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 slip or a rejection notice. It’s the largest surviving natural gold nugget found in the Western Hemisphere—nicknamed the “Boot of Cortez” for its distinct boot-like shape—and it will cross the block during a dedicated sale led by EJ’s Auction & Appraisal in Glendale, Arizona. Coincidentally, the auction location is only about 200 miles north of the site where the nugget was originally discovered. Talk to any ... (full story)