[meteorite-list] Question

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:40:03 -0600
Message-ID: <822da19a0908192140m765c9ff7wc552b4519af41b17_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

Just a thought, but maybe to add some realism here, we should only
consider a price as a valid entry in the contest where 1) the sample
that sold was equal to or more than one gram in mass, and 2) it
actually sold for the noted price with payment in hard currency (as
opposed to trade, etc.).

Unfortunately the realism would take much of the fun out of this, but
also much of the hype.

I rarely spend more than a thousand a gram for a specimen in the gram
or larger size.

Best,

Martin


On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:29 PM, <cdtucson at cox.net> wrote:
> Greg,
> The highest documented price I find was on NWA 011. It sold at the Tucson gem show back in Feb. 2003 ?for $119,000.00 per gram. At that time it was thought to be from Mercury and was not paired yet. In May of 2004 a small piece was offered ?by "meteoritelab" .022 grams ?for a bargain price of just $60,000.00 per gram on ebay. Half off. Wow. Carl
> --
> Carl or Debbie Esparza
> IMCA 5829
> Meteoritemax
>
>
> ---- Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> List:
>>
>> I was wondering what was the most valuable single meteorite - not scientific but the most value $/gram?
>>
>> Also, what is the most valuable type? Mars, Lunar or other? ?Do Lunar meteorites still have the most value?
>>
>> Much Thanks,
>>
>> Greg S.
>>
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