Intricate Crystalline Leaf Gold Specimen from the Oriental Mine

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The Allegheny Mining District was the largest producing gold district during the California Gold Rush. One of the more notable gold mines from the Allegheny was the Oriental Gold Mine. This piece is from the private collection of Donald Dickey, lifelong owner of the Oriental Gold Mine. While most of the gold that was recovered from the Oriental Gold Mine was melted down into bullion, Dickey was ahead of his time in preserving the best specimens and kept the unusual pieces he discovered. All of this gold was mined decades ago and has been held in his collection until recently.

Item# T1970
Weight: 2.9 grams (44.3 grains)
Dimensions: 5/8" or 15mm


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-Only about 2% of the gold in the world is in “gold nugget” form and the other 98% is microscopic speck and flake gold found in ore. A good gold ore today will have about one ounce of gold for every two tons of rock.
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