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57-pound piece of horn silver thing

id: t_57-pound-piece-of-horn-silver_c51fe5

also known as: the 57-pound piece

Probable 70%
Summary:  A 57-pound piece of horn silver sold to the Kansas City smelter for $514.98.
Completeness: 57/100 Grade D
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Claims (3)

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52514.98
cited from tiful on the hillside… (1891)
tiful on the hillside. Closer examination led them to think it was a more valuable ore. Neither of them having a pocket knife and about to throw the piece of rock away one of them bethought himself of biting it, when to their great astonishment…
$514.98
cited from tiful on the hillside… (1891) · +1 more
tiful on the hillside. Closer examination led them to think it was a more valuable ore. Neither of them having a pocket knife and about to throw the piece of rock away one of them bethought himself of biting it, when to their great astonishment…

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cited from tiful on the hillside… (1891) · +1 more
tiful on the hillside. Closer examination led them to think it was a more valuable ore. Neither of them having a pocket knife and about to throw the piece of rock away one of them bethought himself of biting it, when to their great astonishment…

Sources (1)

tiful on the hillside…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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