(meteorobs) A Famous Space Rock (or two, or three, ...)
Wayne Watson
sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net
Wed Oct 31 20:27:57 EDT 2007
Meteorite fails to draw high bids
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A piece of famous space rock -- a meteorite
-- was pulled from a New York auction after it failed to generate high
enough bids.
The 30-pound piece of the Willamette Meteorite, which was found in 1902
in Oregon, peaked at a $300,000 bid, despite expectations that it would
bring in up to $1.3 million at Bonhams auction house, the New York Post
reported Monday.
However, a total of $750,000 was brought in by other space rocks and
related items at the auction.
The /"Claxton mailbox,"/ a mailbox that was hit by a falling space rock
outside a Georgia home in 1894, fetched $82,750 at the auction.
The 164-pound Campo del Cielo Meteorite, which fell from the sky in
Argentina in 1576, was purchased for $14,000 in the sale.
--
Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
"Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up."
Old Saying
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