Native River Gold from the Topolnitsa River, Sredna Gora – 1 g Collector Specimen

Description

Native River Gold from the Topolnitsa River, Sredna Gora

This collector specimen consists of natural native river gold from the Topolnitsa River area in Sredna Gora, Bulgaria.

The material is made up of numerous small natural gold flakes and irregular pieces, preserving the appearance of alluvial river gold rather than refined bullion.

The net amount of gold is approximately 1 g / 0.035 oz and the specimen is presented in a transparent collector capsule.

Provenance and History

According to information passed on when the specimen was acquired, the gold was recovered by hand from river deposits in the Topolnitsa River area during the 1960s.

The material was collected using traditional gold panning methods.

The previous owner, from whom the specimen was acquired, was around 90 years old and had spent many years collecting and panning for native gold as a personal hobby.

This provenance is based on information passed on with the specimen and is not accompanied by documentary certification of the exact place or date of recovery.

Natural High-Purity Gold

According to the previous owner, the material is over 22 karat.

The exact purity of this particular specimen has not been independently laboratory tested or certified, so the stated karat value should be regarded as provenance information rather than a laboratory assay.

Natural variations in colour, shape, texture and particle size are part of the character of native river gold.

Weight

The net amount of gold is approximately 1 g / 0.035 oz.

One of the photographs shows the specimen on a digital scale reading approximately 1.7 g / 0.060 oz. This measurement includes both the gold and the transparent capsule.

Because the scale used has a limited graduation and the capsule is included in the photographed measurement, the net gold weight is stated as approximate.

Collector Mineral Specimen

Native river gold is a naturally occurring mineral material transported and concentrated in river sediments through long geological processes.

Unlike refined investment gold, this specimen remains in the form of natural flakes and small irregular pieces.

This gives it particular interest for collectors of minerals, natural history specimens, traditional gold-mining material and objects connected with the regional history of Sredna Gora.

Details

• Object: collector specimen of native river gold
• Origin: Topolnitsa River area, Sredna Gora, Bulgaria – according to provenance information
• Recovery period: 1960s – according to provenance information
• Recovery method: traditional hand gold panning
• Material: natural native gold
• Form: natural gold flakes and small irregular pieces
• Net gold weight: approx. 1 g / 0.035 oz
• Weight shown with capsule: approx. 1.7 g / 0.060 oz
• Purity: over 22 karat according to the previous owner
• Laboratory assay: not independently certified
• Presentation: transparent collector capsule

Condition

The gold is preserved in its natural form and stored in a transparent capsule.

Variations in shape, size, surface texture and colour are natural characteristics of the material and should not be regarded as defects.

Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and show the actual specimen offered for sale.

Collectible and Gift Appeal

This specimen would make an unusual addition to a mineral collection, natural history collection or display devoted to traditional gold panning and regional history.

It may also appeal as a distinctive collector gift connected with the Topolnitsa River and Sredna Gora.

The specimen is offered as a collectible natural-history object and souvenir, not as a certified investment-gold product.