Single gram of California gold nugget
$455.10
Estimated value as of 2026 · Fortune, March 19, 2026 gold spot price per ounce ($4,551) converted to per gram[2]
Raw, unrefined natural gold in its crystalline nugget form from California Gold Rush era.
Fun fact While gold costs about $65 per gram, rare nuggets can fetch 10-100 times that price due to collector demand.
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