Cleaning Gold Specimens - The Final Results

[Glenn in CO]

Here are the results on the four gold specimens from the post "Cleaning Gold Specimens - Step By Step Methods".

Specimen A:

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Specimen B:

Close up photos of Specimen B front and back:

 

Specimens C:

 

Specimen: D

 

 

 

 

[oneguy]

Pretty cool stuff....!!!!

[jasong]

Thanks, I enjoyed that series of posts!

[rvpopeye]

A+B had an interesting texture. "Golden Hummingbird  Nest" ?

[Glenn in CO]

7 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

A+B had an interesting texture. "Golden Hummingbird  Nest" ?

Actually A, B, and C are consider " bird nests" or crystalline wire gold specimens. Specimen D is consider a crystalline leaf gold specimen. Amazing what mother nature is capable of creating! Hopefully everyone clicks on the photos and use the magnifying tool.

[Steve Herschbach]

Great posts and amazing results - thank you for posting!!

[Cascade Steven]

Very educational.  Thanks for posting.

[mn90403]

Well done and displayed.  Specimens to nuggets and enhanced value in the process.  Have you had offers?

[Glenn in CO]

9 hours ago, mn90403 said:

Well done and displayed.  Specimens to nuggets and enhanced value in the process.  Have you had offers?

Hi Mitchel,

These specimens and some others I finished cleaning I have not tried to sell yet. My favorites are the wire gold specimens, but I was surprised when I had other gold specimens appraised by Collector's Edge, a high end mineral dealer in Golden, Colorado, that the leaf gold specimens are more valuable than the wire gold specimens. The wire gold specimens have so much character and I enjoy what each specimen reveals during the cleaning process.