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Description

You are bidding on a plain wedding band ring solid 14KT Yellow gold (hallmarked) This ring is very old and shows lots of wear, yet still nice.
Band width is 5.6mm
Size 9+

The total weight:

6.953 GRAMS

107.29 Grains

4.47 DWT (Pennyweight)

.2235 Troy Ounce

Good Luck Bidding and keep watching our auctions for more hand-made fine jewelry. It is slowly custom made and as it becomes available, we will be listing more unique one-of-a-kind pieces. (Gift box included)

If you are new to buying gold, here are some great tips:

Gold Weight:

Compare the weight in grams or ounces of the nugget to the current spot price of gold. (There are 31.1 grams per troy oz.) Nuggets do fetch more than raw melted gold due to its rarity in nugget form. Remember, gold weight is most often listed in troy and metric values. The weight of gold can be measured in troy ounces, grams, or penny weight. See chart below:

     1 oz. (troy) = 31.10 g (31.1 grams)
     1 oz. (troy) = 20 dwt (20 pennyweight)
     1.55 grams = 1 dwt (1 pennyweight)
     1.0 grams = 15.43 gr (15.43 grains)

Be sure you know the difference between a gram and a grain! Some unscrupulous sellers will intentionally mislead you by listing the weights incorrectly with common abbreviations ("g" is for grams and "gr" is for grains). If you see a 10gr nugget selling for $480.00 on eBay, watch out - it should be more like $31.00! 10 GRAINS is equal to just 0.479 GRAMS. Remember it takes 15.43 grains (gr) to make just one gram (g) of gold. And there are 31.1 grams to one troy ounce. A grain is the smallest unit of measurement of gold. eBay now prohibits the use of the word "GRAIN" in the title description line.

Gold nuggets are valued differently than raw gold and gold in coin form. When evaluating natural gold, consider several factors. Gold may be valued on: weight, rarity, physical dimensions, shine, brightness or luster, purity, origin, and whether the nugget is considered collector or specimen grade. Less than 2% of all gold mined is in nugget form. Gold nuggets are now rarer than diamonds.

DETERMINING FAIR VALUE: Gold Weight, character and Color!  For an average quality nugget, weight and color are your best bets for determining value. Look for bright and shiny gold - if the gold is dark, it may contain a high amount of copper or other less minerals and metals. Pure gold looks just as you would expect.

TESTING GOLDThe acid test is the most reliable (not recommended) and commonly used method, yet can be dangerous due to the liquids used. This determines gold from base metals. This will show the general karat range, but is not completely accurate unless you are an experienced tester. You are ONLY testing a small area of the nugget. Electronic testers are used often, but one thing to keep in mind is that these testers utilize a surface test and will only give you the karat of the actual spot you are testing. You will need to test in several spots to ensure that you didn't just get one particularly fine area of the nugget. No electronic tester can test gold dust or flakes. Therefore, the only true accurate means is a destructive fire assay test, which means melting the gold, which destroys the nugget value. 

SIZE OF GOLD: Gold is measured in "mesh or screen" sizes. Because this is natural gold and not man made, it is very hard to predict how many pieces there are per gram or ounce. Every batch is unique. But in general, you can expect about 2-4 pieces of 6 mesh per gram, 7-12 pieces of 8 mesh per gram and around 15-20 per gram for 10 mesh (similar to Grapenuts). Some nuggets may be flat and light or rounded and very dense (heavy).

Good Luck Bidding!

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Payment

PLEASE wait until the end of the auction day to pay if you are bidding on more than one of my listings...ONLY ONE payment is HIGHLY preferred. Chance of a mixup only occurs when multiple payments are made by one person. If your payment will be longer than 2-3 days, just drop me a message to let me know...otherwise the automatic ebay "UNPAID item" will remind you. I'm happy to wait longer as long as you LET ME KNOW.

Shipping

Shipping is through United States Postal Service (USPS) only and I ship out within 24 hours of payment received; First Class and Priority mail are relatively fast from Alaska and travel at the same speed. Please do NOT panic if you have not received your item/s as quickly as you think you should have. You and I can see the same tracking information. Check your tracking daily. I get lots of notes stating "It hasn't moved from Anchorage in days!"...well, that is Alaska shipping..please be patient. Just because I'm speedy at shipping, does not mean the post office will be. I will tell you that in 8 years of shipping out 40-80 packages per week, only 2-3 have been lost for good...and one was stolen from the customer's mailbox. It's very rare for them to go missing.

If the auction does not state your country, I will NOT ship to your country. Gold is an import that is not legal in all countries.

CANADA & EUROPE: Shipping to foreign countries is slow from Alaska. It will take a minimum of two weeks. To ensure that your item is safe, Priority FLAT rate International is the most economical and safest way to ship. For the smallest package or envelope, it is $32.95.  For CANADA ONLY; $22.95 Priority Int'l Flat rate or if your item is under $250, I can ship FIRST CLASS Int'l for $9.75. The Customs form will state "Mineral Sample". Signature confirmation is NOT optional for foreign countries.

Combined shipping: Please wait until the END of the day to pay for all your auctions at once; then you will get a combined rate. 

Terms of Sale

PLEASE READ

Before leaving anything other than positive feedback, please give me the courtesy of letting me know if you are not satisfied with your purchase. I have a 100% money back guarantee if you are not happy with your gold for any reason. Each side of the nuggets will be photographed, as I do not hide anything, including rock or other natural flaws.

I will show each possible angle of the nugget/s, good, bad or ugly. If you are not satisfied with your gold, I'm happy to offer a full refund upon return, as long as the gold has not been altered. Since 2010, only three nuggets have been returned.

About Us

A bit about me and where the gold is mined..
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I have been living in Alaska since 1989, and the Interior since 2006, and this is home. Most of my Alaskan placer gold nuggets are from Circle, Fairbanks, FortyMile, Bonnifield, Rampart, Yukon, Valdez and Ophir mining districts, Alaska. Between 35 and 50 miners supply me throughout the state; some in Canada. I clean the gold by a natural process to knock off the dirt. The color and shine of the gold will vary, depending on the creek,  assay, metal content, etc. I don't always know the creek where your gold comes from, but most of the time I do.
I am a one-woman business and I believe in "truth in advertising". From 2009 until now, gold is my full time job after a long career in aviation since 1977. I have gained the trust in hundreds, maybe approaching thousands, of return customers, including other sellers and plan to keep it that way. 

I also sell fine jewelry and custom made Alaskan nugget pieces hand crafted by my friend and neighbor, Jim. He is a talented jeweler and his custom pieces are one of a kind. I have a source for vintage Alaskan jewelry, and some of the time I will know the history of the items. I give as much information about the pieces as I can. When I don't know a certain stone, I will state that. I'm not a gemologist, but I do know gold. All diamonds will be tested and stated in the description. You will most likely be buying pieces for about 1/3 of retail price. I can pass the savings along to you because I buy it right. Every now and then, I buy some silver (not my thing); but when I see vintage or special pieces or coins, they will go on the blocks. 

Keep watching my listings and add me to your "favorite sellers". I will send you automated emails with my newest items, if you click the box. I believe I get the most unique, one of a kind jewelry of any seller on ebay. I've been at it a very long time and selling on ebay since 1999. 
If you see errors in my listings, please let me know...never any offense taken!  

 

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