50 Year-Old Can of Vintage Gold Paydirt 

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This is like a proper SteveMRE for pay dirt. Love it!

The address on the back of the can has a zip code. They were first used in 1963 so it is no older than that.

Fun fact, estimating roughly based on Klesh's kinda rough "20cents in 1950-60s" figure, the gold would actually be worth more in terms of purchasing power, due to inflation. Yep, inflation outpaced gold price rising... that gold actually was worth *more* back then if you compare the purchasing power to today's money. Roughly speaking, that mass of gold was worth $1.44 (or whatever Klesh said) in today's money and at today's gold prices... in 1960s gold prices, it was worth, 20cents of *1960s* money, which is actually $1.87 in 2021 dollars! ...Humans are weird about their colorful paper and shiny rocks, huh 😆😁💰

20 cents of gold from a can that was likely sold for $2 back in the day.

wouldnt it be cool if a descendant or the old owner of the company saw the video?

The can has a zip code on the address, hence not from the 1950s, as you stated! Zip codes came in during the 1960s. Old-style soldered cans were still made well into the 1970s and 1980s. Hallmark Precious metals was around in the 1970s and is still around, although they have moved. Thanks for a very cool video!

Man, for a package that was made when gold was a fraction of the price, I was hoping to see some more impressive results. Seems more of a novelty then a real product. But cool nonetheless. Thanks for sharing the experience with us!

Literally reupload this vid n title it ‘what’s inside a 70 year old can of paydirt’ with some clickbaity amount of gold in the thumbnail and you’ll have 2mil views in a week

for a split second i legit had this thought to myself "wow that dirt and gravel is 50 years old"

What a friggin’ cool paydirt! You really do have the awesomest subscribers, Shane. Thanks for doing such a great job documenting the process for this paydirt in particular, and sharing your experience with us!

That's crazy that they sold cans like that then. I guess it was a tourist souvenir type thing. Awesome find.

The ammo can shirt is badass. I want one.

Would have been more honest to put “Authentic Dirt From Probably Near A Gold Mine Maybe” but still fun to open up stuff from the past. Great video!

Click bait from Klesh is the real deal. What an interesting prospect with first class treatment and response. Five stars for this one, Shane.

Hello klesh thanks to you I’m in love with gold panning, and for my birth day I bought all the supplies needed for gold panning and I have gold. Thxxx

So gentle putting that old can in the pan. I respect that.

Was waiting for the... "nice hiss" then realized I was on the wrong channel. XD

“Let’s take a look at it in a pan” *literally sets the can in the pan…* 😂 I don’t think that joke will ever get old!

For a second there, when I saw the can review I was almost expecting you to say, "Alright, let's get this out onto a tray! *NICE* !"

Neat that it does appear to be actual river placer material. It's annoying when you get some crushed rock from a quarry along with a little bit of super coarse hard rock gold.

My guess is ten dollars worth of gold at today’s gold price. OK, I was wrong.

In the early 1950’s there was a catalog called the old prospector’s catalog it sold mining supplies author was jack Douglas was possibly sold in there? Made for a great video thanks Matt for sharing it with klesh so he could share it with us see you on the next one👊🏻👍🏻

In the 1960's the price of gold was $35.27 a ounce. Nice video

Good old Matt 👍🏻😜. Thanks for sharing it with us all bro 😎

First: the way you gently placed the can in the pan this time was adorable! I'm so used to use dropping, plopping or tossing it in. You were so respectful and responsible. You are wonderful. Every time I see one of the short videos where some dope is trying to "get rich" on those cheap "mine for gold/gem" bricks that you put in water... I always leave a comment telling people to come watch you instead because those things are bad news. Your videos are fun and educational. You are such an authentic cool person and I hope to watch for years to come.

This is so cool, not every day you get to see vintage paydirt. 😁

That was really cool to see vintage pay dirt, and really nice of you to pan it and send back Klesh, thanks Mat too for giving Klesh the opportunity to show us!!

That was a hard can to have to open. What a treat! Never seen an old can of paydirt before. Thanks Shane, really enjoyed.

When that orange rock popped up in the gravel I was like 👀 but sadly, just pretty rock

That was fantastic. What an experience!

A vintage paydirt? That’s awesome

Well that was a cool paydirt review. Awesome way to open that can without destroying it. Nice !

You should send him a pan kit and have him film it with ur packs gold , if he wants to. Record it put it on ur channel. Especially if he’s not a panner. Newbie panning ur stuff after you panned his old grandpa can. Nice 👍🏻

You show your followers and fans much love you spoil them much love n respect ✊🏼 loyalty honesty is hard to find

I've only been aware of paydirt for about a year thanks to you and your videos. I can't believe it's been on sale for 50 years 😳 that's mad.

Wow, first time I've seen your videos. Very cool. I've researched my family history, genealogy, for many years. When I first started out I was confused because my family had "miner" listed as occupation on census forms. Miner? In NC during the 1700's? Then I asked my dad about that. Turns out during that time frame NC was a leader in gold production in the Colonies. They were mining gold! To this day one of my cousins still owns one of the mines my family owned. One of my uncles augmented his income when he got older by panning on a creek on his land leading to the Yadkin River. Finally my grandfather in addition to being a constable owned a drilling company. He'd drill water wells as well as drill cores for mining companies. On our old family homestead we still come across ~2" round cores that have been drilled thru the rock. Occasionally we'll find one with that pretty shine along the quartz lines. I have one that I use as a door stop that I've polished up and when the light hits it right the gold flecks sparkle.

Awesome Shane👍🏻 Great to see an old can of paydirt⛏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Oh man, I remember when I was a little kid we went to a ghost town to pan for gold and I actually found a few little gold flakes they put in a little bottle for me. The amount you found was about how much I found when I was a kid.

Great info in the comments! No matter the date it is the coolest paydirt WE have ever seen. What a cool guy to send you that. We are always surprised what fans will send in

How often such an opportunity to come along? Amazing

This guy is a class act.

Very cool container! But guess people were getting burned in the 70s with pay dirt too!lol

50 years seems about right given that Zip Codes didn't start till 1963. So much fun!

Just got kits and a bunch of paydirt to do with my daughter, can’t wait till it Arrives and do the challenge beginner to expert! What else is there to do with all my time stuck at home thanks so much for the good information!!!!

I found a .93 gram nugget in a old bag of paydirt. It wasnt 50 years old but it was from 1985 which was a time when gold was definately cheaper lol! I paid 19.99 for it in a gift shop in pigeon forge back in 2005.

I wonder if this was a souvenir product of the Seattle Worlds fair.

Going viral, calling it

Hi, I just purchased an expert paydirt of yours as a thank you for all the paydirt videos you’ve posted. Thanks again

Now I'm gonna be trying to find a sealed tin for the collection! Super cool can, always been a fan of old tins, cans, bottles for whatever reason! Such a cool concept having a tin from so long ago for a video in 2021. Loved it!

That’s was definitely a cool piece of Paydirt history and very enjoyable to watch you pan out. Thanks for sharing it!!

people buying cans of dirt lol.. I'll sell you some from my yard

Glad you were not disappointed but I'm hugely disappointed... Because of the low cost of gold in the sixties and seventies as hoping to see you pull out about an ounce or more

Wonder if that was s from Placer county California. It’s an area that the gold rush took place

I have a similar can opener but it cuts seemlessly and lifts off easily with little grips built into it. I looked but there is no brand name on it anywhere. Once lid is lifted, it fits snuggly back in the original slot.

Love the vintage can and label. Very cool piece just to have in the collection! Sweet shirt you got there too Shane! 👍😎🇺🇸

Brother something about vintage videos are just awesome. Definitely enjoyed this one wish you could find some more vintage gold items!

Way cool!!...vid only allow one thumb up but👍👍👍👍👍

I thought there was gonna be a couple grams in that can, because of how cheap gold was back then lol

I really enjoy your videos Klesh. It's amazing how the content on RU-vid has really replaced the majority of my digital entertainment and it is content like yours that has led the way. Keep up the good work.

Zip codes started in early 1960s, '62 IIRC

"Y'all called me a Madman.. putting dirt in tins..look at me now!"

That was interesting i knew about paydirt but I never knew that they sold it back in the 50s or 60s I thought selling of paydirt was popular a few years ago the selling of it

Nice...I came across this channel while looking into prospecting a couple days ago . thank you for doing these reviews and the other videos.

You get a 60-70 year old can throw it in the pan say nice and don't taste it Steve is shaking his head

Cool is right history and you got open it awesome awesome fantastic video thanks

Amazing old relic. Thanks for sharing this video and providing the info on this very old product. with the community.😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

I am doing mine. Thank you.

I had no idea they've been selling paydirt for so long.

Very cool way to package paydirt. I think packing some in a sardine can would be cool too! Keep the videos coming!

I subscribed just for your awesome hair, sweetie!!!! 🥰

Zip codes were first used in the USA after 1963.

I knowm someone who put toghther a similar product many years ago, the dirt was from just a likely looking source and a few gold flakes were added so it was easy to find gold and then was legal to be called paydirt, but no dust is the giveaway!!!

Hallmark Precious Metals silver bars are really dope, especially the ones with Washington state engraved into to them. Really cool to see other vintage HPM products.

thats so cool! 50 year old can of playdirt! wow! watching now

Basically destroyed the can for not even $2 worth of gold lol

So cool 😎 bro blesses to all and thumbs up 👍 great video

SHANE that was awesome to see something from back than to what its like now thanks MATT for sending it to SHANE to do a review on it 👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦

Very cool share, nice piece of Americana 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸

I like the can the gold's nice I like little pieces of History and that's just something way too cool hope you find more things like this in the future that's just awesome 🤟✅

If I am not mistaken, these could be purchased at: "Ye Olde Curiosity Shop" on the waterfront in downtown Seattle; near the Pike Place Market.

its crazy how i can get gold earrings that are way more gold than those few lil specks in his pan, but yet those four grains cost 4 dollars. Gold jewlry is cheap, if some salt grain sized pieces of gold ( 3 to be exact) cost 4 us dollars

I'm a total noob and I said it was going to be 0.02 Gs of gold.

Great video, well done on keeping the can and product intact, very cool thing regardless of the gold

That was Cool, thanks for sharing, TANK

That is a soldered can. they had very different dimensions. This would explain why the seams were enlarged so the modern can opener could only open- ish the can. i make food cans today. i know what what is what. very good video. i love gold!!!

Enjoyed watching your video cool to see you pan paydirt 50 years old doesn't happen much.

Great video, always love watching your videos. That’s wild that a can of paydirt was sill around this many years later.

Thanks Matt for sending in great content for Klesh to pan.

Mike here from Bellingham, just north of Seattle. Great video, thanks Klesh..

The world hid you from me until yesterday, great channel bro super interesting and well made

Its a shame that your opening it but I'm interested

Great work panning fam. Keep getting that au. Gold squad out!!!

This was super cool! Should've panned it with your vintage panning kit 😉👍👍👌⛏ Thanks for sharing this with us

I was hoping you were going to use the lid maker can opener!

That's pretty cool right there. I wonder how many other old time products are out there in the attics and crevices f basements. I recall that other older tourist one you did a while back...also cool.

What a fun video. Keep rocking.

Hi Shane🙋🏻‍♀️That was really cool. 👍🏼Have a great weekend.

that was cool.

Awesome 🤩🤩🤩🤩👃🏻🍻