[meteorite-list] RE: Most Expensive Meteorite Ever Sold on eBay (Zagami Mars Meteo rite)

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:33 2004
Message-ID: <20030814202626.5317.qmail_at_web12704.mail.yahoo.com>

I remember the aborted Southby's auction of three
Martian meteorites a number of years ago. A large
piece of Nakhla ~90 grams?, a large piece of Zagami
~190 grams?; and a fragment of Chassigny ~12.5 grams?

I was looking for the auction catalog, which was in my
files, so my memory of the weights are in question.

Could this be the same Zagami that was offered in that
auction which failed? Certainly, the price is high,
but considering the possible source, possibly an
infamous dealer in Conneticut, this asking price is in
line with him.

Could the un-named owner of it be the same person that
attempted to auction the pieces some number of years
ago?

$1.2 million was the opening bid price; the auction
failed.

Steve Schoner/ams




--- "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Regarding the pending auction of the good-sized
> piece of Zagami,
> I found the following line with the quote by John
> Saul amusing:
>
> > In the certification John states, "I have never
> personally seen
> > a finer specimen of any of the Mars Meteorites in
> the hands of
> > a private individual."
>
> Okay, here's my answer to John:
>
> <http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/zagami.htm>
>
> (Technically it's not in the "hands" of Bob Haag,
> but rather
> only one hand... ;-)
>
> I'm sure Bob Verish/Ron Baalke could provide images
> of Bob
> holding LA 001 and/or LA 002, at least one of which
> should
> qualify as being a "finer specimen" of a Mars
> meteorite in
> the hand(s) of a private individual.
>
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Received on Thu 14 Aug 2003 04:26:26 PM PDT