Posted 01/05/2012 12:00 am
As a rule of thumb, small unrefined natural gold nuggets without included rock, bring twice the price, weight for weight, as small pieces of pure gold bullion. There is a lot of mineral collector demand out there to help explain this. That price variation is less for larger nuggets. Most people with not a lot of money to spend will buy the smaller nuggets.
There can be a lot of fake gold nuggets around as well! Normally, poor alloy gold coins are melted, and the liquid is poured from some considerable height into water. The nugget partially forms as it cools while falling, and the shape is somewhat further modified as it hits the water. They can look very convincing to the uneducated. Even tiny rocks can be included by having a bed of them in the water pan. You can even fake them without using water, for further variation.
There can be a lot of fake gold nuggets around as well! Normally, poor alloy gold coins are melted, and the liquid is poured from some considerable height into water. The nugget partially forms as it cools while falling, and the shape is somewhat further modified as it hits the water. They can look very convincing to the uneducated. Even tiny rocks can be included by having a bed of them in the water pan. You can even fake them without using water, for further variation.
Edited by sel_69l
01/05/2012 12:04 am
01/05/2012 12:04 am
