Displaying alluvial nuggets

Discussion in 'Gold' started by goldpelican, Jan 19, 2012.

  1. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2009
    Messages:
    17,648
    Likes Received:
    581
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Found a neat way to display alluvial nuggets - pop them into an airtite!

    [​IMG]

    The airtite pictured is the 1oz Nugget size from Maggie - the contents are 4 grams of alluvial nuggets from Eureka Moments I received as part of a recent trade (they XRF'd 97%+ - basically 23.5K gold), as well as two larger flat nuggets about 0.3g each found by my wife and myself a few years ago on a detector course.

    Nice little show and tell piece :)
     
    goldpelican, Jan 19, 2012
    #1
  2. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2010
    Messages:
    15,810
    Likes Received:
    2,602
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    here there everywhere
    Did you also get the goose that laid them
    :p
     
    spannermonkey, Jan 19, 2012
    #2
  3. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Considering the size, it's more likely a rabbit or even a mouse that 'laid' those little gems ;)
     
    Guest, Jan 19, 2012
    #3
  4. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2009
    Messages:
    17,648
    Likes Received:
    581
    Trophy Points:
    113
    That little container has $230+ in spot value alone - EM's recent auction shows the premium that can be obtained on clean collectible nuggets.

    But yes, most are match head sized. They obviously add up though.
     
    goldpelican, Jan 19, 2012
    #4
  5. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    The older, as well as lots of newer prospectors call this size gold "flyshit". They only chase the bigger lumps.

    They reckon the GPX 5000 finds "antshit". :)
     
    Eureka Moments, Jan 20, 2012
    #5
  6. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    I normally package my nuggets for postage in such a way that they wont get damaged using layers of mini-bags and bubblewrap. I used to ship in nifty little black plastic display cases until an envelope was stomped on intransit and the plastic case broke and pierced the padded envelope. Part of the shipment went AWOL.

    However I can send the auction winners nuggets in a 1oz round case if the winner would like that. Top way to keep a small collection. I use 10 gram plastic cosmetic sample holders. Screwtop is easy to open/close and they are deeper than airtights. These hold an ounce comfortably and good for stashing as well.
     
    Eureka Moments, Jan 20, 2012
    #6
  7. DanDee

    DanDee Active Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2011
    Messages:
    1,342
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Location:
    NSW
    [​IMG]
    Source:
    Sure does, I found this little beauty 3 inches below the surface with my 5000. They reckon if you can find it with a detector, "It's a nugget" :lol:
     
    DanDee, Jan 20, 2012
    #7
  8. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    18,699
    Likes Received:
    4,458
    Trophy Points:
    113
    They also look good in tall glass cylinders with the compulsory red velvet. Like this little 874.82 troy ounce nugg. We call a nugget this size "brontosaurus shit".

    [​IMG]
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Faith
     
    mmm....shiney!, Jan 20, 2012
    #8
  9. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    Eureka Moments, Jan 20, 2012
    #9
  10. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    Eureka Moments, Jan 21, 2012
    #10
  11. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    [​IMG]

    Gold Panda Poo.

    All credit to SilverSurfer77 for pointing that out.
     
    Eureka Moments, Jan 21, 2012
    #11
  12. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    [​IMG]

    An ounce of small Aussie nuggets.
     
    Eureka Moments, Jan 21, 2012
    #12
  13. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    18,699
    Likes Received:
    4,458
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Nice one EM :) But I got a question...

    [​IMG]
     
    mmm....shiney!, Jan 21, 2012
    #13
  14. Nugget

    Nugget Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2009
    Messages:
    4,505
    Likes Received:
    42
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Location:
    Brisbogan
    Nugget, Jan 21, 2012
    #14
  15. Black_Sun

    Black_Sun New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 10, 2011
    Messages:
    1,031
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Australia
    Wow. You have got a really nice collection of nuggets. And those two round ones are quite special, resembling pearls. What makes them special is that the rounding is natural, and you know it. The gold pearls would be wonderful if set in a custom made piece of jewellry for a loved one.
     
    Black_Sun, Jan 21, 2012
    #15
  16. Stackman

    Stackman Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2012
    Messages:
    95
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    8
    Location:
    Southern Sydney, Australia
    Awesome! I never knew this was a viable source of gold.

    What do I have to feed my flies / brontosaurus / self in order to produce those specimens ?
    :lol:
     
    Stackman, Jan 21, 2012
    #16
  17. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    18,699
    Likes Received:
    4,458
    Trophy Points:
    113
    mmm....shiney!, Jan 22, 2012
    #17
  18. DanDee

    DanDee Active Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2011
    Messages:
    1,342
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Location:
    NSW
    Gold.
     
    DanDee, Jan 22, 2012
    #18
  19. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,079
    Likes Received:
    892
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    bosis
    You can try feeding on bullshit but it only results in poor quality fakes or nuggets of very low purity.
     
    Eureka Moments, Jan 22, 2012
    #19

Share This Page