Massive gold nugget dating back to California gold rush stolen in Long Beach

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The 27-ounce nugget was first discovered during the California gold rush. The dealer said large pieces like it can go for up to four times the value of the gold itself.

A gold nugget worth $82,000 was recently stolen from a coin expo in Long Beach , and a $10,000 reward is being offered for its retrieval. Bob Campbell is a coin dealer out of Utah, and the owner of the nugget. Security footage captured the moment a man broke into one of the displays at his booth and pocketed the piece of gold. According to Campbell, a small defect in the case allowed the thief to get in.

Campbell said it's the biggest loss he's ever suffered at a coin show. But the gold isn't the only thing that makes this nugget valuable, it's also it's history. This nugget was discovered during California's gold rush in a creek about 50 miles from the Oregon border. Campbell said that many of the nuggets found from that time "are melted. So to find a big nugget like that — 27 ounces — that has survived that long? Pretty rare, pretty unusual.

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