Specimen Gold 5440PNG

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$270.00 Weight: 2.13 Grams
Length: 2.4 cm
Width: 1.1 cm
Height: 0.6 cm


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Specifications

Morobe Province
Papau New Guinea

Pacific Island Gold!!

Alluvial Gold Specimen with a complex history.  Was mined at the Edie Creek Mine, Papua New Guinea, in the 1920s, and lost in the sea near Lea due to a plane crash. The Gold was recovered in 1922. Was eventually marketed in 2024 after being held by attorneys in a court case.

Gold exhibits soft, satiny luster, and a brassey-yellow color. Fabulous DENDRITIC crystal. No matrix remains. Weighs 2.13 Grams