🥇 BANNER Gold Nail found

[NeoTokyo]

Heya everyone!

So I found a gold nail today.
Yup!
It was bound to happen, thousands of regular iron nails and I finally find a gold nail. LOL
I never expected this!

My scale says it weighs .3 grams.

I posted the picture on a Facebook chat that I was in and was given some great information about its possible origins.

I was told that it could have come from an ornate Chinese Box used to keep important items in.
This nail was found a couple hundred yards upstream where I found my Chinese coin.


Tell me what you guys think.

 

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[beekbuster]

congrats neo. now we need to know the history behind it. it most likely has some gold in its makeup, maybe a solid 14k? who knows. i am very curious of its history, and makeup. let us know the anticipation is killing me

 

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[beekbuster]

7 tenths of an inch, it very well can be solid gold. like you said the pitting indicates it is probably an alloy. im guessing 14-18k gold.

 

[Argentium]

Seems like it ought to weigh at least a couple of grams - you posted that it weighs .3 (3/10 's of a gram ) this seems very light
indeed . Or was that a typo and you intended 3 grams ?

 

[here4themoney]

Congrats on the Banner , Nice find I hope we hear more about it, it's very interesting.

 

[NeoTokyo]

Holy Heck I made banner?! LOL
You guys knew before I did.

Thanks everyone that voted.

Is this a first banner for the prospector side?
I've never seen one on this side before.

I havnt been on much, I have been pretty busy but wow what a great surprise today.

I got to Chucks coin a little late yesterday so I wasn't able to have it tested.

When it is dry I noticed that it darkens up a little bit and it makes a Tinging sound when dropped perfectly on its side.

As for weight, yup it is .3 grams, I figured it would have been more if solid gold.

I have been meaning to get back up to where I found it and look for anything else but I haven't been able to.

Thanks again everyone for voting banner.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm just amazed at all of the other gold nuggets staring with there mouths hanging open at this funny looking nail shaped nugget?

I bet they're all saying, "this is what happens when your Mom eats too much spinach during pregnancy"!

Congratulations on making the BANNER Neo!
Dave

 

[Featherdfishead]

Absolutely amazing find Neo - Bad Arse!!!

 

[fowledup]

Whoop whoop! One for the gold guys, congrats Neo!

 

[mytimetoshine]

Please excuse me. Did the gold test comeback positive? I must have missed it.

 

[IDdesertman]

Man that is a cool find! Really, really cool!

 

[NeoTokyo]

Please excuse me. Did the gold test comeback positive? I must have missed it.

Not yet, I have to wait till Monday.
It does darken up a little bit when dry though, gold usually doesn't.

 

[basque-man]

How cool and unique is that!!!! Awesome piece of history you have found!

 

[Jeff95531]

Great unique find Neo. WTG on the banner! Can't wait for the results!

 

[NeoTokyo]

Heya everyone,

So I got into Chucks Coin today and the nail was Gold Plated.
He put his acid on it and it reacted with a green bubbling, cleaned the hell out of the spot on the nail though, making it a bright lustery gold.

Still an awesome find and he thought it was also a nice piece of history.

 

[Jeff95531]

Any K rating on it?

 

[BigWaveDave]

you nailed it for sure!! Congrats on your banner find!

 

[fowledup]

Now comes the real fun, putting some historical explanation to it.

 

[NeoTokyo]

No K rating at all.
I am going to guess that it was for some sort of Hope box.

According to Wikipedia large scale electroplating took off in the 1850's.
There is also "Rolled Gold" but I doubt that this nail is a rolled gold nail.
The base metal must be brass though as it is not magnetic and I scratched pretty deeply and it was still a bright gold color.

 

[sluicelee]

Wow, what a neat find!!!
Great gold all around, thanks for sharing it with us, NeoTokyo

 

[Duckwalk]

Heya everyone,

So I got into Chucks Coin today and the nail was Gold Plated.
He put his acid on it and it reacted with a green bubbling, cleaned the hell out of the spot on the nail though, making it a bright lustery gold.

Still an awesome find and he thought it was also a nice piece of history.

That makes more sense. I must have misinterpreted what my master blacksmith said all those years ago