What is the record for largest gold nugget found?

The record for the largest gold nugget found is held by the Welcome Stranger nugget, discovered in 1869 in Victoria, Australia. It weighed a staggering 2316 troy ounces (72.02 kg) and measured about 61 cm long and 31 cm wide. The nugget was found by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates and remains one of the largest gold nuggets ever discovered.