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The “Boot of Cortez” is the largest gold nugget in the Western Hemisphere!
This nugget is 389.4 troy ounces. Shaped like a Spanish cowboy boot. Found with a metal detector in 1989 near the Arizona, Mexico border.
At owner's request this nugget's photo and details have been removed.
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