Gold on Quartz

Little Johnnie Mine (Ibex Mine), Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Thumbnail, 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Start Time: 03/31/2022 9:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/07/2022 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $181

Item Description

Gold specimens from Leadville are not common on the market, and typically are snatched up immediately by collectors when they are made available. Recently, a local digger discovered a small amount of crystallized Gold specimens on the dumps of the Little Johnnie Mine, and this piece is one of said specimens. The piece features beautiful, metallic, brightly colored crystallized "leaves" of Gold on Quartz matrix . As mentioned, the "leaves" are actually crystallized, though at a micro level, and we have photographed the Gold with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better show the detail. A great little Gold specimen from this historic and classic Colorado locality.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$181 04/07/2022 11:45:38 am (CDT)
$171 * 04/07/2022 11:45:29 am (CDT)
$171 * 04/07/2022 11:45:29 am (CDT)
$161 04/07/2022 11:45:20 am (CDT)
$151 04/07/2022 11:45:20 am (CDT)
$141 04/07/2022 10:52:32 am (CDT)
$131 04/07/2022 10:28:38 am (CDT)
$121 * 04/07/2022 10:28:29 am (CDT)
$121 * 04/07/2022 10:28:29 am (CDT)
$111 04/01/2022 4:27:12 pm (CDT)
$101 04/01/2022 4:23:43 pm (CDT)
$100 04/01/2022 4:23:43 pm (CDT)
$60 04/01/2022 4:23:23 pm (CDT)
$50 04/01/2022 4:23:23 pm (CDT)
$20 04/01/2022 1:47:36 pm (CDT)
$15 04/01/2022 1:47:36 pm (CDT)
$10 03/31/2022 10:27:16 pm (CDT)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.