The Boot of Cortez - a 26.2-pound natural gold nugget shaped uncannily like a conquistador's boot and long billed as the ...

EJ's Auction & Appraisal has been selected to auction the historic "Boot of Cortez" gold nugget. The auction is set for Friday, June 12 at 1 p.m. local Arizona time both online and live at EJ's ...

At 26.2 pounds, the Boot of Cortez is the largest surviving natural gold nugget found in the Western Hemisphere. EJ’s Auction and Appraisal has been selected to auction the historic ...

In 1869, a discovery in Australia set a world record that still stands today. A pair of Cornish miners unearthed a gold nugget so massive it weighed more than an adult man.The find was so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You almost never want to get the boot. Except that on the second Friday in June, passionate collectors from all around the world ...

You almost never want to get the boot. Except that on the second Friday in June, passionate collectors from all around the world will be clamoring for it. The boot in question obviously isn’t a pink ...