ok found a lil nugget, is it gold?

[Goes4ever]

with finding the buffalo nickel yesterday I almost forgot about this little guy, what is it? It rang up under the gold/foil area on my Ace 250
I tried to take pictures of it from all sides, penny is for size comparison. If I did not have a pinpointer I would have NEVER located this, that is for sure!!!
It is hard, and it definately is not foil, and it is gold in color.

Ok what is it, anyway possible it IS gold? I doubt it but I had to ask. I am impressed the Ace 250 found this with it being so SMALL!

 

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[Goes4ever]

I bought a $25 gold acid test kit on ebay, they're really easy to use. I hope your nugget is gold, although it ceratinly looks like pyrite.

did u read above where it states the ace does not detect pyrite?

 

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[DJ_Quinn]

I bought a $25 gold acid test kit on ebay, they're really easy to use. I hope your nugget is gold, although it ceratinly looks like pyrite.

did u read above where it states the ace does not detect pyrite?

No, sorry I missed that. I've found pyrite before and it looks similar. I hope you do have real gold, get yourself a test kit and find out!

 

[Rob66]

The rock looks like some form of magnetite.

Garrett's line coin series of microprocessor controlled detectors can't detect magnetite. Yes, we do have magnetite that looks the same as found in Arizona. I have taken my Fisher Gold Bug-2 out behind, just in my back yard...have found those red/black hot rocks of magnetite, hematite, some 12-14 inches wide. In Noble county which is between me and Ohio, during the pioneer days they got 3 bar iron a ton produced from iron ore found in Noble county.

I've never seen any magnetite look metallic. But iron pyrite does, we do get some here, but can't be detected with a Garrett coin series detector...

Thanks for the info!!! pyrite sounds better.

 

[Rob66]

looking at the object Little closer, I can see man has already shaped it.It dose not look natural.
I don't think it is pyrite.Lead and copper, brass mixed maybe.

 

[Lt1stone]

Gold?

 

[Eu_citzen]

I am beginning to think it could be a melted ring.

 

[Red_desert]

There are electronic gold testers, tell you how many karat the gold is or if platinum. Might be hard to find a place that uses one, seems like a pawn shop would need that kind of equipment (I don't know). I was looking at gold and diamond testers on ebay, was asking about them on the forum here also. Diamond testers are a little cheaper, don't need any cleaning liquid. Gold testers come with cleaning erasers, pencil eraser, bottle of cleaning liquid. I don't have one, but was thinking might be useful if detecting a lot of beaches.

How about your Ace? It has ID meter right? On my Garrett GTA brass reads about between a penny and dime. Test out some small and larger brass sample with the Ace, if you can find some. Gold should read somewhere around nickel/pulltab or gold/foil range. Perhaps a welder could cut off for you the same size piece brass rod welding drip.

I've read threads here at TNet on how to dispose of gold bars without people knowing you found them. The suggested method is to make gold nuggets by dripping the melted gold into water. Apparently this is a favorite method of old timers. Pyrite sometimes has gold in it, but pyrite that size should have a crystal shape. I still don't think the Ace would detect pyrite if it did contain some gold.

 

[Goes4ever]

brass normally id's in the coin range, (penny area), this rings under foil area on my ace250

 

[Red_desert]

Brass welding drips that I found with my GTA on the ID said penny. I was just wondering what a tiny piece of brass would ID as, never tested that out myself yet...brass is hard isn't it? I would think brass could scratch a penny. If brass does scratch a penny, it would prove yours sure isn't brass. Besides, brass is tough, they use it for brazing rods. Some mining picks I think were brass.

 

[Kas]

Does it stick a magnet?

 

[Goes4ever]

Does it stick a magnet?

no it does not

 

[Jonnybobrich]

im thinkng pyrite.....

 

[Goes4ever]

im thinkng pyrite.....

you did not read the post did you?...lol

 

[Eu_citzen]

im thinkng pyrite.....

you did not read the post did you?...lol

A jeweler could maybe help you.

 

[kntutt]

I can't believe I just read every post and you still haven't taken it to be tested or looked at by a jeweler. How are we suppose to sleep tonight? Get it tested if not for yourself for the rest of us. We are invested in this now! Let us know what it is. For your sake...I hope that it is gold!!

 

[Daddio53]

I have been a prospector for over 20 years and have seen many people fooled by "fool's gold". It is very difficult to tell by looking at your photos. It looks like gold because of the way it appears to be worn and has rounded corners. At the same time I see flat spots which make it look like pyrite. Here is how you can test it, and I'm sure you've seen this on a cowboy or pirate movie. (Be aware that you could chip a tooth so the second method is better.) You put the "nugget" in your mouth and bite down slightly with your front teeth. If it chips off even the slightest bit it is pyrite. If it doesn't chip or break off and you leave an indentation in it then it is gold. You could also take the point of a pocket knife and press down on it. Once again, it will chip if it is pyrite. If it leaves a cut then it's gold. Where you found it is also an indicator. There aren't many occurences of gold in Ohio that I am aware of. There is some glacial gold that deposited as the glaciers melted, but it is probably going to be very minute pieces called flour gold or gold dust. That's not to say a nugget is impossible, but I haven't ever heard of gold nuggets being found in Ohio. Never say never though. One of the most common sayings in the gold prospecting community is, "Gold is where you find it". It's one of those things where you tell someone it's impossible to find gold right where they are and a minute later they dig up a nugget. So do the tests and see what happens. If it is gold then you've made a great find. From the looks of it I would guess it would be about a 9-10 grain nugget (480 grains in a troy ounce).
> Daddio

 

[Eu_citzen]

Daddio: I'd not recommend biting it if your not sure what it is some minerals are poisonous. I can't see anything to suggest it would be pyrite.

Goes4ever got any up-dates?

 

[Goes4ever]

I just called the jewelry store in my town and they do NOT have a gold test kit, can u believe that??

 

[Eu_citzen]

I just called the jewelry store in my town and they do NOT have a gold test kit, can u believe that??

Well know any local rock hounds, geologists, gold prospectors, amateur geologists or a mining store?
Those might help ya to.

 

[Goes4ever]

not in my area