entertaining to all of us I'm sure and what you have decided to do is absolutely amazing nobody ever ever has done what you're doing right now and we all know this already what you are doing is amazing I'm sure there might be a better word but that's the best I can come up with a dude I'm seriously documenting the lives of people from decades ago and all I can say is keep going man do not even stop in stay cool that's all you got to do
Thank you! I really appreciate the comment. I enjoy going 160 years into the past
I liked how you explained scrip and how it worked, that's one thing in mining history that's often overlooked or forgotten despite the huge impact it had in mining communities. Very cool that you did your own 12hr shift in the mine! Seeing that helped bring to life all the mining books/stories I've read
I bought your book for my Kindle and CANNOT wait to start reading it! Thank you for everything you do. I truly love your channel and have been watching since you started it. Visiting Cerro Gordo is on my Bucket List. 🥰
I love this!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
That was a long way down but at least it was the bucket
and not you take care and have a safe week.🇺🇲🤠🙌🇺🇲
Thanks! It was the quick way down haha
@@GhostTownLivingThat bucket said it couldn't wait to get down down there 😅
You are the most amazing man! No one could do what you are doing there. You sir, are Cerro Gordo, heart and soul. You were destined to be there, Cerro Gordo has captured your soul, and you are now one with the town.
Congratulations, God bless you.❤
Nice work Brent, your videos and story's are awesome!
I explore mines vicariously through these vids, cuz theres NO WAY my chicken a** is getting into one IRL!🤭
haha, it somehow is less sketchy when down there then when reviewing the videos...maybe
This is my NEW favorite video of yours! What a cool process and cool result and wonderful video. Thanks for all you do! I would love to buy a silver cerro gordo coin if more are made in the future!
What! A handmade coin from Cerro Gordo? Take my money! I got one of each. The Silver and the Copper. I tad above spot but the story is everything. I have been following this journey since day one. It's been quite the ride for us couch cowboys, I can't even imagine living it everyday. You my friend are the true American hero. Full of adventure and discovery and hard work. Thank you.
500.00 each.. that should get the hotel finished
how much did each of the coins sell for? it doenst show the price any more, thanks :)
Did you get yours in the mail? I haven't received mine yet and hoping it didn't get lost in the mail.
This was an awesome project, everyone involved did so well to make this happen. Man, Brent that was some work digging out the silver ore from the old Union Mine and then refining it down.
Nick is a stand-up guy he did a fantastic job of the restoration of The Charles Stecher Co Fly Press, and the result in the end in how the coins came out shows in both the silver and copper coins. Cheers, Nick, Tips Fedora.
Thanks, for sharing this special reel Brent.
Hope everybody’s having a good day that sounds old
Hope you're having a good day too!
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Fascinating episode. Love how you hid a copy of your book and a coin. Great idea.
Brent. What a fun and exciting year for cerro Gordo. Been watching since the beginning. I gotta pre order your book! Thanks for the exciting videos of restoring history and following dreams.
Hey Brent, I've been watching your journey since the beginning. Love your videos and what you're trying to accomplish. Very inspiring! Can't wait to read the book 😊
Awesome! Thank you! I hope you like it!
Awesome work, massive congratulations to you and Nick and everyone else involved! I hope this is just the first Cerro Gordo coin that you make from silver sourced from your mine!
Loved the video 👍🏼 it was a great not only video of things . But also educational about the coin making process .
I appreciate you giving us the history behind the silver coin! My 7 year old and I watched this video in one sitting. Now he wants to go find your book with the silver coin in it 😄
That coin is an absolute amazing find. It's priceless
This is my favorite video yet, this is SO cool! I wish I could get one of these. Absolutely amazing
I just pre-ordered your book from Audible. I can’t wait to hear your voice narrating the book since I WATCHED you doing it in the depths and darkness of your mine. I’ve been enthralled by your exuberance and dedication to Ghost Town and shared in your grief when the hotel burned down. I first heard of Cerro Gordo watching Zak and Aaron from Ghost Adventures investigating the haunted hotel. Wow, that’s some crazy history and the hits just keep on coming. I intend to purchase one of the coins if I can handle the price. I’d like to leave the hotel coupon to my granddaughter to instill my sense of adventure in her…. She’s already showing signs. lol. Wishing you continued luck and blessings as you resurrect CG!
Thanks for sharing what you do Brent. I look forward to these updates and I can't wait to receive my copy of your book. One day, I will make it out to Cerro Gordo and I can't wait until that day comes. Can't wait for more updates in the future! Keep up the good work!
Incredible video! I pre-ordered a copy of your book several months ago & look forward to reading it.
Thankyou Brent
I’m so thankful of you videos they always pick this Aussie up
I’m fascinated by your town and your passion to preserve the past
I’m still healing the broken leg but you have most definitely made my passing of months a little easier
I’m getting you book too can’t wait to read it
Now to convince the wife for a coin for my birthday
All the best on your adventures
BTW love your KTM
Just finished watching this great episode (as they all are). Checked the mail and lo and behold...a package from Cerro Gordo! It was the Galena gift from our book pre-order!
Looks amazing! The wife is taking it to work to show off to her workmates. Thanks Brent!!!! Can't wait for the book to arrive!!!!!
This was really interesting. One of my favorite videos so far.
I love your videos and what you are creating in Cerro Gordo. It’s amazing to see all you are doing and how well you honor those people that worked so hard back in the day! 😊
I always enjoy your videos on your town! Thank you! A LOT of hard work goes into making all the videos you make so I can appreciate it! I'm wondering if you might have already cover in one of your videos that I might have missed or forgotten about the prices the company set for individual goods in the store or even more interesting I think would be the prices in the Saloons plus what services or interesting products they would have offered in them?? If you haven't please would you consider doing this?
Thank You Again!
What an amazing process!! Thank you for sharing the adventure!!
I am so impressed with how much you have accomplished in only 4 years! The hotel is coming along and looks great!
I would love to visit Cerro Gordo with my mother who lives in N California. Congratulations on your book! Definitely going to get a copy! I love that you have created a treasure hunt for locals.
Wow, that’s so cool & amazing, I wish I could get one of those coins but I'm in Australia but that’s still such a great achievement for your content to have affected & changed a life on the other side of the world, thank you for your content & that is just, if not more as valuable as one of those coins, keep up the great work, thanks.
Excellent video Brent , so fascinating, what a lot of thought and work, thank you, awesome 😎👍
Great video!
The hotel is looking amazing too!
This is so much fun to watch having a different project again and the coins are Beautiful. What a time consuming process however long and tedious. The look on your Buddy's face when he compared the coins was priceless. Trinkets worth Historic commemorating. Cerro Gordo seems more alive each time a new project is completed and the Hotel is screaming finish me. Thanks for sharing Later! 😂😊
Good luck to everyone able to go search! Great video Brent!
Such hard work to provide the video and make the coins. Some day I hope to get out there. I'm in Newfoundland and it'd be a long journey. Thanks for the video. 😊
Seeing that bucket of things falling was panicking for me’ I love it! Thanks for sharing the fails! ❤😊
that coin is super cool! Awesome find you guys! I hope you find way more!
This was one of my favor episodes thank you for sharing it with us
Thanks for checking it out!!
I really enjoy your videos, I am house bound and I get to see things I would never see, thank you. I would love one of your coins and book.