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Post by Gold Seeker on Oct 21, 2014 16:40:35 GMT -5
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Post by indyme2 on Oct 21, 2014 18:32:42 GMT -5
Freaking amazing! I would have peed in my jeans.
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Post by Gold Seeker on Oct 21, 2014 18:37:00 GMT -5
Heck Indy I would of peed on your jeans too if I found it!!!LOL
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Post by ajpops on Oct 22, 2014 13:07:52 GMT -5
Thats were I dropped that puppy
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Post by indyme2 on Oct 22, 2014 15:52:09 GMT -5
Looks like Ywevis isn't # 1 anymore. Lol.
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Post by ywevis on Oct 22, 2014 16:34:38 GMT -5
ya that's my 5 pound nugget i lost when I was in california.
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Post by Gold Seeker on Oct 22, 2014 18:20:37 GMT -5
According to this article, it will go on sale Thursday (tomorrow?), in San Francisco at the San Francisco Fall Antique show. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Giant-gold-nugget-hits-the-market-in-S-F-5838424.php "Here we go again — what is believed to be the biggest gold nugget found in modern times in California’s historic Gold Country is going on sale Thursday in San Francisco. This 6.07-pound whopper is being sold by Tiburon coin dealer Don Kagin, the same dealer who is selling the $10 million worth of gold coins that made such a stir this year after they were found in a couple’s backyard in the Sierra. The “Butte Nugget,” so named because it was found by a gold hunter in the Butte County mountains, will be unveiled at the prestigious San Francisco Fall Antiques Show. The show opens Thursday at Fort Mason. The owner of the nugget asked Kagin to keep his name and the location of the find secret, a standard practice for anyone afraid of being swarmed by treasure-seekers and thugs. Kagin’s staff is still assessing the worth of the nugget and expects it to carry a price tag of $350,000 or more." |
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Post by Gold Seeker on Oct 23, 2014 17:44:47 GMT -5
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Post by goldrunner on Oct 25, 2014 19:04:21 GMT -5
That is incredible..absolutely amazing .
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Post by Gold Seeker on Oct 26, 2014 8:12:05 GMT -5
The Butte Nugget has apparently sold for approximately the estimated selling price of $400,000, the actual selling price is not being revealed nor the name of the buyer. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Giant-gold-Butte-Nugget-sells-to-secret-Bay-5846149.php"Just one day after it was unveiled to awed crowds in San Francisco, the whopping 'Butte Nugget’ of gold sold Friday to a “prominent Bay Area collector” for an undisclosed amount of money, according to the company brokering the deal. “The new owner wants to be secretive, so we can’t name him,” said Don Kagin of Tiburon, the coin dealer who acted as middle-man between the buyer and the prospector who found the 6.07-pound gold lump — the biggest nugget of its kind found in modern times in Gold Rush country. “Let’s just say it’s a win-win for everybody,” Kagin said. The seller also asked that the price be kept secret, he said. But he added: “We were asking for $400,000 and it obviously wasn’t far from that.” David McCarthy, Kagin’s chief numismatist, said he could only reveal that the buyer is “a prominent bay area collector” who specializes in historical items. “We spoke to six different people who seemed to have legitimate interest and the wherewithal to purchase the item, but he was the first person to make an offer and he had the right price,” McCarthy said. Interest in the nugget had built to a near frenzy among gold and history buffs since its existence was revealed in The Chronicle on Tuesday, with news inquiries coming in from as far away as Australia. When it went on display Thursday at the prestigious San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, hundreds flocked in for a peek. The nugget — which will remain on public display until the antiques show ends Sunday, McCarthy said — got its name because the gold hunter who found it in July dug it out of the ground in Butte County. That man also wanted his name and the location of the find to be secret, to avoid scammers and treasure seekers. “But I can say he’s very pleased with the sale,” McCarthy said." |
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Post by oldmanriver on Oct 28, 2014 20:50:11 GMT -5
Why can't I find something like that in my back yard.
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