5880 W Bell Rd, Glendale, AZ 85308

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This383.10TroyOunceGoldNuggetIsTheLargestSurvivingNaturalGoldNuggetEverFoundInTheWesternHemisphere,KnownAsThe"BootOfCortez".OneOfTheMostImportantNaturalGoldSpecimensEverDiscovered.DiscoveredIn1989InTheRemoteSonoranDesertOfNorthernMexico,TheLegendary“BootOfCortez”StandsAsTheLargestSurvivingNaturalGoldNuggetEverFoundInTheWesternHemisphere.UnearthedByAnAmateurProspectorUsingABasicMetalDetector,ThisExtraordinarySpecimenRepresentsOneOfTheMostRemarkableModernGoldDiscoveries.TheFinderreportedlyALocalRancherWithNoFormalMiningBackgroundmethodicallySearchedTheDesertTerrain,TeachingHimselfMetalDetectingTechniquesThroughPersistenceAndTrial.AfterCountlessFalseSignals,HisDetectorProducedAStrongAndUnusualResponse.ExcavationRevealedAMassive,SolidGoldNuggetOfAstonishingSize,WeighingApproximately383.10TroyOunces(over26Pounds)AndMeasuringMoreThan10InchesInHeight.ItsDistinctiveNaturalForm,ResemblingTheBootOfASpanishConquistador,InspiredTheName“BootOfCortez,”AReferenceToHernánCortésAndTheEnduringLegendsOfGoldInTheAmericas.TheNuggetIsComposedPrimarilyOfHigh-purityGoldWithMinorQuartzAndSilverInclusions,FurtherEnhancingItsGeologicalAndAestheticSignificance.ShortlyAfterItsDiscovery,TheNuggetWasSoldForAModestSumreportedlyAround$30,000beforeRapidlyGainingRecognitionAsAOnce-in-a-generationFind.OverTime,ItPassedThroughSeveralProminentCollections,WithItsValueIncreasingDramaticallyAsItsRarityAndHistoricalImportanceBecameWidelyAcknowledged.UnlikeManyHistoricNuggetsThatWereMeltedForBullion,TheBootOfCortezWasPreservedIntact,AllowingItToAchieveGlobalRecognition.ItHasBeenExhibitedAtMajorInstitutionsAndEvents,IncludingTheTucsonGem&MineralShowAndMuseumExhibitionsFeaturingSomeOfTheWorld’sFinestMineralSpecimens.InJanuary2008,TheNuggetAchievedInternationalHeadlinesWhenItWasSoldAtPublicAuctionForOver$1.3Million(4XGoldSpotValueAtTheTime),ConfirmingItsStatusNotOnlyAsAGeologicalMarvelButAlsoAsAPremierCollector’sTreasure.Today,TheBootOfCortezIsWidelyRegardedAsASymbolOfModernProspectingSuccessProofThatExtraordinaryDiscoveriesCanStillBeMadeWithDetermination,Patience,AndAMeasureOfLuck.ItsSurvivalInNaturalFormMakesItExceptionallyRare,PlacingItAmongTheMostDesirableAndHistoricallySignificantGoldSpecimensEverOfferedToCollectors.Weight:383.10TroyOunce.Dimensions:10.75InHeightAnd7.25InInWidth.GoldContent:upto98%Purity.PristineCondition,MaintainingItsNaturalForm.WeHaveHadTheSpecimenIndependentlyRe-weighedAndAnalyzedUsingModernCalibratedEquipment.TheCurrentMeasurementIs383.10TroyOunces,WhichHasBeenConfirmedUsingAThirdPartyScaleCertifiedByTheStateOfArizona.ScaleWasZeroedWithExistingVesselsPresent.InAddition,TheSpecimenHasUndergoneThird-partyX-rayFluorescence(xrf)Testing,WhichVerifiedTheMaterialToBeApproximately98%Gold.SmallDifferencesBetweenHistoricalAndCurrentWeightsAreNotUnusualForObjectsOfThisSize.VariationsCanResultFromDifferencesInMeasurementSystems(troyVersusAvoirdupois),Rounding,ScaleCalibration,OrWhetherAnySupportsOrHandlingMaterialsWereIncludedAtTheTimeOfWeighing. www.ejsauction.com bootofcortez.com

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