Once in a Lifetime Find

frank · Dec 6, 2011

Well heres a 2 and a half ounce nugget I detected this past weekend in Arizona.
Surely doesn't happen very often.

IAMZIM · Dec 29, 2011

That nugget is simply beautiful!! I LOVE the mixture of the quartz and the gold, sooo kewl!!!

goldentruth · Dec 30, 2011

Fantastic find! I know you have done a lot of work and finally made good, Glad for your luck.
( and I agree of "tinman" of looking out for you and to notice accurate weight.)
It does matter, If I found that nice piece, I would be proud being the finder and gracious to hear all comments.
I am glad for everybodys luck because we all deserve it! It is great being in this wonderful hobby & Lifestyle.

fairangel · Dec 30, 2011

AMAZING find! Congrats on the banner!

RED THUNDER · Dec 30, 2011

Nice find! :headbang:

Were might a guy sell nuggets or raw paned gold? Any places that pay cash or you can possibly not have to claim @#%* taxes?

Motor on!
Red Thunder

tidetraveler · Dec 30, 2011

Very exciting find! Feel the buzz? :icon_thumright:

treasure diver · Dec 30, 2011

I have seen some real works of art by gold smiths, but Mother nature is still the best.

SeatedorBust · Jan 4, 2012

Gold prospecting is my second love..... if I Had found that nugget ? I think i'd have to rethink that..... lol. :thumbsup:

Relichunter1 · Jan 4, 2012

kuger said:
Red_desert said:

Steve in PA said:

Clay Slayer said:

Just curious, how much of the 2 1/2 ounces do you think is gold and how much is quartz? I guess it's impossible to know unless you melted it down. Looks too cool to do that!

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I was wondering the same thing. It may be worth more as a specimen than the gold content alone. Great find & congrats on the banner

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Gold specimens are going for a higher price, than what the actual value of gold content in them brings.

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..maybe back when gold was $500 an ounce....not much specimen gold being bought right now.You know of anybody that is....I have em from 5 oz-24 oz,I want double spot for

Yup...you got that right Kuger. I don't see many buying specimen gold these days as the price of gold has gone way to high. When it was 300-500 bucks an ounce there was some interest in paying over spot, but not any more. What people want right now is bullion, primarily silver rounds,ingots and fractional. I remember a fella out of Australia wants said, anything an ounce or less goes to the refinery..

. The only specimen gold that I see that has any following is crystalline and leaf gold in quartz. Have some mines over this area that have produced beautiful specimen have fetched 4,000 + per ounce !