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[Bernd V. Pauli]

Hi All,

When I started collecting meteorites seriously in the early eighties
(about thirty years ago), I purchased my first Allende specimens at
about 75 cents per gram and I had to pay about 38 cents per gram
for Nuevo Mercurios. Peekskill sold for about US $ 20-25 per gram.

The US $ was about 2.62 German Marks in those days (Apr 04, 1984).

In his Fall 1987 Meteorite List, David New offered Allende for about
$3.00 per gram (exchange rate: 1 US $ = 1.8093 DM, Sep 11, 1987).

David New, Sep 1991: (exchange rate: 1 US $ about 1.76-1.80 DM)

Allende without fusion crust ca. $ 4.50
Allende with fusion crust ca. $ 5.50-6.00

Michael Casper's Allende pieces in 1998:

- ca. $ 5/ g for a 1/2 individual with fusion crust and polished face.
- a complete individual: 7.547 kg @ $ 50 000 (about $ 6.60 / g).

Best wishes,

Bernd