[meteorite-list] Wall street journal...

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jun 18 16:10:43 2006
Message-ID: <4495B33A.4090901_at_mhmeteorites.com>

It was a big typo. The slice was 11 KILOgrams.
Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites

Dave Harris wrote:

>Hi,
>My Dad (who lives 1/2 the year in Florida to escape our dour winters) sent
>me a cutting from the Wall Street Journal dated 13 May 2006 - with a small
>article on meteorites and the prices that some specimens (and pics) that
>were sold at auctions recently.
>
>Most notable for me was the 11g Esquel slice that sold for, wait for it,
>$165,000, with the sale being attributed to Mile High Meteorites, also
>mentioned was Bonham's NY sale of a campo of unspecified weight for $91,375.
>
>
>I don't know if any of you get the Wall Street Journal or not, I cannot
>access it online unless I subscribe, which I ain't going to!
>I do find it almost impossible to believe that 11g of Esquel could go for
>that much, but if anyone's interested I've a 146g slice that they can have
>for $5million!!
>
>Is this just very bad journalism or a typo? Anyone know the story here?
>
>Thanks!
>
>dave
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