Remembering History: February 5, 1869: Welcome Stranger discovered. The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found. It was discovered in Australia by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates, who received £ 9,381 for it. (In today's money, it would be worth about $ 3,766,950.) At the time it was found, there were no scales large enough to handle it, so it had to be broken on an anvil into three pieces for weighing.

February 5, 1869: Welcome Stranger discovered. The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found. It was discovered in Australia by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates, who received £ 9,381 for it. (In today's money, it would be worth about $ 3,766,950.) At the time it was found, there were no scales large enough to handle it, so it had to be broken on an anvil into three pieces for weighing.

February 5, 1869: Welcome Stranger discovered. The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found. It was discovered in Australia by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates, who received £ 9,381 for it. (In today's money, it would be worth about $ 3,766,950.) At the time it was found, there were no scales large enough to handle it, so it had to be broken on an anvil into three pieces for weighing.