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Silver wires on Acanthite (old Mexico) (Behier Coll.)
- Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Miniature, 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 02/12/2009 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/19/2009 8:39:33 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An INCREDIBLY RICH and SHOWY, OLD silver ore specimen from the famous mines at Guanajuato, Mexico. This EXCELLENT, two-sided specimen features a multitude of beautifully burnished, aesthetically placed on the crest, curved and curled silver wires and silver ropes on a matrix of lustrous, crudely crystallized, SOLID acanthite. A BONUS is olive-green chlorargyrite hidden in tiny crevasses on both sides! Old material, mined circa 1930, according to the Jean Behier Collection label. Valued at $950. 54 grams.