mn90403 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Who has seen it? I'm sure someone on the forum has. This is an article about the Armstrong Nugget which is 80.33 ozt. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-armstrong-nugget 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I have never seen it, but that is beautiful. I am out of likes until tomorrow sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbeatty Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 42 minutes ago, 2Valen said: I have never seen it, but that is beautiful. I am out of likes until tomorrow sorry. I gave it one of mine for you 2Valens :) Nice to see the odd decent US colour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I got more likes! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, jrbeatty said: I gave it one of mine for you 2Valens :) I tried to give you a like and it took, how did I get more likes this soon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brogansown Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I've seen it and the others all stacked together in the Bank. Just makes you want to get out in the hills like we did yesterday! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho spud Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 It is definitely worth the trip and effort to stop in and see the display in person. There are many large gold nuggets as well as the Armstrong nugget, jaw dropping! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I've seen it probably 20+ times. When we do our Training in Sumpter, OR (30 miles away), I email all the clients important info before the training and one of the To Do items is to stop in Baker City at the bank. It is one of the nicer displays of gold I have seen in the US. Reason I like to stop in and see it more than once? Many of the nuggets are in different types of matrix and some of them have notes of their recovered locations. Plus there is an audio recording telling the story of the gold. You get to pick up a couple post cards (see photo) of the nugget as well. While there in Baker City (literally right off Interstate 84), also go see the gem and mineral collection. It is not at the bank, but the largest I have ever seen. As for where the Armstrong nugget was found. Years ago I was swinging a GB-2 and found its little brother at the same location. Now there is a plaque on display where the nugget was found. Great read and thanks for sharing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~LARGO~ Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 9:17 AM, Gerry in Idaho said: Years ago I was swinging a GB-2 and found its little brother at the same location. Geez Gerry, that's news to me! And what did you name the Armstrong's little brother nugget? Yep, I did see the Armstrong nugget in the bank display! Very impressive, as was the story about how many folks walked right over it for years, until the right person found it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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