The world's largest gold nugget was found more than 150 years ago, unearthed just over an inch (2.54cm) below the ground by two English miners in Moliagul, Australia. In the years since, more incredible finds have made headlines around the world, and while an amateur prospector made a "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a gold nugget worth AUD$240,000 ($160k/£130k) earlier this year, the 83-ounce (2.6kg) find doesn't even come close to breaking records...

Read on to discover the biggest gold nugget finds of all time. All dollar amounts in US dollars.