Largest Specimens
The largest gold nugget found was the Welcome Stranger, found at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates. It weighed gross, over 2,520 troy ounces (78 kg) and returned over 2,284 troy ounces (71.0 kg) net. It eclipsed the Welcome Nugget found eleven years earlier in Ballarat.
The largest gold nugget found using a metal detector is the Hand of Faith, weighing 875 troy ounces (27 kg), found in Kingower, Victoria, Australia in 1980.
Historic large specimens include the crystalline "Fricot Nugget", weighing 201 troy ounces (6.25 kg) — the largest one found during the California Gold Rush. It is on display at the California State Mining and Mineral Museum.
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