Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agoDetectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found under English soilwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up170
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minus-squareSteefLem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago64.8-gram (about 2.28 ounces) golden nugget.
minus-squareXtalllllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoGold is currently worth $2208.45 an ounce so this is worth $5035.26, and the ability to make anyone criticizing your hobby shut up.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoActually, nuggets are worth more than just their amount of gold. There are few of them around.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoWe need a banana, or Penny or something for scale. At 19.3 g/cm3, it should be a little over 3cm3, so about half a pinky finger?
64.8-gram (about 2.28 ounces) golden nugget.
Gold is currently worth $2208.45 an ounce so this is worth $5035.26, and the ability to make anyone criticizing your hobby shut up.
Actually, nuggets are worth more than just their amount of gold. There are few of them around.
We need a banana, or Penny or something for scale.
At 19.3 g/cm3, it should be a little over 3cm3, so about half a pinky finger?
Here you go: