The Monster Specimen

$40.00

A veritable wall of gold 5 billion years in the making 150 years of discovery

A detailed account of the worlds biggest piece of gold

The true story surrounding the unearthing of the world's largest known single mass of gold; The Beyers and Holtermann Specimen. This account has been put together onsite using the mine's day records, heritage photographs, newspaper reports, bank and mint gold receipts. Original share certificates embelleshed with first time published original personal accounts from the most celebrated miner, Bernard Holtermann. Following the family trail to the great grandchildren who all have a tale to tell backed up by their own original inherited Holtermann artefacts.

Written by Malcolm Drinkwater

A veritable wall of gold 5 billion years in the making 150 years of discovery

A detailed account of the worlds biggest piece of gold

The true story surrounding the unearthing of the world's largest known single mass of gold; The Beyers and Holtermann Specimen. This account has been put together onsite using the mine's day records, heritage photographs, newspaper reports, bank and mint gold receipts. Original share certificates embelleshed with first time published original personal accounts from the most celebrated miner, Bernard Holtermann. Following the family trail to the great grandchildren who all have a tale to tell backed up by their own original inherited Holtermann artefacts.

Written by Malcolm Drinkwater