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Welcome Stranger

~72 kg

Largest gold nugget ever found

Confirmed Auctions and treasures · Verified 2026-10-31 · WWV-MB-004

Two prospectors found the Welcome Stranger nugget in Victoria, Australia, in 1869. It weighed about 72 kg and was melted down for its gold.

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