Anybody around here collect gold nuggets?

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 2:56PM

Might be your lucky day. 💃💃💃

braddick · August 31, 2021 3:23PM

Chicken nuggets.
But then again I end up eating all my profits.

pcgscacgold · August 31, 2021 3:24PM

Just a pinch in my 1857S Shipwreck Double Eagle.

Mr_Spud · August 31, 2021 3:25PM

I have a couple of itty bitty ones that I panned myself. One from near Charlotte from where all the gold came from for the Bechtler coins and one from Alaska.

Goldminers · August 31, 2021 3:25PM

Yes, but don't tell anyone.

Jzyskowski1 · August 31, 2021 3:41PM

@Hydrant said:
Might be your lucky day. 💃💃💃

I would like to 🤓🙀

TurtleCat · August 31, 2021 3:44PM

I wanted to buy some nicer (but not super nice) nuggets but don’t know where to source them without a hefty markup. I’ve gotten some flakes from the Reed Gold Mine panning in Charlotte. Next month I’ll be visiting Dahlonega for the first time and will try some panning at the local emporia. Probably will get a few flakes there as well. I hope

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 3:51PM

I want do > @Mr_Spud said:

I have a couple of itty bitty ones that I panned myself.

Your getting close Spudster! REAL CLOSE!.."couple of Itty bitty ones"...." panned myself".......in fact......you're #1 so far!!!!! Might just be your lucky day! Do you have ESP?

Mr_Spud · August 31, 2021 3:52PM

My ESP comes and goes.

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 3:56PM

Keep 'em coming boys.....but....Spudster is going to be very hard to beat.......IT'S A GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:00PM

Free Gold!!!!!!

pcgscacgold · August 31, 2021 4:03PM

Were the nuggets found on Parker Schnabel's property?

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:05PM

@pcgscacgold said:
Were the nuggets found on Parker Schnabel's property?

No.....much closer to home.......in fact.....at home!

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:08PM

Who wants to be a winner? Won't even cost ONE THIN DIME!

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:14PM

@TurtleCat said:
I’ve gotten some flakes panning ......

You're in the running, TurtleCat.......EL TORTUGAGATO! 🐢🐈

Goldminers · August 31, 2021 4:22PM

I was getting ready to post a close-up of a few little ones I have from Australia, but since I see it is a giveaway, I will refrain from posting the real ones and post this instead

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:45PM

@Goldminers said:
I was getting ready to post a close-up of a few little ones I have from Australia, but since I see it is a giveaway, I will refrain from posting the real ones and post this instead

Show the photos! You never know. I might take pity on you and declare you the WINNER!

Goldminers · August 31, 2021 4:46PM

I'll post them, but not to enter the contest...

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:48PM

So far.....Spudster, 🐢🐈, and Goldminer... Who's next?

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:51PM

@Goldminers said:
I'll post them, but not to enter the contest...

No pity. Those are AWESOME! ....You're out!

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 4:58PM

California Gold. Direct from the source. Can't beat FREE!

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 5:05PM

Two nuggets and a piece of gold encrusted quartz.....I like the quartz best. Jagged stuff. FRESH!!!!!

pcgscacgold · August 31, 2021 5:09PM

When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold? I have always wondered that when I see one like that. Sorry if that is a dumb question.

golden · August 31, 2021 5:11PM

I have a couple that I bought in Colorado years ago and my largest one that I bought at the 1990 ANA in Seattle.

Goldminers · August 31, 2021 5:12PM

I always did like the look of native gold in quartz. The clear white really sets it off like nature intended.

drei3ree · August 31, 2021 5:23PM

How about mine?

TurtleCat · August 31, 2021 5:24PM

@Hydrant said:
Two nuggets and a piece of gold encrusted quartz.....I like the quartz best. Jagged stuff. FRESH!!!!!

That sounds awesome. Especially the quartz. I’ve really wanted a gold crystal but they are so expensive. I’ve always enjoyed seeing them in museums when I can.

Oldhoopster · August 31, 2021 5:31PM

A few of mine.

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 5:33PM

@pcgscacgold said:
When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold?

Never bought one. So I don't know. I just pick 'em up around the place. Best time is after a heavy rain or after discing.

Kliao · August 31, 2021 5:38PM

I have a few small flakes from a vacation in the black hills south dakota area were they sold bags of dirt. Waste of money but it was fun. I like natural gold. Would like to purchase a 2-3 gram nugget in the future.

Off_Cent_er · August 31, 2021 5:42PM

I bought some Alsakan dirt awhile back that had a couple tiny ones. I bought it just to practice my panning and make sure I was doing it right lol.

TurtleCat · August 31, 2021 5:45PM

@Hydrant said:

@pcgscacgold said:
When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold?

Never bought one. So I don't know. I just pick 'em up around the place. Best time is after a heavy rain or after discing.

Now that’s a place I’d love to visit. I’ve heard that gold is everywhere but sometimes so small and sparse it’s not worth trying to extract. Are you in the Klondike area or Blue Ridge mountains?

pcgscacgold · August 31, 2021 5:50PM

I’d never sleep if I could walk around and pick up gold nuggets from on the ground. I’m stuck buying my gold in the form of Pre-33 coinage.

leothelyon · August 31, 2021 5:56PM

I have two.......I haven't ever took a photo of them though.
Does anyone remember or know the guy/coin dealer who had some 32 lb (a guess, can't remember) rock of gold on display at the larger coin shows years ago, 1990's? He'd let me hold it in one hand and I'd lift it up above my head. That was quite a chunk of gold.

Leo

Steven59 · August 31, 2021 5:57PM

I remember when I was a kid I would always get a sack from Ben Franklin's 5 - 10 store. It was the best tasting bubble gum around at the time.

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 7:25PM

@TurtleCat said:

@Hydrant said:

@pcgscacgold said:
When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold?

Never bought one. So I don't know. I just pick 'em up around the place. Best time is after a heavy rain or after discing.

Now that’s a place I’d love to visit. I’ve heard that gold is everywhere but sometimes so small and sparse it’s not worth trying to extract. Are you in the Klondike area or Blue Ridge mountains?

I'm in Southern California. Great Great Grandpa settled here and he was searching for gold. The Hydrants are still here 150 years later. And you're right.........gold is everywhere, at least around here, but, IT'S NOT WORTH TRYING TO EXTRACT. Believe me. I've tried and it's back breaking work. Got to look for black layers of dirt in the gullies after a rain. Problem is it never rains around here. Except when it does.......LOOK OUT! FLASH FLOODS!
But......sometimes you get lucky when you aren't even trying.

Smudge · August 31, 2021 7:43PM

@Hydrant said:

@TurtleCat said:

@Hydrant said:

@pcgscacgold said:
When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold?

Never bought one. So I don't know. I just pick 'em up around the place. Best time is after a heavy rain or after discing.

Now that’s a place I’d love to visit. I’ve heard that gold is everywhere but sometimes so small and sparse it’s not worth trying to extract. Are you in the Klondike area or Blue Ridge mountains?

I'm in Southern California. Great Great Grandpa settled here and he was searching for gold. The Hydrants are still here 150 years later. And you're right.........gold is everywhere, at least around here, but, IT'S NOT WORTH TRYING TO EXTRACT. Believe me. I've tried and it's back breaking work. Got to look for black layers of dirt in the gullies after a rain. Problem is it never rains around here. Except when it does.......LOOK OUT! FLASH FLOODS!
But......sometimes you get lucky when you aren't even trying.

If it was easy it would be cheap.

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 7:59PM

If it was easy it would be cheap.

You got that right....but...when I was a kid working maintenance at a hospital, my boss asked to come out and do some prospecting on the place. He did dry mining. He would dig a hole and with a pan and a 5 gallon jug of water he seemed to always end the weekend with a small vile of dust. Some people have the touch.

ifthevamzarockin · August 31, 2021 8:02PM

I've tried panning a few times, never found even a little flake.

Is this the one you are giving away?

Hydrant · August 31, 2021 8:23PM

@ifthevamzarockin said:
I've tried panning a few times, never found even a little flake.

Is this the one you are giving away?

No.

habaraca · August 31, 2021 8:55PM

10.2 grams from Alaska

1northcoin · August 31, 2021 8:56PM

Yes. The largest is fashioned in a pendant Mostly from decades ago when gold was much more affordable but even then there was always a premium for gold in nugget form.

AUandAG · August 31, 2021 8:59PM

I used to be but alas, sold them to buy my home.....no debt now thanks in part to that lovely metal!
bob

1northcoin · August 31, 2021 11:07PM

@AUandAG said:
I used to be but alas, sold them
bob

If I recall correctly you have relocated to Vegas. If so, anytime you miss the past nuggets just head down to the Golden Nugget Casino for a remind.

TurtleCat · September 1, 2021 3:49AM

@Hydrant said:

@TurtleCat said:

@Hydrant said:

@pcgscacgold said:
When you buy a nugget with quartz how do you determine the weight of just the gold?

Never bought one. So I don't know. I just pick 'em up around the place. Best time is after a heavy rain or after discing.

Now that’s a place I’d love to visit. I’ve heard that gold is everywhere but sometimes so small and sparse it’s not worth trying to extract. Are you in the Klondike area or Blue Ridge mountains?

I'm in Southern California. Great Great Grandpa settled here and he was searching for gold. The Hydrants are still here 150 years later. And you're right.........gold is everywhere, at least around here, but, IT'S NOT WORTH TRYING TO EXTRACT. Believe me. I've tried and it's back breaking work. Got to look for black layers of dirt in the gullies after a rain. Problem is it never rains around here. Except when it does.......LOOK OUT! FLASH FLOODS!
But......sometimes you get lucky when you aren't even trying.

Of course California! For some reason I didn’t think you lived there. It is a lot of work when all the good stuff has already been scooped up but talk about a thrill when you find one!

Meltdown · September 1, 2021 4:38AM

I've tried numerous times to find some gold the past couple years without much luck... it's fun, it's the thrill of the hunt but it doesn't pay very well.

ricko · September 1, 2021 4:57AM

Here are a couple I panned out west. Cheers, RickO

ThreeCentSilverFL · September 1, 2021 6:28AM

How about a golden waffle? Sorry I’m driving that’s all I can come up with LOL

JazzmanJAB · September 1, 2021 7:50AM

I didn't find any of this, but I like nuggets too !
Sorry, there are some gold shavings inside with the small nuggets.

pcgscacgold · September 1, 2021 7:51AM

This thread has now made me want a nugget or three. Fun stuff. Thanks for all the sharing.

ctf_error_coins · September 1, 2021 7:56AM

Really cool to have gold on your property.

I have found a few nuggets myself out in the wild.

I think I am glad there is no gold on my property because I know I would spend all time looking for it and I already know that the time and effort put into it would better spent doing something more productive.

Anybody around here collect gold nuggets?

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