Little gold digger.

[Treasure Seeker]

Found this little thing at a rummage sale a long time ago. Just recently found it in a box sorting through some old moving boxes. It's about 3.5" tall.

 

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[rainwolf75]

That is AWESOME!

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice thing. If you Google "gold-miner geode ornament" you'll see lots of variations on this theme. Unfortunately almost all of them use pieces of pyrite or pyrite-bearing rock (often glued in place as a composite assembly) to simulate the gold.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Cool!

 

[tamrock]

I love those. The little figures are made of pewter or some kind of soft white metal. I see many varieties for sale at the souvenir and rock shops throughout the mountain regions of the western United States. They're a bit pricey in those shops.

 

[antmike915]

Very cool, I would've picked it up as well.