This was the cover piece for the 203 special book on Gold, published by Lapis Intl. It was also thecover piece for the special gold issue of the more generalist lapidary hobby's most widely circulated magazine, Rock & Gem. The piece is on the one hand just a small gold from the Eagle's Nest, sure. However, if you saw it in person, you would say "HOLY S*&T, THATS CRAZY luster!" and seriously doubt it is from Eagle's Nest. Frankly, I did doubt it, and went back to Marty to reconfirm. The piece has the sickest, wettest, most vivid, brilliant metallic luster you can ever imagine on a gold. It looks fake. Certainly, from a mine not known for being in the top percentiles in gold luster compared to Mockingbird and Colorado Quartz Mine material (although there are many very nice golds from here, don't get me wrong), this is an astonishing specimen. It seems small, but its presence is really rathre impressive on a shelf. Comes with custom base. If you were to ask around certain circles about the "Cover Gold," many people would know you mean this superb miniature which was in the Marty Zinn collection until he sold in 2005. It then disappeared for a few years and I was shocked to see it come back on the market, just before the show, via an exchange with a collector who had stashed it away til now.