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Got Myself a Gold Nugget !!

markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
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My first Nugget, it is 6.2 grams. Picked it up at my local Coin & Jewelry buyer.
The only thing I wish to know is how to tell what part of the earth it is. It could be from Alaska, California, or even Australian. Still a cool addition to the collection.



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  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,179 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you take an XRF analysis of it, you should be able to tell where it's from based on trace metals in the assay. Cool pickup!

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  • pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,271 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ElKevvo said:
    Cool....I hope to have a nice nugget one day...not a McDonald's nugget either, but a nice gold one.

    K

    One the size of a McNugget would be nice 😊

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  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's pretty cool. I've never seen one in person.

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 9,960 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ok, is it the size of the 17.9mm Mercury Dime or the 34mm $20 gold? Regardless, nice pickup.
    Jim


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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    Ok, is it the size of the 17.9mm Mercury Dime or the 34mm $20 gold? Regardless, nice pickup.
    Jim

    That's a tenth ounce AGE which is about the size of a dime.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,947 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kinda attractive piece of earth's bounty.

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  • markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Glen2022 said:
    when I saw the title of your thread, I thought maybe you were the guy who lifted the nugget from the Long Beach show. However, I note yours is far smaller. LOL

    I used a shrink ray similar to the movie “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” to cover my tracks.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can't go wrong with the yellow metal. Nice .

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Knowing the carat number would help in narrowing it down. Do a specific gravity test on it (just google). Australian nuggets are the most pure on earth. Alaskan not far behind and then CA and others are lagging.
    bob :)

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  • BikergeekBikergeek Posts: 402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:

    @Glen2022 said:
    when I saw the title of your thread, I thought maybe you were the guy who lifted the nugget from the Long Beach show. However, I note yours is far smaller. LOL

    I used a shrink ray similar to the movie “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” to cover my tracks.

    I'd like to point out that if you used a growth ray it would cover your tracks AND treble your value.

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  • markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @habaraca said:
    Picked this one up 6 years ago at ANA......



    Awesome 10.2 gram nugget! The shop I went to had a 10 gram nugget as well but it was out of my budget.

  • markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JohnnyCache said:
    Here are my nuggets from Australia
     

     

    Wow @JohnnyCache, those are some monster nuggets 😱.

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