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01/16/11 10:19 AM

#45588 RE: bigtoe1963 #45587

RIGHT ON see this picture http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coinlink.com/News/images/boot_of_cortez.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coinlink.com/News/gold-silver-bullion/the-boot-of-cortez/&h=309&w=258&sz=17&tbnid=LizC1gCKZJOJ4M:&tbnh=117&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dboot%2Bof%2Bcortez&zoom=1&q=boot+of+cortez&hl=en&usg=__wQfmbjQOAPXxwnML1NujFwbvXyo=&sa=X&ei=ggozTc2MHsnXgQeyzMTzCw&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAQ THE LARGEST GOLD NUGGET FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE - BOOT OF CORTEZ
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At 389.4 troy ounces ITS A COOL STORY HERES PART OF THE STORY:::::visiting a Radio Shack store - he purchased a metal detector. Practicing on buried coins and other metal objects, he learned how to operate it, and then he set out for an area that was reported to have produced nuggets. http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=5000&Lot_No=48202 THIS NUGGET SOLD FOR $1,314,500.00 and he found it with a Radio Shack metal detector