I am not sure but I think it is the Welcome nugget
in the prehistoric times!
Pat panned for gold with his brother, and they found a nugget or two in the bottom of the pan on the first try.
The gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill near Ballarat was the "Welcome Nugget". This is different from the "Welcome Stranger", which was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded.
The Welcome Stranger gold nugget was found at Moliagul, Victoria on 5 February 1869.
"Welcome Stranger" nugget found in 1869"Golden Eagle" nugget found in 1931"Hand of Faith" Nugget found in 1980
Although it is difficult to state who actually found the very first Gold nugget in California, it has been stated that James W. Marshall discovered the first nugget in California. It is stated that he found this nugget on January 24, 1848.
in 1987
Breckenridge, Colorado.
hand of faith
The Holterman Nugget was found in Hill End in NSW on 19 October, 1872. It was the largest single nugget ever discovered anywhere, although strictly speaking, it was not really a single nugget but rather a mass of gold found in a reef.
It is a gold nugget that was found on the bedrock. It is a chunk of gold, maybe bb sized or larger. Larger than dust or sand. More like a pebble or rock sized. A gold nugget is a clump of gold that is small and very precious. To find one in the 1850s gold rush would be a huge achievement.
As found in nature, it will be a mixture of gold and other substances. Pure (24 karat) gold is not found in nature.