Gold is that metal which everyone likes. Everyone in the world needs sleep. However, this metal coming out of the earth is not easily found. But what if you find the world’s largest piece of gold? Let us tell you today in this article about the world’s largest piece of gold. Along with this, it also tells how big a piece of gold has been found in England recently.
First know what was found in England
Actually , Explorer Richard Brock, resident of Somerset, England, dug for gold in Shropshire and during this he found the largest piece of gold ever found in England. Let us tell you, this gold piece weighs 64.8 grams. The biggest thing is that Richard found this piece of gold from the machine which was lying broken for a long time. This piece of gold was buried just 6 inches below the ground. It is being told that now this gold piece will be auctioned and its estimated bid will be around 30 to 40 lakhs.
This gold has come from somewhere else
The discoverers of this gold piece say that this gold piece is not from here. They think it might have come from Wales. This is because in earlier times, roads and railway lines used to pass through here. It is possible that this piece of gold was being transported somewhere else and accidentally fell at this place.
The world’s largest gold
According to a BBC report, the world’s largest piece of gold was found in Australia on 5 February 1869. The weight of this gold piece was approximately 72 kg. The length of this piece was 24 inches. This piece was discovered by two explorers, John Deason and Richard Oates. According to the report, these two explorers had bought the gold at the place where they discovered it, for only 10 thousand pounds.
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