By comparison, a nugget that weighs only one troy ounce is about as rare as a five-carat diamond. Golden Beauty is among the largest golden nuggets ever found in Australia. CREDIT: Heritage Auctions.

On February 5, 1869, two miners, John Deason and Richard Oats, stumbled upon what would become the largest gold nugget ever found. “It is a great story of two guys instantly becoming fabulously ...

This piece of gold measures nearly 7.5 inches across and weighs more than 9 pounds. It ended up in a private Swiss collection ...

During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget was found by miners originating from the UK. On 5 February 1869, ...

Here’s how it works. The largest gold nugget ever found in England was discovered by a man using a faulty metal detecting device. Metal detectorist Richard Brock unearthed the chunk of gold last ...

If you can’t afford the Golden Beauty, a second nugget is also on the auction block. It weighs in at 15.52 ounces, just over ...

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold ...

In 1887, miners Tom Groves and Harry Lytton found the largest gold nugget in Colorado history. The nugget was located near Breckenridge around an area called Farncomb Hill. While there are many ...

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A man has struck gold after unearthing a golden nugget worth a whopping £130,000. The anonymous man from Australia uncovered the 2.6kg ball of gold using nothing more than a budget metal detector.

Experts say that even finding a one-ounce gold nugget is harder than finding a five-carat diamond. This underscores gold’s ...

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