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Oats & Delson nugget thing

born: [1880-01-01,1881-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: t_oats-delson-nugget_6d5e13

also known as: Oats & Delson nugget

Probable 70%
Summary:  Gold nugget found in 1880 at Donnelly gold field, weighing 189 pounds, sold for $50,000.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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Claims (3)

discovered

cited from No-Name nugget, found at Weebville,… (1891)
-Name nugget, found at Ballarat, Feb. 28, 1885, only sixteen feet below the surface. The discovery was made by a small boy. The nugget weighed 30 pounds and 2 pennyweights, and sold for $7,365. No-Name nugget, found at Weebville, Aug. 1, 186…
cited from Oats & Delson nugget, found at Donnelly… (1891)
59, weighed 45 pounds, and sold for $10,800. Oats & Delson nugget, found at Donnelly gold field in 1880, at the roots of a tree, weighed 189 pounds, and sold for $50,000. In addition to the above were the Heron nugget, worth $20,000, and …

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$50,000
cited from Oats & Delson nugget, found at Donnelly… (1891)
59, weighed 45 pounds, and sold for $10,800. Oats & Delson nugget, found at Donnelly gold field in 1880, at the roots of a tree, weighed 189 pounds, and sold for $50,000. In addition to the above were the Heron nugget, worth $20,000, and …

Sources (2)

No-Name nugget, found at Weebville,…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Oats & Delson nugget, found at Donnelly…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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