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The Boot of Cortez
| The "Boot of Cortez" is the largest
natural gold nugget in existence from the Western Hemisphere. Its weight
is 389.4 troy oz. and was found in the Sonora Desert with a metal detector
in 1989. It measures a stunning 10 3/4 inches in height and 7 1/4 inches
in width. There is literally 'no-thing' like it. It sold at auction on
Jan.19 2008 for $1,314,500. That's pretty special!
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