Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agoDetectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found under English soilwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up170
arrow-up170external-linkDetectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found under English soilwww.telegraph.co.ukLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareSteefLem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months ago64.8-gram (about 2.28 ounces) golden nugget.
minus-squareXtalllllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months 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-up6·8 months agoActually, nuggets are worth more than just their amount of gold. There are few of them around.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months 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: