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H W Peacock was a member
of the Diggers' Committee. He discovered the famous
Peacock gold nugget on 4 July 1912 at Coetzeestroom29,
1 km west of Kaapsche Hoop. It weighed 179,8 ounces
(5,10 kg). It was purchased by Messrs Isidore Blankfield,
Stewart Elington and G G Duncan (the B.E.D Syndicate)
from the National Bank for £800. A model of this nugget
was exhibited in Johannesburg in a glass case, while
the original was disguised as a door stop in the home
of G G Duncan, wrapped in green baize. Sufficient money
was raised to take Blankfield to London where no one
was interested in exhibiting the original nugget. It
was then sold to the Bank of England and the syndicate
lost £25 each on it. A model is in the British museum
in London.
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