Since when is gold “bringing more than $1000.00 an ounce”?
In placer form, sure, $1000 easy. However, it’s trading around $970 oz now.
It was at $988.00/oz around 11pm today.
There is a certain “collector’s” premium for a raw nugget over the spot rate per ounce.
I’ve been a member of GPAA for a couple years now. Never found anything big, but it’s a great hobby and pastime, getting out into the country, wading through a pleasant stream, panning through some dirt and occasionally, very occasionally, finding a few small pieces of gold.
http://www.goldprospectors.org/
Tried to buy an Eagle lately?
The price of native specimens in the multi-ounce range is usually 2-3X that of spot. His specimen, while awesome merely from the gold hunk standpoint, is about the lowest eye appeal you can get though...