Last year, a very rare and very difficult to uncover gold nugget was found by a land owner in northern California. It is nearly 100-troy-ounce and it was found in February 2010 in northern Mother lode Gold Rush mining camp of Washington, California.
This chunk of gold is a very rare and according to a mining geologist, Fred Holabird, the chance to find this valuable rock is one in a trillion.It is undeniable that this is the biggest and most expensive gold nugget for sold in the world right now
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The gold nugget, which also called Washington nugget, will be auctioned in Session C of the Golden West Auction by Holabird-Kagin Americana at Sacramento in March 15, 2011.
According to Fred again, the nugget is worth $250,000-$400,000. Although the nugget is not the biggest ever found in the world, the finding of this gold still a very rare news that only happen one or two in decades.
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If you want to make your bid, you should go to www.holabirdamericana.com to get more information