![]() Its overall beauty is a combination of its impressive size, complemented by high luster and bright golden-yellow hue.įor complete list of auction results, visit HA.com/8068. ![]() The other, from the famed Bendigo Fields in Australia, is even larger, weighing in at 350 grams. ![]() One, from the Ganes Creek Mine, weighs 260 grams and is highly aesthetic for an Alaskan nugget, boasting the typical brassy-golden coloration diagnostic of gold from the state. This magnificent specimen, with solidly crystallized silver except for a small association of crude copper off one end, is from the famous collection of German dealer and collector Dr. This specimen is huge – it measures nearly 6 inches in length and weighs 653 grams – and features sharply defined crystals and great color. Featuring all of the characteristics often found in examples from the 49th state, this specimen is as grand in size (727 grams/24.5 troy ounces) as it is in appearance.Ĭrystallized Silver with Copper, from the Wolverine Mine in Michigan that closed in 1925, drew nearly three dozen bids before closing at $40,000. Discovered in the jungle of Gran Sabana, where gold can be found in the sediments of river bottoms between the mesas, this 217.78-gram (7.00-troy ounce) nugget is believed to be the largest morphologically fine non-wire single gold crystal in the world.Īnother Alaskan Gold nugget, from the Ruby Mining District, finished at $68,750. The largest Gold nugget in the auction brought the largest winning bid, but it was far from the only highlight.Ī brilliant Native Gold Crystal from Venezuela brought a winning bid of $447,000. The Centennial Nugget is absolutely spectacular.” It is not only the largest ever found in the 49th state, but also one of the largest ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere. “The winning bidder got a prize that can be the centerpiece of any collection, the focus in any room. “It is difficult to come up with the superlatives to fully explain the significance of this nugget,” Heritage Auctions Nature & Science Director Craig Kissick said. Consider the fact that the majority of the world’s mined gold is refined, and that even a one-ounce nugget is exceptionally rare – and the Centennial Nugget weighs in at more than 20 pounds – over 322 ounces. The beauty and scale of the nugget is hard to quantify. It contains 875 troy ounces of gold, and has dimensions of 47 cms 20 cms 9 cms. Overall gold produced here is not as high as other states like California and Nevada, but if you want to find a huge gold nugget in the United States, Alaska is the best place to look.(DALLAS) – The Alaska Centennial Gold Nugget, the largest gold nugget ever discovered in Alaska, sold for $750,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Nature & Science Signature® Auction to $2,356,714 in total sales December 8. This gold nugget has the distinction of being the largest gold nugget ever found using a metal detector. Alaska has a reputation for large nuggets as well. Many other large nuggets have been found in the Ruby Mining District as well, including numerous nuggets that weighed over a pound.Īlaska has by far the most commercial mining operations compared to other states, mainly due to its miner friendly regulations in comparison to other states. With the record high gold prices in recent years and the renewed interest in gold mining, there is a very good chance that more big gold nuggets will be found in the very near future. They haven’t all been discovered, not by a long shot! Its discovery in 1998 shows that there is without a doubt lots of huge gold nuggets left to be discovered. It was named the Centennial nugget because it was found on the 100th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, which brought thousands of men north to Alaska in search of gold. When he finally took it into town for further examination, it was determined that he had found the largest nugget ever found in Alaska, and the second largest nugget ever found in the Western Hemisphere behind the Boot of Cortez nugget found in Mexico. He immediately buried the nugget under a nearby tree until he could figure out what to do with it. He immediately knew by the weight that he had unearthed a huge gold nugget. He jumped out of the dozer and picked up the object. He was pushing dirt with his bulldozer when something unusual caught his eye. It weighs a whopping 294.10 troy ounces, and was found near the town of Ruby, Alaska in 1998.īarry Clay was placer mining an area along Swift Creek that was known for producing large nuggets. The largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska is named the Alaska Centennial Nugget.
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