Via #JustLuxe Moon Rock Sells at $330k at Meteorite Auction

Moon Rock Sells at $330k at Meteorite Auction

justluxe.com 15 Oct '12, 7pm

Via #JustLuxe Moon Rock Sells at $330k at Meteorite Auction

The enthusiasm among collectors for these rare, aesthetic space rocks was just tremendous, and the top prices that collectors were willing to pay for the prime examples reflected that passion, said Jim Walker, director of Nature & Science for Heritage Auctions. Darryl Pitt, a meteorite consultant for Heritage, said that the moon rock is easily worthy of being exhibited at the finest natural history museums in the world. There was a great deal of interest from collectors in the middle section of the auction, said Mr. Pitt. We saw some superb examples well exceed their pre-auction estimates, in many cases more than double and triple.

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