Why Nuggets are Special

Less than 2 percent of the world's gold remains in the form of nuggets. Gold nuggets are found worldwide - Australia, Africa, Russia, Bolivia and Canada. In the Continental United States nugget sources are primarily Alaska, California and Oregon. Only a handful of states industrially produce gold. Additionally, nuggets are becoming rarer and harder to find. Compared to diamonds, a 5 carat diamond is easier to find than a 1 ounce gold nugget. It is the individual prospector that is retrieving the gold nuggets and maintaining the tradition of past centuries. It is for this reason that the collector can still obtain gold nuggets in a variety of sizes, colors and textures. This is the unique distinction of nuggets and part of the mystery and romance of ownership.