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Lee Duna @lemmy.nz

1y ago

Detectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found under English soil

www.telegraph.co.uk

Detectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found under English soil

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It's also fascinating because it is at the edge of the wrekin coal seam and is only a few miles away from some of the most mined area traditionally with lots of unknown mineshafts all around.

Detectorist is a hell of a profession name, though.
"I see what you did there.. That'll be $100"
- If you've never watched The Detectorists, it's one of the loveliest programmes ever made
  
  Lucky I haven't, then! I just hope it doesn't become less lovely once I get around to watching it 😁

64.8-gram (about 2.28 ounces) golden nugget.
- 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:
- 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.

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