[meteorite-list] Wall street journal...

From: batkol <batkol_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jun 18 17:32:27 2006
Message-ID: <001c01c6931e$af6c2540$fa70d946_at_DJV2WH71>

thanks for clearing that up. i was starting to look at my lot of 5 gram
pieces as the down payment for a new car. happy father's day where
applicable. take care
susan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
To: "Dave Harris" <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com>
Cc: "metlist" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wall street journal...


> 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
>>IMCA #0092
>>Sec. BIMS
>>www.bimsociety.org
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