Largest ever gold nugget found under English soil

A veteran metal detectorist hit the jackpot when he turned up late to a group dig only to stumble across the largest gold nugget ever found in England after just 20 minutes of searching.

Richard Brock, 67, travelled three-and-a-half hours from his home in Somerset in May 2023 to join an organised expedition on farmland in the Shropshire Hills.

Despite his metal detector not in full working order, Mr Brock, who has been metal detecting for 35 years, discovered the biggest find of his life after unearthing a 64.8-gram (about 2.28 ounces) golden nugget.

It is now set to fetch at least £30,000 at auction and is believed to be the biggest find of its kind under English soil.
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'Largest gold nugget' fails to sell at auction​

pmbug said:

It's a rock, not the Holy Grail. I think they are expecting too much.

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