Specs
This natural Alaskan gold nugget was found near McGrath, a town along the Iditarod trail in western Alaska, gold was first discovered here in 1906. It is about 1″ long almost 3/4″ wide, and almost 1/2″ thick. It weighs 17.3 DWT /26.8 grams (almost 1 troy ounce)
Because of our low prices, this gold sells quickly, if we do not have this exact nugget in stock we will find something comparable for you.
General Info about nuggets
Natural gold has other metals mixed with it, including silver and platinum.
Most of our nuggets are between 70% to 95% pure gold. You can request nuggets from different areas of the state and will notice that the color and texture varies from mine to mine. Our certified nuggets start at $50.00 and go up to several thousand dollars depending on the nugget size and the market price of gold. Our nuggets are weight in pennyweight (DWT) 1 pennyweight equals 1.55 grams, 20 pennyweights equal 1 troy ounce. We negotiate with the miners to get the best price possible, but because of their rarity, natural nuggets sell for more than the daily price of gold, in fact, the larger the nugget, the more per ounce it costs.
