http://etfdailynews.com/2014/10/28/massive-6-07-pound-gold-nugget-found-in-california/ Source: california Mr. Smith had been using a metal detector to search on the day he discovered the monster, and had found a few small nuggets. Then his detector came back with an extremely strong signal. Mr. Smith told him his first thought was that there was "a big piece of trash" in the ground, possibly a piece of pipe or a horseshoe. He was fearful that trash would mask the signal of surrounding nuggets, so he decided to dig it out. About 12 inches down in the soil, he found the nugget.
Those Smiths are pretty lucky I reckon. I read about them occasionally. They're up there with the Brown's. I wish had their surname.
Interesting that the nugget fits perfectly into the palm of his hand, each curve around a corresponding finger wish that were my palm
