Unusual Gold Find

[jim in socal]

Went hunting yesterday in the usual places that seem to produce. In addition to the child's dolphin ring, I found these two 'gold nuggets' about three feet apart. I had to sift through the sand with my fingers to finally pinpoint them. The nuggets look like parts from dental work...the remains from a gold crown?? These were all found in a 20 square area on wet sand. Funny how the wave action seems to segregate the heavy materials to one general area. I know some folks have found dentures, but parts of teeth...odd stuff. Surely they aren't from the same person. Anyone else found dental gold?

 

[TXTim]

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[bdahunter]

Very Interesting Finds, WTG!
It seems improbable that you would find two fillings only feet apart and that they would not be from the same source. Who knows, perhaps a shipwreck victim's final remains.
Nobody gets out of this life alive.
Perhaps they are nuggets lost on a return journey from the California Gold Rush.
Certainly more interesting than clad coins.

 

[Gulf Hunter]

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[Walter L.I.]

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[jim in socal]

The ring weighed 1.49 grams and the fillings weighed 1.46 and 1.84 grams, respectively. Dental gold is about 16kt +/-. The PI Pro loves small gold.