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General10lb gold nugget
22nd Jan 2011 03:44 UTCJenna Mast
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/giant-gold-nugget-last-of-its-kind-23923812
22nd Jan 2011 09:36 UTCRay Hill Expert
22nd Jan 2011 10:30 UTCPaul De Bondt Manager
They say " the last of it's kind, hmm. Who can say that. The auctionneer probably but everybody with a little sense knows that this is impossible. There are many places on earth where man haven't been yet !
And if they where, everybody does'nt walk around with a metal detector.
I am sure MANY of these can still be found. Except in countries where the metal detector is prohibited, like in Belgium.:S
You have to consider that with the sad recent floodings of many countries lately, huge amounts of sediment have been moved and who knows what this will reveal when the water and dirt is gone. Erosion is also a force that can bring such nuggets up.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this interesting video with us Jenna. Just a pitty I didnt found this one in my garden.
Take care and best regards.
Paul.
22nd Jan 2011 14:38 UTCMatt Neuzil Expert
22nd Jan 2011 15:51 UTCDavid K. Joyce Expert
David K. Joyce
22nd Jan 2011 16:07 UTCLogan Babcock (2)
22nd Jan 2011 16:40 UTCAlex Homenuke 🌟 Expert
11th Apr 2020 06:28 UTCJoeseph Albert Black
22nd Jan 2011 17:19 UTCJoseph Polityka Expert
I don't think Holabird was "puffing" up the nugget for my benefit; I couldn't afford it if it was going for $10,000. He was sending out coded messages to those that CAN afford to buy the specimen. People with that kind of money need to be sold, in most cases, on the value of the piece. I think the nugget will go for a lot more than $100,000.
Best,
Joe
11th Apr 2020 06:30 UTCJoeseph Albert Black
22nd Jan 2011 18:13 UTCMichael Croxell
22nd Jan 2011 19:31 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
I'd expect to see a 1.2 to 1.5 times multiplier on the bullion value, certainly not double. But then, as has been said, when bidding gets going who knows where it will end.
Jolyon
22nd Jan 2011 19:39 UTCLyla J. Tracy
That large nugget was found this last spring in an ancient river channel about two miles from my house. As Fred said, the area had been mined in the early days, but obviously some spots were overlooked. Rumor has it that heavy rains caused a bank to collapse exposing virgin material.
I recently had a phone call from a friend (miner) in Florida who had worked for me twenty some odd years ago. He had read the article about the big nugget and was on the verge of packing to return and hunt gold. With the media promotion of that big nugget and the escalating gold price, I suspect we may be over-run with gold seekers this summer. Lyla
8th Feb 2011 18:32 UTCRay Hill Expert
8th Feb 2011 20:40 UTCLarry Maltby Expert
Larry,
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