The dentists said it was her first time to have it happen. Same here, so we both lost our cherry yesterday.
Evidently it was not that rare of an event. So far this morning no sight of gold.
The funny thing is the hospital gave me a 6 page printout of what to expect when a foreign body is swallowed. Sometime is is digested. I am certain that gold is not going to digest, but it will pass.
A NEW replacement is on order.