Nice chunky nugget from the East Range placer.  Trace silt/clay as matrix. Soft, velvety luster, and an orangish-yellow color. Found using a MineLab metal detector. Weighs .05 Ounce.

A sweet, small, flattened nugget found in the East Range placer fields. Tiny trace of Quartz matrix remains, shows bright luster and a orange-yellow color.  Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector. Weighs .06 ounce.

A small nugget from the Tenabo placer fields. Nice character, very bright luster. Nice orangish-yellow color.  Clean, no matrix remains. Weighs .06 ounce. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector.

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.

A Gold CRYSTAL!!! 

A very interesting, and uncommon piece. Found as a nugget, shows, though partial, octahedral crystal formation.  Exhibits a soft, velvety luster and an orangish hue. Clean, no matrix remains. Weighs .07 ounce.

Pretty nugget showing interesting character, from the Rose Creek placer fields. Exhibits bright, lively luster and an orangish hue.  Few % gray Quartz and clay matrix remains. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector.  Weighs .08 ounce.

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.

A nice, small nugget with interesting character. Bright luster, showing an orange tint. Few % Quartz matrix present.   Weighs .05 ounce. Found using a GoldBug2 Metal Detector.

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.

Gold nugget shows bright, gleaming, luster and vivid, lemony-yellow gold color. Nugget has tiny trace Quartz, and clay remaining matrix. Found in an old Nevada mining area, using a metal detector. Weighs .07 ounce.

Crystallized Gold!

 A very interesting and uncommon piece. Found as a nugget, shows moderate, though partial, octahedral crystal formation.  Exhibits a soft, velvety luster and an orangish hue. Clean, no matrix remains. Weighs .11 ounce.

A wonderful Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. mining area of Oregon.   Rich, orangish-yellow color and very bright luster. Shows very strong water-worn appearance.  Completely natural, not etched or acid treated.  No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs .19 oz.

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.

A nice Gold nugget from an obscure location.  Gold shows very bright, vibrant luster and has an orangish tint. Minute trace of Quartz matrix remains. Interesting shape. Weighs .07 oz.

An interesting nugget with great character. Bright, vibrant luster, and orangish color. Trace Quartz, and FeOxs matrix remains, otherwise nugget is sound and durable.

Weighs .09 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.

Limerick Canyon Gold!!!

A small Gold nugget showing soft, velvety luster and a rich, orangish color. Gold is clean with trace clay matrix.  Nugget exhibits a curious texture. Found using a Minelab detector in the Limerick Canyon placer fields.  Weighs .06 ounce.

A curious nugget from the placer fields of the Carlin, NV area. Rich, honey-yellow hue, velvety luster.  Gold shows relict crystal faces from Quartz crystals. Approximately 10% Quartz matrix remaining.  Weighs .16 oz.

A lovely, chunky, Gold nugget showing a velvety, gleaming luster and a bright, lemony-yellow gold color. Nugget has a few % of Quartz matrix remaining. Has an interesting, robust character. Found using a Minelab 6000 detector.  Weighs .11 OZ.

A nice nugget from the Rose Creek placer. This piece has a trace of clay/silt matrix remaining.  Interesting texture and shape. Gold shows soft, velvety luster and an orangish-yellow color. Weighs .08 ounce.

An interesting Gold Nugget from the Mother Lode Gold Fields. Gold exhibits very bright luster and a rich orangish color. No Quartz matrix remains. Tiny trace glue/epoxy. Weighs .17 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.

A small placer Gold nugget from the Mayo mining district, Yukon Territory, Canada.   Gold is clean, no matrix remains, exhibits a rich orangish-yellow color, and brilliant luster. Curious texture.   Weighs .09 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.

A nice solid nugget from the Central M.D. in the Eugene Mtns. Shows bright luster, and an orangish color. Unusual texture. Clean, has been polished/tumbled, maybe hit with a torch? Weighs .17 ounces.

YUKON TERRITORY GOLD!!!

A Gleaming, Quarter ounce placer Gold nugget from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. Gold is clean, no matrix remains, exhibits a rich orangish-yellow color, and brilliant luster. Curious character.   Weighs .23 oz.

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.

BOLIVIAN GOLD!!!! 

A nice, water worn Gold nugget from the Chuquaiaguillo River, in the La Paz Department of Bolivia.  Gold exhibits very bright luster and an extremely rich, orangish-yellow color.   Trace residual Quartz matrix remains. Exceptional quality!

Weighs 1.5 ounces

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.

NICE!!!!  

An elongated, stout nugget from the Imlay Canyon placers. Gold has interesting character, shows nice soft, velvety luster, with brilliant luster on areas where Quartz has been removed. Exhibits rich, buttery-yellow color. Small % Quartz matrix remains. Found using a MineLab 5000 metal detector. Weighs .13 ounce.

QUARTER OUNCER!!

A medium sized nugget from the Central Mining District. Interesting shape. Shows bright luster and an orangish -yellow color. Has a few% Quartz matrix remaining.

Weighs .26 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 .2 OZ.

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.

MAGNIFICENT MONSTER!!!

A Gorgeous, BIG 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 lovely buttery-yellow color. No Quartz matrix remains.  A very appealing chunk of Gold. Weighs 3.41 Ounces

A medium sized nugget from the Rose Creek placer fields. Curious shape/character. Shows a concave side.  Bright luster and an orangish-yellow color. Has trace Quartz matrix remaining. Found using a MineLab5000 metal detector. Weighs .15 ounce.

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

A Lovely, thin, Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. One side has a light gray Quartz matrix remnant that has fine Gold seams running through it.  Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .27 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 nice small nugget from the East Range placers. Soft, velvety luster and an orangish-yellow hue, interesting shape.  Solid, with tiny % Clays/silt matrix remaining. Found using a Goldbug2 detector. Weighs .06 ounce.

 Nice, medium-sized Gold nugget. Shows gleaming luster and a bright, buttery-yellow gold color. Nugget is clean, rare trace clay remains. Found in the Rose Creek Mining District, using a MineLab 6000 metal detector.  Weighs .10 ounce.

An interesting, small nugget from the Battle Mountain, NV placers. Gold exhibits bright luster and an orangish color. Curious character. Few % Quartz matrix remains. Has not been cleaned.  Weighs .03 OZ.

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

Weighs .82 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.

MEXICAN GOLD!!!

A small-medium sized, alluvial nugget.  Exhibits beautiful, rich, buttery-yellow color, and soft luster. Gold occurs in a chunk of water worn white Quartz that was probably a small vein fragment.  Found in Caborca, Mexico using a MineLab 5000 metal detector. Weighs .22 ounce.

A nice, small chunky nugget from the Humboldt Range placer fields. Nugget is solid and   has a few % Quartz matrix remaining. Shows soft, velvety luster, and an orangish tint to the color. Weighs .08 ounce.

An exotic Gold nugget from the Devils Nest Placer, Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona.  Shows soft, velvety luster, and a rich, orangish color. Several Quartz pebbles remain.  Unique character, and a well water worn piece. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp.  Weighs .93 oz.

OREGON GOLD!!

A pretty Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. mining area of Oregon.   Rich, orangish-yellow color and very bright luster. Shows very strong water-worn appearance.  Completely natural, not etched or acid treated. Minor fine-grained silt/sand remains. Weighs  .09 oz.

OREGON GOLD!!

Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. placer mining area of Oregon.  Heavily water worn, bronzy-yellow color and soft velvety luster.  Completely natural, not etched or acid treated. No Quartz matrix remains. Weighs  .14 oz.

OREGON GOLD!!

A curious Gold nugget from the Blue Mtn. mining area of Oregon.  Flattened shape, brassy-yellow color and soft velvety luster.   Completely natural, not etched or acid treated. Few % Quartz matrix remains. Weighs  .10 oz.