LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A rare gold nugget donated to the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign in New Albany in December is expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auction. Bidding ...

By comparison, a nugget that weighs only one troy ounce is about as rare as a five-carat diamond. Golden Beauty is among the largest golden nuggets ever found in Australia. CREDIT: Heritage Auctions.

The nugget, donated anonymously to The Salvation Army on Dec. 14 at the New Albany Plaza Kroger during the Red Kettle Challenge, is a 15.52 troy ounce gold nugget that has a market value of nearly ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — This enormous gold nugget was donated anonymously to a Salvation Army red kettle in southern Indiana last December. Now, it's up for auction. The nugget, weighing in at 15.52 ...

The largest gold nugget ever discovered was “Welcome Stranger,” found in Australia in 1869 weighing 156.6 pounds. It was split into fragments and split between 17 miners, according to the BBC.

A gold nugget that could be worth up to $50,000 was delivered to the Salvation Army of Southern Indiana's Red Kettle ... "Nuggets of this size are inherently rare,” shared Craig ...

A Meteorite of Unmatched Value. The Maryborough meteorite, as it was named, is a rare find, weighing an impressive 17 ...

A gold nugget expected to sell at auction for more than $50,000 was donated to Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign at a ... said nuggets of that size "are inherently rare." “Due to their ...

WA's Goldfields have proved irresistible to many for more than a century, but a recent lucrative find has sparked renewed ...

Most of the time, gold takes the form of small flakes, but on rare occasions it can form larger nuggets weighing up to a few dozen kilograms. Exactly how it clumps together into these nuggets ...

An Australian woman who came into the possession of one of the world’s most rare gold nuggets has had an eye watering payday. Taylor Renouf – PerthNow. less than 2 min read.