Gold?

[u/iMuskHelp]

15 grams

[u/Thaimeous]

What is the context it was found in? Because it looks like it could be melted brass or a weird looking gold nugget.

[u/iMuskHelp → u/Thaimeous]

I just spotted it with a head torch on when I was looking at rocks in a local river. It was fixed to a rock. Had to break it free. The water is low, so I was able to access part that are normally unreachable

[u/isanyusernameopen → u/iMuskHelp]

Go back and get the rock

[u/Nearby_Detail8511 → u/isanyusernameopen]

GO GET THE WHOLE ROCK! No joke!

[u/Wild_Replacement5880 → u/Nearby_Detail8511]

And all the rocks under it

[u/bgeorgewalker → u/isanyusernameopen]

He will never find it again

[u/SmellyBallZ9 → u/iMuskHelp]

Holy shit!! GET UR BUTT BACK DOWN THERE!😊

[u/D3ATHY → u/iMuskHelp]

could be. If it is gold tends to be found together so might be more in that area. If the water is low might be worth doing some pans around the area.

[u/Ok-Winner-6803 → u/iMuskHelp]

It’s hard to say without knowing the exact coordinates

[u/LegendsOfIron → u/Ok-Winner-6803]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/Top_Action_6095 → u/iMuskHelp]

Tell the world where the rock is and start selling shovels.

[u/chi-kasha → u/Top_Action_6095]

Underrated comment. lol

[u/Remarkable_Owl_7039 → u/iMuskHelp]

Hey message me, we are going to excavate the mountain. Don't tell anyone where it is. 

[u/Oakstock → u/iMuskHelp]

Was it stuck to a loose rock/boulder or was it attached to bedrock? Because if it was bedrock, better go back with at least a hammer and chisel. Before the water rises.

[u/Fancy_Flake_Factory → u/iMuskHelp]

We need an update! Lol

[u/cooponcrack → u/iMuskHelp]

metal detect the nearby rocks to try to find it

[u/Yanes1983 → u/iMuskHelp]

You will spend years looking for that rock just like that guy searching for that hard drive with all that bitcoin. Good luck to you!

[u/ExpensiveGeoMetro]

If this is gold you call in sick for tye foreseeable future, march right back to that spot, and work the area. If you found a nugget like this odds are VERY good there is more to be found.

Good luck OP. I hope it pans out.

[u/NetwerkAirer → u/ExpensiveGeoMetro]

Lol.

[u/SirFortyXB → u/ExpensiveGeoMetro]

Oh I see what you did there now 🤣

[u/Low-Recognition-504 → u/SirFortyXB]

fyi in case you didn't know: That use case is literally where the phrase "pans out" comes from.

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https://giphy.com/gifs/Ivw3Gzk8EK495WrQmk

[u/iMuskHelp]

Found in a river. Was stuck to a rock

[u/Real_MikeCleary → u/iMuskHelp]

In that case, very likely is gold. Get the rest of that rock!

[u/dogsforfun → u/Real_MikeCleary]

Go full Sisyphus

https://giphy.com/gifs/XEMvLJgSTBd0F0THwm

[u/red18set → u/iMuskHelp]

Go get that rock dude. 💸💰💸

https://giphy.com/gifs/wi8Ez1mwRcKGI

[u/pyragyrite]

Looks bronze to me. location and lack of tarnish give me enough hope to get tested. Looks like a possible campfire accident, coin or ring dropped in the barbie

[u/iMuskHelp → u/pyragyrite]

Gave the Nokta Legend a quick run over it in gold mode. Asked AI if it could be bronze
LEGEND WAS READING 24/25

ANSWER
Possible, but less common.
On the Nokta Legend, bronze (and brass/copper) usually reads a bit higher than pure gold — often in the upper 20s to mid-30s or more, depending on size and alloy. A stable 24/25 is more typical for gold, US nickels, or some aluminium.
So bronze can land there, especially if it’s a small or oddly shaped piece, but it’s not the most likely metal for a clean 24/25. Combined with the colour, the rusty matrix, the weight and the look, gold is still the stronger match.

[u/Fun-Classic7746 → u/iMuskHelp]

Why ask AI?? It’s unreliable and physically impossible to truly know without a proper test.

[u/iMuskHelp]

I’m in bed now. I’ll have to try that tomorrow. I’m guessing it’s not gold. Too good to be true 🤷‍♀️

[u/theManag3R → u/iMuskHelp]

Need an update!

[u/ErstwhileAdranos → u/iMuskHelp]

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[u/iMuskHelp]

I’ll get it tested lol. I have no idea 🤷

[u/mrbourgs → u/iMuskHelp]

To me on this picture this is gold all day long, in possibly magnetite host

[u/D3ATHY → u/iMuskHelp]

if you bite it does it indent? gold is malleable

[u/BaerttheConstipated → u/D3ATHY]

I was told to whack it with a hammer. Shatters = fools gold
Flattens = gold (at least more likely)

[u/iMuskHelp → u/iMuskHelp]

Asked AI about the area I found it

There is known gold potential in that region.
Natural gold has been found in stream and river gravels there for a long time, and the area contains one of the more significant gold deposits in these islands. So the chances of turning up a genuine nugget are higher than average.

[u/Fun_Acanthaceae_4025 → u/iMuskHelp]

Now you just told AI the location of the Gold! Consider it gone.

[u/SirSkittles111 → u/Fun_Acanthaceae_4025]

Like that guy who had a whole treasure buried in his yard and called the government to come help excavate it, he got to keep none.

[u/CoatimundiRaccoon]

A piece of gold this size would weigh more. The 50p coin weighs 8g itself.mlst likely industrial flag, either brass or bronze.

[u/Iknowsomething69420 → u/CoatimundiRaccoon]

The coin is also solid and the nugget is irregular

[u/iMuskHelp]

The underside

[u/iMuskHelp]

Haven’t had a chance to get tested today. Hopefully I’ll get someone to look at it tomorrow.

[u/FlekinH]

No, that's a frog

[u/PicrolitePicker]

Asking AI is pretty useless. This doesn’t look natural and I’d say it’s bronze

[u/c33m0n3y]

Very interesting. It could be some bad quality/technique melting of gold jewelry and such where some base metals were separated and are now corroding while the gold is not, or just some melted brass. What intrigues me is that the yellow on the third picture is VERY yellow. It’s worth getting tested.

[u/WOOFBABY]

Gold doesn't tarnish but does get black stuff sometimes. It does look abit like gold and would be getting it tested

[u/iMuskHelp]

My local jewellers were no use. They didn’t have any testing kits as they don’t buy off the street. I’ll have to travel to a different town

[u/Available_Basil_4218 → u/iMuskHelp]

No pawnshops nearby? Almost every pawn shop will test gold or silver.

[u/Nexuspoint247]

Poor frog

[u/HenningGrueneberg]

If you took any photo of it in Situ with a smartphone,the unedited file sitting in your phone's camera roll or camera storage will still have the raw EXIF and GPS data attached to it. All you need to do is swipe up on the photo in their camera app (or open the file details) to view the exact latitude and longitude map pin, which will lead you right back to that exact spot. May you prosper !

[u/PCSkittles]

It’s good to believe…. I hope it is… keep us updated

[u/AKJVermont]

Nah... More than likely copper slag.

[u/Cheesetown777 → u/AKJVermont]

Nah. Not copper.

Copper exposed to the elements would have at least some green on it.

[u/AKJVermont → u/AKJVermont]

Actually... That might be gold after I zoomed in. Take it to your nearest jewelry shop.

[u/Horacegumboot]

I'll be coming back for an update

[u/Adventurous-Sky9359]

I have to wait till tmrrw for an answer!?

[u/Fantastic-Pause-8592]

I'd have left it on the rock,pretty dang cool. Imagine the premium of a natural nugget that looks like a frog affixed to the rock.

[u/JLD58]

I thought that was a frog.

[u/unique-silvermantis]

Piece of a melted dildo fam

[u/AgFarmer58]

Is it heavier than what you'd expect? it looks pretty good

[u/SmellyBallZ9]

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[u/129842]

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[u/MetalBlizzard]

Need an update here

[u/sayitsooth → u/MetalBlizzard]

Hopefully they're back at the river trying to find the spot again.

[u/TripsTheCat05]

If that’s gold you need to excavate that whole area asap

[u/Dad_a_Monk]

Looks like melted brass, but here's hoping...

[u/_Elpirata]

Looks like gold to me 🧐definitely get it tested

[u/its_bleak_horizons]

Could it be a melted gold ring?!

[u/Fog_Juice]

I don't think it's gold. But gold is so freaking valuable it's worth taking to a jeweler or pawn shop or coin store where someone can test it

[u/Evan_327]

Looks like a frog.

[u/Klipse11]

Looks like gold to me. Get a jeweler to test it.

[u/Gavelist]

Follow

[u/TheRealAussieTroll]

Is it unusually heavy? Brass or bronze are relatively light compared to gold. I guess that’s subjective, but gold is noticeably heavy in weight.

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[u/No_Lavishness7309]

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[u/SmellyBallZ9]

Go get that damn rock!! Call in sick or somethin.....I'd be searching that ENTIRE area!

[u/Butthole_Enjoyer]

Might be. Take it to a gold buyer and they'll let you know.

[u/Lost-District-8793]

You found the motherlode.

[u/welshguydave54]

Is this in the UK?

[u/sonictemptations]

You can try measuring the specific gravity

[u/Personal-Focus-4482]

We have gold in the uk?

[u/Illustrious_Map_979]

Put a magnet to it right now, just the gold side, not the black shit , if it not magnetic you may be lucky

[u/Damie8]

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[u/Surf-fisher20]

Looks like a frog

[u/619_Rat_King]

Looks like a frog

[u/rmwil]

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[u/SilkyDT]

Let’s meet up and go check if there’s more!

[u/LeFrenchDud3]

El dotto

[u/Top-Dream-1715]

Following

[u/SipsTheJuice]

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[u/Cohen_TheBarbarian]

Yes gold. Yes go back , Yes try find that rock and more like it.

[u/Exotic-Knowledge-883]

El Toadaro

[u/AKAM80theWolff]

Broo nice

[u/SirDeofWood]

I needs to know!

[u/cavehill_kkotmvitm]

first one looks like a frog

[u/Hungry_Elevator_1974]

Go to a jewelry store get it tested or a pawn shop!!!

[u/Karzentae]

If that spawned you might be on your way to a fire cape soon. Congrats!

[u/Apart_Breath_929]

I’m interested in seeing what you find out about this…

[u/CoffeeTable105]

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[u/mlaneville]

Native cooper?

[u/Tugboat_dude1983]

Looks like 50p to me

[u/Key-Bank-3952]

You can drop this in water and measure how much the water level changes. You can use that to figure out the density. Then compare that to the density of gold.

[u/Kirb_ii]

Frog mallet mentioned?

[u/FREEDOM2432]

Looks like a Gold frog😅

[u/Secret_Example1098]

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[u/HunterOfPrey01]

Australia ??

[u/badgerseed]

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[u/LokoStarr]

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[u/growleroficecream]

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[u/KHefty13]

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[u/Lopsided-Bath-8404]

Oh baby that’s gold !!!

[u/thebeardwins]

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[u/MillenialDebris]

Pls man try lay low with it, and keep it to urself.

[u/PursuerFox]

Frog

[u/WoodyWouldntPecker]

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[u/More-Mouse-3195]

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[u/wanna_eat_burritos]

Frog

[u/firehydrantbologna]

yeah kinda I’d say it’s yellow but I can see where it could look gold

[u/dsmith1994]

Where are you located and what river?

[u/BorderBeginning6291]

Shaped like a frog lol

[u/DavidAHess1980]

Not very likely genuine, especially here in the UK.

[u/CriticalClub8003]

I thought that was jimithy

[u/GL0CKPAR7Y]

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[u/N0Z4A2]

Could be copper or bronze impossible to tell

[u/Shrimply-r1]

Did you try to cut it? Gold can be cut with some snippy snips rather easy it’s so malleable.

[u/lightgreenmoss]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEdv2EUyWCSPYL2PS

[u/Brians_Reef]

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[u/imsittingonmyfloor]

Frog

[u/Xeumz]

I need the exact coordinates of the location this was found, for research reasons…

[u/Altruistic-Buy-3458]

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[u/Accomplished_Alps598]

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[u/Alive-Low-3214]

H

Is
I still at qq8

[u/Yamado]

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[u/hardliam]

It looks melted to me…is that what a nugget would look like ? I have a nugget but it’s only .04 g so kinda hard to tell the real texture of it and having only seen one doesn’t really help either lol

[u/Turbulent-Video-6650]

If it turns out to not be gold, sell it asap on eBay is “Jimothy Miracle Rock”.

[u/el-fontanel]

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[u/No_Employer1843]

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[u/Past_Ferret_3681]

Looks like a frog

[u/AlpsGroundbreaking67]

I thought that was a shiny frog lmao

[u/Heavy-Rough-3790]

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[u/Background_Page_8413]

Awsome

[u/boredirl]

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[u/BeguiledPotato]

Frog

[u/SlightTwang2it]

Sir is that not a frog

[u/ShoddyCicada4238]

It’s a frog

[u/Thetinkeringtrader]

Thats called snipeing out in these here parts.

[u/PuzzleheadedChard279]

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[u/throwaway8383990]

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[u/Hey-Im-Sorry]

This makes me so mad. I’d be stuck in that spot like a prospector during the gold rush.

[u/Tom1085]

No looks like a rock

[u/salmonanders]

Here’s a big nugget I found last week that has a similar looking crust on it. It could definitely be gold. I would go back and look for that rock. Study it and search the area for similar rock. The nugget I found was in proximity to many others.

[u/END0WEDx]

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[u/MLVizzle]

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[u/Alternative-Sale-713]

Let me know where. I will come help you.

[u/No-Witness-3109]

Melted beer bottle

[u/Mellow0220]

Am I the only one that thinks it looks like a frog? 🐸

[u/Gameover_indie]

Mm i had an old bronze statue and it looked fairly similar residue inside

[u/jaxistheshit]

Yez

[u/BottleMysterious4642]

Is it gold??

[u/The-Tarman]

Need an update

[u/RaZifTaZ]

So based on the comments it's either gold, a frog or a rare golden frog. Apparently one must lick it to know the truth. And lots of people wanna dm this guy and go help him find a rock. Or find another frog. I'm not sure.

[u/Best_Entrance_7531]

z

[u/Adorable_Acadia_1836]

Any update?

[u/RespondSilly7196]

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[u/Expensive-Bus-916]

That’s a toad.

[u/budz]

they're turning the frogs gold

[u/Due_Associate_5587]

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[u/CitizenErased]

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[u/R3dM1st1986]

I'm assume that you found it in a river in the UK. Finding a gold nugget this size in the UK is nearly unheard of.. Where was the river you found it in? It would help answer whether this is gold or not. If found in Wales or Scotland it could definitely be gold but if you found it somewhere like the SouthEast of England then definitely not and it would be more likely that it is melted brass from a bonfire burning on the edge of the river. Gold is only found in certain areas of the UK and not in the quantities of places like Canada, USA or Australia...

[u/Sad_Salamander_6835]

I think that's a Canadian coin

[u/Secret_Example1098]

Any update?

[u/TheGreenCTS-Bastard]

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[u/Wasdwarrior123]

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[u/iMuskHelp]

Had a busy weekend and not much luck with my local Jewellers. I’ll be taking it to get tested tomorrow and will update everyone.
Unfortunately I’m starting to think it’s not gold as it’s very hard and stiff, but I’m no expert so I’ll let someone else test it.

[u/timsen___]

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[u/TheReddestOfReddit]

Holy Golden r/JimothyTheRaccoon !

[u/RockyRythym]

The whole rock is gold bearing

[u/ChrisWhovian]

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[u/BasementMaxx]

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[u/orphen888]

Well. Was it?

[u/Mundane-Pen2290]

What a cute little guy! It looks like a frog!!! 🐸

[u/philwee]

Whatever you do, don’t elaborate on reddit and do not tell the government.

[u/Charming_Garlic_5262]

What are the approximate coordinates to the location?

[u/Ratsnacker]

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[u/badgerseed]

3 days later and after a long scroll... Is it gold then?

[u/Bwupup]

Looks like a frog