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I can only imagine finding a 195 pound gold nugget.  Wow, what a thrill that would be.  The first thing you would do is look over both shoulders to see if any body was looking.  Would you have to have help getting it to the car?  Or would the adrenaline pumping through your heart be enough help!

This is a great story from historichwy49.com complete with pictures of the times.  It sure looks like rough living back then.  http://www.historichwy49.com/goldfact.html

In 1854 the largest gold nugget ever found was in California at Carson Hill above the Stanislaus River. It weighed 195 pounds and was valued at $43,534 in the currency of the day.

http://www.historichwy49.com/goldfact.html