AUSTRALIAN GOLD

Gold specimen/Nugget showing rich, buttery-yellow color, and brilliant luster.  Numerous, worn, Gold crystals, cubes, cubo-octahedrons.  Interesting character. No Quartz matrix remains. Shows moderate wear.

Weighs .83 Gram

Round Mountain Gold Nugget!! 

Splendid nugget composed of a mass of weathered, compressed Gold crystals. Unusual wormy texture. Slightly porous. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a brassy-yellow color. This is a Round Mountain nugget, rarely seen today. Weighs .43 OZ.

ARIZONA GOLD

A lovely nugget, showing rich, buttery-yellow color, and a soft, velvety luster. No Quartz matrix remains. Interesting simple character. Shows water wear.  Found in the Devils Nest placer in Stanton Arizona placer fields using a metal detector.  Weighs .27 oz.

WESTERN COLUMBIA GOLD

A stunning Gold nugget from Columbia, South America. Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a bright Buttery-yellow color. Trace Quartz.  Curious texture. Weighs 4.3 Grams

MAJUBA

An interesting, partially crystallized elongated octahedral nugget from the Majuba Placer at Rye Patch, the well-known Nevada Gold nugget producer of the past. Gold is well worn, shows bright luster, and exhibits an orangish-yellow color. Has a tiny ding. Weighs 1.3 Grams.

COLORADO GOLD

A splendid Gold nugget from the Leadville M.D. Colorado. Exhibits bright luster and an orangish-yellow color. Trace Caliche matrix remains. Hard to get Colorado nuggets!  Weighs 2.7 Grams.

A splendid, robust, Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. Clean, no Quartz remains, curious character, somewhat water worn piece. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .31 oz.

South American Gold

Unusual Location. Brilliant luster, nice buttery-yellow color. Well water worn.  No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs 3.7 Grams

RICH HILL GOLD!  A unique specimen of alluvial Gold from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. This jagged and curious piece shows brilliant luster, and a rich, orangish tint, as well as a complex shape.  The complex and unusual shape is due to the erosional removal of Quartz crystal matrix. No Quartz remains. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.   Weighs 4.2 Grams. 

Round Mountain Gold Nugget!! 

Beautiful nugget composed of a mass of weathered, compressed Gold crystals. Unusual wormy texture. Slightly porous. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a brassy-yellow color. This is a Round Mountain nugget, rarely seen today. Weighs 1.04 OZ.

A wonderful, Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. Reverse side show old hair-line grooves, probably post burial movement. Clean, no Quartz remains, extreme unique character. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .66 oz.

A curious Gold nugget showing complex, partial cubic crystal development.  Orangish-yellow color, soft, velvety luster. No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs 2.33 Grams

South American Gold

Unusual Location. Bright luster, nice orangish-yellow color. Well water worn, a classic nugget shape. No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs 3 Grams

UNIQUE!!!

Small Gold nugget from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. This unusual nugget comes from the Devils Nest placer.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and orangish-yellow color.  No Quartz remains. Found using a backhoe and a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs 1.7 Grams

Stunning!!

 This is a specimen of crystalline Gold in white Quartz from Plumas Co. CA.  The Gold occurs as thin leaves, blades, and fracture fillings. Gold shows brilliant luster and a rich lemony-yellow color. Gold shows some wear and rounding so probably is alluvial in nature. Trace FeOxs.  Weighs .82 OZ.

A small Gold nugget from the Mother Lode, California. Gold exhibits very water-worn shape, bright, velvety luster, and a mellow coppery color. No matrix.  Weighs .07 oz.

Salmon River Gold!!!!!

A small Gold nugget from the Salmon River placers of northern California. Gold exhibits very water-worn shape, bright, velvety luster, and a mellow coppery color. No Quartz/clay matrix.  Weighs .07 oz.

A small-medium sized nugget from the Rose Creek placer fields. Interesting shape, bright luster, orangish-yellow color. NO Quartz matrix.  Weighs 1.05 Grams. Found using a modified, Goldbug2 detector.

 Lovely, small nugget showing rich, buttery-yellow color, and very bright luster.  Interesting character.  Found in Stanton Arizona placer fields using a metal detector. Weighs 1.6 Grams.

Devils Nest Placer.   A splendid, robust, Gold nugget from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish tint.  No Quartz remains. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .26 oz.

OREGON GOLD!!

A splendid, small, Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. placer mining area of Oregon.  Heavily water worn and polished, bronzy-yellow color and bright velvety luster. Curious character. Completely natural, not etched or acid treated. No Quartz matrix remains.  Weighs .12 oz.

Nice nugget from the Lunker Hill Placers. Exhibits bright luster, and an orangish-yellow color. Approximately 15% Quartz matrix remains. Has not been cleaned. Found using a Minelab6000. Weighs 5.8 Grams

Round Mountain Gold Nugget!! 

Beautiful nugget composed of a mass of weathered, compressed Gold crystals. Unusual wormy texture. Slightly porous. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a brassy-yellow color. This is a Round Mountain nugget, rarely seen today. Weighs 1.04 OZ.

COLORADO GOLD

A small Gold nugget from the Leadville M.D. Colorado. Exhibits bright luster and a brassy color. Shows a flattened shape. Clean, no Quartz matrix remains. Shows folding of the nugget. Hard to get Colorado nuggets!  Weighs 1.1 Grams.

COLORADO GOLD

A nice, small Gold nugget from the Leadville M.D. Colorado. Exhibits soft luster and a brassy color. Shows a flattened shape. Clean, no Quartz matrix remains. Hard to get Colorado nuggets!  Weighs 1.3 Grams.

Salmon River Gold!!!!!

A pretty, little nugget from the Salmon River placers of northern California. Gold exhibits very water-worn shape, soft, velvety luster, and a mellow coppery color. No matrix.  Weighs 1.3 Grams

COLORADO GOLD

An impressive, small Gold nugget from the Leadville M.D. Colorado. Exhibits bright luster and a brassy color. Shows a flattened shape. Clean, no Quartz matrix remains. Hard to get Colorado nuggets!  Weighs 1.7 Grams.

A splendid, Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. Clean, no Quartz remains, nice character. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs 7.2 Grams.

An unusual, crystallized Gold nugget from the Manhattan Gulch Placers in Nye Co. NV.  Pale, brassy-yellow color and bright and vibrant luster. Gold exhibits a mass of compressed row after row of strong elongated, dendritic Gold crystal growth with rare octahedral crystal terminations in protected areas. Unique!

A Lovely, Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows very bright luster, and a rich, orangish color. Approximately 25% Quartz remains, unique character. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .30 oz.

Arizona Gold

A lovely Gold nugget with weakly Hematite-stained grey Quartz. Gold shows bright, velvety luster and a rich orange color.  Approximately 40% Quartz matrix. A really attractive piece. Has NOT been etched. From the Devils Nest placer, in an old historic Arizona Gold camp.

Weighs .55 OZ.

COLORADO GOLD

An interesting, small Gold nugget from the Leadville M.D. Colorado. Exhibits bright luster and a brassy color. Shows a flattened shape. Clean, no Quartz matrix remains. Hard to get Colorado nuggets!  Weighs 2.2 Grams.

UNIQUE!!!,

Crystallized Gold nugget from the Manhattan Gulch Placers in Nye Co. NV.  Pale, brassy-yellow color and bright and vibrant luster. Gold exhibits a mass of row after row of strong elongated, dendritic Gold crystal growth with rare octahedral crystal terminations in protected areas. Also, dendritic crystal development. Approximately 15% Quartz matrix remain.

 A very unusual, crystallized Gold nugget from the Manhattan Gulch Placers in Nye Co. NV.  Pale, brassy-yellow color and bright and vibrant luster. Gold exhibits a mass of row after row of strong elongated, dendritic Gold crystal growth with rare octahedral crystal terminations in protected areas. Unique!

A small placer leaf Gold nugget from from the McQuesten placers in the Mayo mining district, Canada.   Gold is clean, no matrix remains, exhibits a rich orangish-yellow color, and a brilliant luster. Curious texture.   Weighs .05 oz.

Nice small nugget showing soft, velvety luster, and an orangish-yellow color.  Few % clay, caliche matrix remains. Interesting character. Shows water wear. Found using a metal detector.   Weighs .05 oz.

A small nugget from the Willow creek placers.  Gold shows bright luster, and a pale, champagne gold color. Unusual texture. Trace clay matrix remains. Found using a metal detector. Weighs .04 OZ.

CURIOUS!!   An interesting, small Gold nugget from the Weaver Mountains near the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. Approximately 30% Quartz remains, water worn piece.  Shows reddish brown FeOxs. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .05 oz.

 A small nugget with interesting character from the obscure Tipperary placers. Gold exhibits a nice vibrant, brilliant, luster and shows buttery-yellow color. Contains trace Quartz matrix.  Weighs .05 ounce.

Curious!

Unusual character and shape to this nugget. Gleaming luster, and an orangish-yellow color. Has a trace remnant Quartz matrix remaining. Found with a Goldbug2 metal detector.  Weighs .04 Ounce.

A small, alluvial nugget found in the Aravaca Creek placer fields of Arizona. Specimen exhibits very brightly lustered, brassy colored Gold shot through small fractures in the white Quartz matrix. Trace FeOxs in occasional hairline fractures.   Weighs .13 OZ

OREGON GOLD!!

A lovely Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. mining area of Oregon.   Rich, orangish-yellow color and very bright luster.   Completely natural, not etched or acid treated. No Quartz matrix remains.  Curious character. Weighs .08 oz.

California Gold!

A curious Gold nugget from the French Gulch M. D.  Gold exhibits bright luster, and an orange hue.  Interesting character. Weighs .06 oz.

A lovely small Gold nugget from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. This piece shows very bright luster, and brassy color.  The Mayo area is located in the glaciated portion of the southern Yukon where the ice sheets scoured the area. Contains approximately 5% Quartz matrix.   Weighs .08 oz.

California Gold!

Found in the placer Gold fields of the Mother Lode, California. Gold exhibits a bronzy-yellow color and shows soft, velvety luster. Trace Quartz matrix remains.  Weighs .064 oz.

California Gold!!

A lovely, solid, water worn nugget from the Downieville placers. Exhibits brilliant luster from being polished. Shows a vibrant lemony-yellow color. No Quartz matrix remains.

Weighs .17 OZ.

California Gold!

Found in the placer Gold fields of the Mother Lode, California. Gold exhibits a orangish-yellow color and shows bright luster. Approx. 20% Quartz matrix remains.  Weighs .08 oz.

Sweet little nugget showing rich, bronzy-yellow color, and very bright luster. Unusual shape. Nugget, as found, with few % silt and clay matrix remain. Found in the Ganes Creek Alaska placer fields using a metal detector. Weighs .09 oz.

An impressive nugget from the placer fields of the Battle Mountain, NV area. Rich, deep, orangish-yellow hue, vibrant, velvety glowing luster. Few % dark Quartz matrix remaining.  Found using a MineLab 7000 detector. Weighs .17 OZ.

MEXICAN GOLD!!!

A medium sized, alluvial nugget. Gold exhibits an orangish-yellow color, and soft velvety luster. Gold occurs with white Quartz. Curious texture.  Found in Caborca, Mexico using a MineLab 5000 metal detector. Weighs .12 ounce.

An interesting 1/4-ounce Gold nugget from the North Fork of the American River placers. Gold exhibits a nice vibrant, brilliant luster and rich buttery-yellow color.  Has approx.  10% Quartz matrix remaining.  Weighs .26 ounce.

A curious nugget from the Eugene Mountains. Bright, lively luster, and buttery-yellow color. Well worn. Pleasing character. No Matrix remains. Found using a  MineLab metal detector.

Weighs .14 ounce.

BIG AUSTRALIAN GOLD!!!    

Superb IRONSTONE Gold nugget showing rich, orangish color, and brilliant luster.    About 10% Quartz matrix remains. Ironstone shows as lightly oxidized Magnetite. Very nice piece! Found in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields.

Weighs 4.47 oz.  PRICE is $10,500.00

A sweet, small, Gold nugget from the Battle Mountain, NV area placers. Sound, clean, exhibiting a gleaming luster, and showing a pleasing buttery-yellow color. Wonderful texture. No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs .14 ounce.

A large, half ounce+ Gold nugget from the Mother Lode of Northern California. Reportedly from the Yuba River drainage in Sierra Co.  Gold exhibits very bright and vibrant luster, and a brassy color. Approximately 30% Quartz matrix remains, also has iron-stained clay in matrix.  Weighs .61 Ounces

OREGON GOLD!!

An interesting Gold nugget from a relatively obscure Oregon placer area.  Gold shows water wear, an orangish color and soft velvety luster. Weighs .09 oz.

An alluvial Gold nugget from the Devils Nest placer, Stanton-Rich Hill, Arizona. Exhibits rich buttery- yellow color, and bright luster.  Gold is shot through a light gray Quartz matrix. Found using a MineLab7000  metal detector. Weighs .21 OZ

Devils Nest Placer.   A splendid, hearty, Gold nugget from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish tint.. as well as an interesting, classic, water worn shape. Few % Quartz remains. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .19 oz.

A lovely alluvial specimen of crystalline Gold in weakly Hematite-stained grey Quartz. Gold shows bright, velvety luster and a rich orange color.  Approximately 40% Quartz matrix. A really attractive piece. Has NOT been etched. From the Devils Nest placer, in an old historic Arizona Gold camp.

Weighs .55 OZ.

California Gold!!

A lovely, solid, water worn nugget from the Downieville placers. Exhibits brilliant luster from being polished. No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs .17 OZ.