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Will they do any nugget? I have other nuggets I would like to put in holders. I noticed there was no barcode on it as well.
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Will they do any nugget? I have other nuggets I would like to put in holders. I noticed there was no barcode on it as well.
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I've seen others. I believe they are genuine
I believe it is. They are cool little nuggets.
I may not know what I'm doing most of the time, but I'm Damn good at it. 😇 😈
The cert number checks out.......
Not sure if they'd do any nugget. Provenance of a nugget would be hard to verify. Without a mint mark, date, and country of origin as coins; I'd think PCGS would need definitive proof nugget came from said location, and probably from the organization, or, proprietor who discovered nugget (s). IMO.
Nice natural nugget
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Um what cert number
Never seen PGCS do this but it’s neat. I kinda want it
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Frankly, I wonder if PCGS would consider holdering some smaller natural gold bits from the S.S. Central America recoveries. The five ounce gold accumulations in PCGS holders presently being offered in the marketplace are slightly too rich for my blood, but I could consider something that was only a couple of grams, even if they were rather pricey grams.
They do the pinch
Here’s one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2018-S-S-Central-America-Gold-Pinch-Shipwreck-Gold-Lost-Treasure/163694517504?hash=item261cf41d00:g:tE0AAOSwKbNc0eEp
There’s ones combined with a double eagle lib if that’s what you want
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ss+central+american+gold&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=ss+central+american+gold+pinch
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@Kliao Thank you, that's essentially what I was thinking of - I had not seen that before.
So how much is a pinch?
Apmex says 1.5g
https://www.apmex.com/product/68968/1857-california-gold-rush-pinch-of-gold-flakes-1-5-grams-pcgs
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Many websites says it’s equal to 50 cents of gold back then
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@Kliao Thanks for the heads-up on these. Looks like I will have to have one.
A historical Amulet, I suppose.
Yes I would go for this if you can’t afford a whole bar of gold from the ss central America
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@Kliao If my budget permitted, I would go for an actual gold coin from the shipwreck. For the most part, that is not in my league either (but I've not looked too hard and might be surprised). Thank you for the heads-up on these things, I don't know why I hadn't seen them before now.
I actually have a couple. I think they are kind of fun. Id prefer a nugget, but I got the punches kind of cheap
@jmlanzaf The astute marketing people usually find me very quickly, and I'm not certain why I hadn't seen these pinch things.
Nice nugget @Type2 .... calling @ErrorsOnCoins to chime in
I have a couple of nuggets.... 6 and 5 gram, if I remember correctly...might be 7 and 6... will have to dig them out and weigh them. Never thought of getting them slabbed... likely to thick though... Now that I think about it a bit, no need for a slab... I know where I found them... Still remember the thrill when they showed up in my pan....Cheers, RickO
Where's the grade?
This was also done with gold nuggets, usually with weight noted, from the original haul of the SS Central America when it was first marketed in the early 2000's. They have a holder like below rather than the pinch from the second haul.
https://ebay.com/itm/California-gold-rush-Nuggets-5grams-SS-Central-America-1857-8678/133053291534?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
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