What type of Goldfish

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this is from a video of a tank when I was a kid, I remember I caught these 4 goldfish out of a half million gallon pond and their growth rate was incredible. I believe they are regular comets but feel free to correct me, here they are. Sorry for the bad pic, it's a photo of my laptop with my phone

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Look like commons to me...I've always liked there stocky bodies and short fins much more than the long flowing bodies of comets...
 
Yup common goldfish.
 
what's the chance on hybridization with carp? I know there were carp in the pond as well and we caught some of these that were silver and black or with black patches and gold
 
Very common in the wild but for some strange reason, not very common in koi ponds but I won't be surprised if there is a single or two hybrids in your pond.
 
That said, don't expect a colorful hybrid. They're mostly dull grey colored and the males are sterile
 
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