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Levi Jeans from the 1880s Sell for Nearly $90,000

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Photo: Durango Vintage Festivus

Searching through an abandoned mine can sometimes turn up something other than old beer cans and timbers. A rare pair of Levi jeans from the 1880s, found in an abandoned mine by a “denim archaeologist,” sold at auction in New Mexico for $87,400. The jeans were bought by Kyle Hautner, 23, a vintage clothing dealer, […]
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