GOLD NUGGETS Natural Alaska Placer 2.008 GRAMS #10 Mesh AK Mammoth Creek

  

Placer gold is great for jewelry making or just adding to your collection. Each and every nugget is unique and rare. There are no two alike. Alaskan placer nuggets are generally 20.5K to 22K gold. This gold assays between 85% - 92% pure.

Total weight of this nugget. Compare the weight in grams or ounces of the nugget to the current spot price of gold. There are 31.1 grams per troy oz. Nuggets do fetch more than raw melted gold due to its rarity in nugget form. Remember, gold weight is most often listed in troy and metric values.

The weight of gold can be measured in troy ounces, grams, or penny weight. (troy) = 31.10 g (31.1 grams). (troy) = 20 dwt (20 pennyweight) 1.55 grams = 1 dwt (1 pennyweight) 1.0 grams = 15.43 gr (15.43 grains).

Be sure you know the difference between a gram and a grain! Some unscrupulous sellers will intentionally mislead you by listing the weights incorrectly with common abbreviations ("g" is for grams and "gr" is for grains). 10 GRAINS is equal to just 0.479 GRAMS. Remember it takes 15.43 grains (gr) to make just one gram (g) of gold.

And there are 31.1 grams to one troy ounce. A grain is the smallest unit of measurement of gold. Are valued differently than raw gold and gold in coin form. When evaluating natural gold, consider several factors.

Gold may be valued on: weight, rarity, physical dimensions, shine, brightness or luster, purity, origin, and whether the nugget is considered collector or specimen grade. Less than 2% of all gold mined is in nugget form. Gold nuggets are now rarer than diamonds. For an average quality nugget, weight and color are your best bets for determining value. Look for bright and shiny gold - if the gold is dark, it may contain a high amount of copper or other less minerals and metals.

Pure gold looks just as you would expect. The value of gold is based on the karat system, which is a 24 point scale, signifying the percentage of gold a piece of metal contains. So, if jewelry is 14K, it is 14 out of 24 parts gold, or 58.33 percent gold.

Nuggets are usually 20.5 to 22K purity (81% - 95%). Gold is tested either with acid or electronically. The acid test is the most reliable and commonly used method, yet can be dangerous due to the liquids used. This determines gold from base metals. This will show the general karat range, but is not completely accurate unless you are an experienced tester.

Electronic testers are used often, but one thing to keep in mind is that these testers utilize a surface test and will only give you the karat of the actual spot you are testing. You will need to test in several spots to ensure that you didn't just get one particularly fine area of the nugget. No electronic tester can test gold dust or flakes.

Therefore, the only true accurate means is a destructive fire assay test, which means melting the gold. View My Other Items For Sale. Add me to your Favorite Sellers.

The item "GOLD NUGGETS Natural Alaska Placer 2.008 GRAMS #10 Mesh AK Mammoth Creek" is in sale since Wednesday, October 27, 2021. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Gold\Nuggets".

The seller is "judyjudygold" and is located in Salcha, Alaska. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada.