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Large nuggets sold to overseas buyers what's your thoughts
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<blockquote data-quote="Reg Wilson" data-source="post: 444596" data-attributes="member: 10941"><p>In 1987 I found a 3kg (98 troy oz) nugget south of Ballarat which became known as the 'Orange Roughie'. For two years I tried to find a buyer here in Australia. At an asking price of bullion on the day (spot gold) no buyers, so I sold it to 'Rattlesnake' John Ficket from Quartzite Arizona. Some years later it turned up in California where it was supposed to have been found, and called the 'Washington' nugget. A huge fraud. It is still on the internet. </p><p>My last decent piece (27.7ozs) was sold to a Chinese buyer last year. Unfortunately, nearly all my better pieces (7 over 20ozs) have gone overseas, as buyers here are hard to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reg Wilson, post: 444596, member: 10941"] In 1987 I found a 3kg (98 troy oz) nugget south of Ballarat which became known as the 'Orange Roughie'. For two years I tried to find a buyer here in Australia. At an asking price of bullion on the day (spot gold) no buyers, so I sold it to 'Rattlesnake' John Ficket from Quartzite Arizona. Some years later it turned up in California where it was supposed to have been found, and called the 'Washington' nugget. A huge fraud. It is still on the internet. My last decent piece (27.7ozs) was sold to a Chinese buyer last year. Unfortunately, nearly all my better pieces (7 over 20ozs) have gone overseas, as buyers here are hard to find. [/QUOTE]
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