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To: goldsheet who wrote (81080)	1/24/2002 4:27:01 PM
From: kirby49	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116762

That would be the big one on the top left in the top and bottom photos. That 66 oz must be an estimate of pure gold in that nugget as by size it's way bigger than the kilo bar. As you have found, these people are very accommodating and are more excited about an internet debate, than in the gold itself! The information on the plaques didn't specify weights or percentages etc. just the mine name or where it came from and when I think. What geological formation do you call those pieces that look like a spider web in picture 4, which are much like those you showed from LA? We did go into the library where they are just finishing making their considerable database searchable and integrating it with U of T's so it will be searchable over the internet. I'm sure we'll get lots more information. Nice diversion as we watch POG get hammered and XAU and TSEGPM holding up well here. Regards Bob

To: goldsheet who wrote (81080)	1/25/2002 6:40:13 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

Here's a bit on "Tom's Baby" - DNHM pics for which I posted links yesterday: "hi billy According to "Colorado Gold" by Stephen M Voynick, the largest nugget found in Colorado was "Toms Baby" at Breckenridge in 1887. It weighed 136 oz 5 dwt. There was a boulder dozed from the side of the road going to Summitville in 1975. It weighed 1,592.97 troy ounces. One fifth of that (316 oz) was gold. hope this helps you out. wadcutter5(In)" treasurenet.com The story one hears in the "old timer" Denver bars tells of the bulldozer driver quitting his job upon finding it. Looks as if Treasure Net folks were attempting our quest for a list of the largest nuggets. treasurenet.com But a FAR different story on "Tom's Baby" here: (in part) "In 1887, a miner by the name of Tom Groves discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in the State of Colorado. Tom brought his discovery to the assayer's home, wrapped in a blanket where it was cleaned and weighed. Tom's Baby, as the nugget came to be known, weighed 13 pounds 7 ounces. The nugget was put on a train to Denver where it disappeared. Rediscovered in a Federal Reserve vault in 1972, Tom's Baby can now be viewed at the Denver Museum of Natural History. " grandtimber.com based on differences in weight & story I suspect we are looking at two discint finds. rh but here "Tom's Baby" is quoted at 151 oz. amenta.com When(if)DMNH gets back with me I'll pass on "true"(?) details. I'll start looking for some of those 10 yen coins.