>  >  RH> I haven't melted them yet, but over $100 will be my cut. 
Metals 
>  >  RH> markup is insane, so I'm guessing $500-$600 original full 
retail.  
>  >  
>  > Do you melt them yourself, or sell them to someone who does it 
for you
>  > -- taking a cut for themselves of course.
>  >
>  RH> The latter; around here you need the 'proper' business license 
to take
>  RH> anything straight to a refinery.
> 
> Could you get and use your own smelting equipment and then just 
sell the
> gold nuggets that result?

I'm not that crazy, and don't get that much gold.  It would also 
require some physical abilities I don't always have at this point.
(and some I probably don't have at all.)