Admin nuggethunting Posted April 26, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Hello All, Not sure what this one weights, but Minelab claims it was found with a GPX model metal detector. Hopefully it's a genuine find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugbomb510 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Look what they are doing to specimens in Sudan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Could be, but they seem to be handling it pretty easily for a solid lump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNuggets Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Why did they melt it? Don't they know it might be worth more as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 29, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hey Guys, I think the value of gold over there and their appreciation for nuggets is much different. If you found that piece in the US, it would be a collectors piece for the most part. I doubt anyone here in the US would even attempt to chop up or melt a huge gold nugget. Over there I think there is a danger in having a large gold nugget. For one it's very difficult to hide. Secondly, most of those finds are made by guys working together in teams, families or even tribes/villages. They have to split it up among others and don't have time to try to find a collector or get that premium gold nugget value. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 You nailed it there Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Roo I had my doubts about that smooth one but sight un seen in hand? oh also I talked with two of these guys in N. Sudan by email a few years ago when these were found and they told me because they feared the government patrols they just decided to cut them up rather than risk one person getting caught and loosing everything? when they see the patrols coming they split and head in three different directions. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Yeah Bob, crazy place over there. I met a guy once who had worked for some exploration company there and he reckoned he wouldn't go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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