What is the Largest Nugget of Gold Ever Found?

By GovMint :

The largest gold nugget ever found is the "Welcome Stranger," discovered in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia. This colossal nugget weighed approximately 2,520 troy ounces (78 kilograms or 173 pounds) before it was trimmed for weighing, yielding a net weight of 2,284 troy ounces (71 kilograms or 156.6 pounds) of gold. The nugget was found just a few centimeters below the earth's surface, near the roots of a tree, and was later melted down into ingots.

While the "Welcome Stranger" no longer exists in its original intact form, the largest surviving gold nugget is the "Canaã Nugget" (also known as the Pepita Canaã), discovered in 1983 in the Serra Pelada mine in Brazil. It weighs 1,955 troy ounces (60.8 kilograms or 134.1 pounds) and is currently displayed at the Banco Central Museum in Brazil.

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https://www.foodandwine.com/news/is-gold-safe-to-eat 

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