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Gold nuggets are a crafting material in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. They are very rare items obtained by hitting rocks with a shovel or axe. They are used in the crafting of golden tools and certain furniture items. They can also be sold for 10,000 Bells.

In New Leaf, gold nuggets are an ore used to customize furniture. A total of 154 is required to craft every DIY.

Obtaining[]

Though likely available from the start, gold nuggets are much harder to obtain than iron nuggets. There is a small chance for gold nuggets to drop when hitting rocks with a shovel or axe, or when popping a balloon. Initially, only the rocks on the main part of the island will be available. Once the vaulting pole and ladder are obtained, more rocks become available.

On the second day, the airport becomes available. By purchasing a Nook Miles Ticket at the Nook Stop, players can visit deserted islands. Each island will have around 4-5 rocks, providing additional opportunities to obtain gold nuggets.

Uses[]

Gold nuggets are used in the following DIY Recipes.

Tool Icon Recipe How to Unlock Recipe
Golden axe
NH-Tools-Golden axe
1x axe
1x gold nugget
Break 100 axes. Any axe counts. Once complete, the golden axe DIY Recipe is learned by the player.
Golden shovel
NH-Golden shovel
1x shovel
1x gold nugget
Help Gulliver 30 times.
Golden net
NH-Golden net
1x net
1x gold nugget
Complete the Bug portion of the Critterpedia by catching each bug once.
Golden fishing rod
NH-Golden rod
1x fishing rod
1x gold nugget
Complete the Fish portion of the Critterpedia by catching each fish once.
Golden slingshot
NH-Golden slingshot
1x slingshot
1x gold nugget
Shoot balloons 300 times.
Golden watering can
NH-Golden watering can
1x watering can
1x gold nugget
Upgrade Resident Services and get a 5-star island/town rating. Rating is given by asking Isabelle to evaluate the island.
Trophy case
24x wood
3x gold nugget
6x iron nugget
Message in a bottle
Golden dung beetle
NH-Furniture-Golden dung beetle
3x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Robot hero
1x rocket
1x gold armor
30x rusted part
90x iron nugget
10x gold nugget
Nook Stop (5,000 Nook Miles)
Gold Armor 8x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden Toilet
6x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden arowana model
3x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Gold-Screen Wall
8x gold nugget
1x Screen-Wall
Message in a bottle
Aquarius urn
3x star fragment
2x Aquarius fragment
2x gold nugget
5x stone
Celeste
Pisces lamp
3x star fragment
2x Pisces fragment
2x gold nugget
4x stone
Celeste
Aries rocking chair
3x star fragment
2x Aries fragment
1x gold nugget
5x stone
Celeste
Taurus Bathtub
3x star fragment
2x Taurus fragment
1x gold nugget
8x stone
Celeste
Gemini closet
3x star fragment
2x Gemini fragment
2x gold nugget
6x stone
Celeste
Cancer table
3x star fragment
2x Cancer fragment
2x gold nugget
3x stone
Celeste
Leo sculpture
3x star fragment
2x Leo fragment
2x gold nugget
3x stone
Celeste
Virgo harp
3x star fragment
2x Virgo fragment
2x gold nugget
4x stone
Celeste
Libra scale
3x star fragment
2x Libra fragment
2x gold nugget
Celeste
Scorpio lamp
3x star fragment
2x Scorpio fragment
2x gold nugget
5x stone
Celeste
Sagittarius arrow
3x star fragment
2x Sagittarius fragment
2x gold nugget
Celeste
Capricorn ornament
3x star fragment
2x Capricornus fragment
2x gold nugget
12x stone
Celeste
Golden gears
1x gold nugget
3x iron nugget
Gift from balloons
Gold bars
3x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden flooring
4x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden candlestick
2x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden dishes
1x gold nugget Message in a bottle
Golden ladder set-up kit 1x Ladder
1x gold nugget
Message in a bottle
King Tut Mask 5x gold nugget Possible upon obtaining gold nugget

In other languages[]

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