A gold nugget worth 30,000 pounds has been found underground in Shropshire, UK. It is the largest gold nugget ever found in the UK.
Richard Brock has been detecting metal objects for the past 35 years. He is the one who found this golden nugget.
The incident happened last May. Brock, 67, traveled three and a half hours from his home in Somerset to the Shropshire Hills area. A farm was being dug for treasure. But Brock's arrival at the farm was delayed. His metal detector kit was also damaged. In such a situation Brock was forced to work with an old machine. That was not working properly either. But eventually Brock identified the gold nugget with a faulty instrument.'I actually arrived an hour late,' said Brock. I thought I could not participate in the work.'
Brock also said that everyone there had state-of-the-art equipment. And he had three old instruments. The display of the identification device Brock worked with was blurry.
At first Brock identified a few rusted tent poles.
After only 20 minutes, a gold piece weighing 64.8 grams came out from under the ground. It was about 13-15 cm deep under the ground. The recovered gold nugget has been named the Hero's Nugget. It is now planned to be auctioned. It is expected to fetch at least £30,000 at auction.
Brock said, the device I am using is not very useful. The work can be done by pushing somehow.
But Brock thinks the incident proved that it's not a big deal what device is being used. If one is careful while walking on the ground and understands what is hidden under the ground, great things can happen.
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