A whopping 52 Ounce nugget

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That's really cool bet theres more out there lol just waiting to be picked up
 

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ā€˜Sheā€™s a beauty thatā€™s for sure. I know gold is gold but there are some ā€œplane Janeā€ nuggets that donā€™t do much for me (other than the obvious reason $$) but then there are those that have great character like this one. Throw in a little quartz matrix and you now have sex appeal. Thatā€™s what I am talking about. Yep ā€˜Sheā€™s a beauty in my book.
 

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In BC it may be the largest but in reality it's not;[h=2]List of nuggets[edit][/h]
NameDiscovered byLocation of DiscoveryCountryDateMassNet returnNotesReferences
Welcome StrangerJohn Deason and Richard OatesMoliagul, Victoria
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Australia
18692,520 troy ounces (78 kg; 173 lb)2,284 troy ounces (71.0 kg; 156.6 lb)Found only 3 cm (1.2 in) below the surface, near the base of a tree[SUP][5][/SUP]
Welcome NuggetRed Hill Mining CompanyBakery Hill, Ballarat
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Australia
June 18582,218 troy ounces (69.0 kg; 152.1 lb)Melted down in London in November 1859[SUP][6][/SUP]
CanaĆ£ nugget also known as the Pepita Canaa [SUP][a][/SUP]Serra Pelada MineState of Para
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Brazil
September 13, 19831,955 troy ounces (60.8 kg; 134.1 lb)1,682.5 troy ounces (52.33 kg; 115.37 lb)Largest in existence[SUP][9][/SUP]
W.A. Farish, A. Wood, J. Winstead, F.N.L. Clevering and Harry WarnerSierra Buttes
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United States
August 18691,593 troy ounces (49.5 kg; 109.2 lb)Sold to R.B. Woodward for $21,637[SUP][10][/SUP]
Serra Pelada MineState of Para
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Brazil
1,506.2 troy ounces (46.85 kg; 103.28 lb)Displayed at the Banco Central Museum in Brazil[SUP][11][/SUP]
Serra Pelada MineState of Para
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Brazil
1,393.3 troy ounces (43.34 kg; 95.54 lb)Displayed at the Banco Central Museum in Brazil[SUP][11][/SUP]
Lady HothamBallarat, Victoria
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Australia
18541,170 troy ounces (36 kg; 80 lb)17 dwt. of goldLady Hotham was named after the wife of the Governor, Sir Charles Hotham[SUP][12][/SUP]
The HeronGolden Gully in the Mount Alexander goldfield
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Australia
18551,008 troy ounces (31.4 kg; 69.1 lb)Miners found the nugget on their second day of digging[SUP][13][/SUP]
Hand of FaithKingower, Victoria
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Australia
1980875 troy ounces (27.2 kg; 60.0 lb)Found using a metal detector[SUP][14][/SUP]
Fricot NuggetWilliam DavisSierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields
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United States
 

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I stand corrected. It is the 4th largest nugget in the province of B. C. but is the only one of the four that is of existence today.
 

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Search the online digital newspaper websites for ā€œpound nuggetā€...lots of big nuggets and a few HUGE nuggets.

A surprise for me was the 85 pound nugget in Oklahoma...
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I stand corrected. It is the 4th largest nugget in the province of B. C. but is the only one of the four that is of existence today.

Well then if it's only the 4th largest might as well throw it back. Send it to me and I will release it to grow up some more :tongue3:
 

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