Golden Eagle Gold Nugget

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Golden eagle gold nugget.

It was found in january of 1931 by a teenage boy the son of a miner named jim larcombe. I can only presume that the jim larcombe in the article was a distant relative. Sgd 753 65 sell back sgd 630 11 quantity. The golden eagle nugget weighed 1 135 ounces and in 1931 the larcombe s received an offer of 6 000 from a buyer.

It was unearthed by a depression era miner working in a very remote goldfield near the famous kalgoorlie gold mining area. One of the largest gold nugget discoveries in australia and the largest gold nugget found in western australia was called the golden eagle nugget. Treasure of the world also has certified collectors series of gold nuggets and gold coins from perth mint under limited edition series gold nuggets with alluvial gold dust and silver kookaburra one ounce coin to series of four 1 20 ounce gold coins. Gold in the blood.

Many years ago one of my elderly larcombe aunts sent me a yellowed newspaper cutting of a famous gold find in western australia it was the golden eagle nugget discovered in 1931. Perth mint also produced gold nugget coin in 1987 for the golden eagle nugget found in 1931. Add to cart. The golden eagle a nugget which roughly resembled a bird with outspread wings was a triumph for the men who dug for gold with pick and shovel.

96 922 14 59 81 034. The find was made in a rich goldfield near the now abandoned. Perth mint australian gold golden eagle nugget coin 1987 1 4 oz. The golden eagle nugget is the first stop on the trail and the more you touch it the more gold it will become.

In the early days of gold mining it was simply the gold content alone that determined the value of a nugget. The discovery of the golden eagle during the great depression caused a rush to the widgiemooltha area. Around 500 people completed the heartofgold discovery trail over the opening weekend as they were guided through the city and taken back in time to discover the rich history of gold on which it was built revealing the importance of gold to wa s economic development and social. The larcombes sold the nugget to the state government for 5 438 the equivalent of 470 000 today 2015.

The famed fabulous golden eagle nugget found near kalgoorlie in 1931 epitomises the wealth of the eastern goldfields region of western australia where gold nad been continually mined since it was first discovered there in 1893. The find was a symbol of hope during the great depression.