Natural Gold Nugget Antique Stick Pin (J-22)

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This is a very unique antique item. It is an original natural gold nugget, directly from the gold fields where it was being mined (probably California since that's where I purchased it many, many years ago), and the nugget is permanently attached to an antique stick pin. The nugget itself is 12.2 mm high x 9.1 mm wide x 4.3 mm thick. It is hard to estimate the weight of the nugget, but my best guess is that it is probably about 1.7 grams and it tests as a very high gold content. I'm estimating the the gold nugget is at least 90% gold, taking into consideration some natural impurities. The antique stick pin itself is relatively low gold content, probably 10 karat gold, and weighs in the neighborhood of 1 gram. The total weight of the stick pin with the gold nugget soldered on is 2.6 grams. This item has been currently appraised at $300.00. We are selling this item at substantially below the appraised value. We have photographed this jewelry item well, and we have listed this item with the E-Bay feature that allows youto view magnification of photographs and enlargements of photographs so that you can see and judge for yourself the beauty and condition of the jewelry item. Payment by “PayPal” is preferred. All items are in stock at the time you are ordering, however, most are one-of-a-kind items, and are subject to prior sale. If read more