How to Get Gold Nuggets in Animal Crossing New Horizons

This guide will show you how to get gold in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Gold Nuggets are types of special items that you can find but are also pretty rare. The chances of finding Gold Nuggets in the early stages of the game are highly unlikely, but you can increase your chances of finding Gold Nuggets with a few steps.

Gold Nuggets can be sold in exchanged for the in-game currency; Bells. Each Gold Nugget is sold for 10K Bells which is a pretty good deal if you have more Gold Nuggets in your inventory. Having said that, Gold Nuggets are better stored in your inventory for later use. As you progress in the game, you might require the gold nuggets for crafting special items that you may require later on.

How to Get Gold Nuggets in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Now let’s look at how you can get Gold Nuggets in the game. The only way you can get currently find Gold Nuggets is by hitting rocks with better tools. Stay away from flimsy tools as they not only break often but will not give you the results you are looking for.

You can have better tools by redeeming the crafting recipes with Nook Miles. You can read out Tool Reliability guide for more details on that. Once you have a good Axe with you, head over to hit every rock you can find on your island or any other island that you visit. You should always check for all rocks if you want to increase your chances of getting a Gold Nugget from a rock.

As mentioned before, Gold Nuggets are pretty rare and will require a lot of rock hitting to find a piece. You can further increase your chances by looking for rocks in the resource islands, which usually contain more rocks.

You can also get a Gold Nugget from the floating gifts that you will occasionally spot overhead. Never miss out on these gifts as they usually contain valuable items like furniture, recipes or even a Gold Nugget.

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