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Kohinoor nugget thing

born: [1860-01-01,1861-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: t_kohinoor-nugget_103dd5
Probable 70%
Summary:  Gold nugget found July 27, 1860 at Ballarat, weighing 69 pounds, sold for $16,680.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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discovered

Ballarat1860-07-27
cited from No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-… (1891)
as sold for $5,620. It was found by a runaway sailor, who sold it for the sum named, and spent the money in just four weeks. No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul- ton’s Flat, Feb. 7, 1874, 50 feet below the sur- face, weighed 52 pounds…

found_at

Ballarat1860-07-27
cited from The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat,… (1891)
The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat, July 27, 1860, at a depth of 160 feet from the surface, weighed 69 pounds, and was sold for $16,680.

sold_for

$16,680
cited from The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat,… (1891)
The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat, July 27, 1860, at a depth of 160 feet from the surface, weighed 69 pounds, and was sold for $16,680.

weighed

69 pounds1860-07-27
cited from The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat,… (1891)
The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat, July 27, 1860, at a depth of 160 feet from the surface, weighed 69 pounds, and was sold for $16,680.

Sources (2)

No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The Kohinoor nugget, found at Ballarat,…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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