BEAUTIFUL GOLD NUGGET. ...

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BEAUTIFUL GOLD NUGGET
Glenluce, Victoria, Australia
Gold has been used as currency for over 4000 years and will never lose its value. One reason for its popularity is its seductive aesthetic appeal, a characteristic perfectly demonstrated in this wonderful nugget. The beautiful pure gold color denotes a high karat content, but the whimsical, curving, organic-seeming form is what really sets this specimen apart. With bulges, folds, craters and light depressions, one side has been rubbed to an almost entirely smooth burnished finish whilst the other displays beautifully textured impressions like thumbprints. A lovely example of mankind's favorite precious metal measuring approximately 2 7/8 x 2¼ x 1 inches and weighs in at 13.33 Troy ounces (414.6g).

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