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Message:: [QUOTE="Numis-addict, post: 1413400, member: 35784"]Actually, the first gold discover in north America was in Midland NC. That is closeish to Charlotte though. It was John Reeds son. It was a Sunday and instead of going to church, some of the kids of the family were playing in the creek. Reed's son saw a yellow thing in the ole creek, and pulled it out. This was along Little Meadow Creek. For 2 years Reed used it as a door stop because he thought there was something special about it. Then he took it to a jeweler one day and sold it for a weeks pay, $3.50. He thought it was a fair price, and had asked that much. It was a 17-18 pound gold nugget. At the time it was worth about $3,600. He set up shop with some 3 neighbors, thinking that he might make some change. In the first year of operation, they found the biggest nugget that was to be found on the site. It weighed 28 pounds, and was discovered by a slave named Peter, I think. Where the heck did I get all of this info? I was there last weekend. Oh, and Mackwork, I wonder if I will ever bump into you at a coin show.[/QUOTE]