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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (81024)	1/23/2002 3:06:08 PM
From: Karl Siemens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

I hope that whoever takes a picture of the "nugget" at the ROM gets something else in the picture as a size reference. If it's the one I saw back in the '60's, it is several feet across. I remember questioning if it was actually a nugget because the gold was embedded in quartz, but a very high percentage of it was brilliant gold! By the way, when I saw it, there were actually 2 large specimens on display.

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (81024)	1/23/2002 6:26:20 PM
From: kirby49	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116762

GT: Please also read my response to Eric. I was able to take six pictures, although amateurish, and will let you know when and where you can view them. Not hard in an unsecured room in an unsecured exhibit in an largely unsecured museum. There is security for displays that are visiting, now being the Asian dinosaurs, but the ROM's dinosaur exhibit is so terrific, this to me was just a minor exhibit. I didn't use a size guide, but size will be evident when seen in the case. Those beauties he was talking about from California had to be between 5 and 10 kilos. They are obviously placer nuggets, but as with the LAMuseum pieces Bob posted there were all those other kinds of nuggets as well. Some look like crystaline wire, and some look like rolled wire. Most of the Canadian gold of size was still encased, so just because this nugget Eric is talking about is still encased as it is a museum piece doesn't disqualify it in the category, nuggets still in existence. Don't forget that Austalian wasn't placer and what we're seeing is just a replica. I'll let everyone know more when I have more to report. Gotta go for now. Regards Bob

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (81024)	1/24/2002 1:52:36 AM
From: goldsheet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

<The gent I spoke to on Monday at ROM stated he didn't consider the Croesus "it" even a nugget, EC. DARN! That was no fun to hear after all the build-up.> I think it was a worthwhile discussion, and although some do not think it is on-topic, it is much closer than the usual politics, religion, etc .... and much more interesting ! I'm sure the Croesus is probably a real pretty gold-in-quartz and hope we can find a picture of it for all of us to enjoy. What little I have learned about nuggets is they tend to be very pure gold (90%+) and the balance is often silver. Too bad the old timers broke the really big ones up for melt. Don't know if you checked out the Perth Mint page, but they are sure making an effort to market certified nuggets (like PCGS/NGC coins) and they have an excellent selection, mostly priced near $US1000/ounce aussiegoldnugget.com