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LOT 2090
Natural History - Historic Crystal Silver Wire Specimen
2 1/4 in. (6 grams total, 58 mm including base).
Comprising a number of strands on a plastic base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ontario, Canada.
Collected in person in 1963.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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