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Salt Bar, Ex Detroit Money Museum

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Salt Bar, Ex Detroit Money Museum
SOLD
550.00USD+ buyer's premium (110.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 12:27UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4217
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Title: Salt Bar, Ex Detroit Money Museum
Description: A 6-1/2 lb. bar of salt about 11" long , called a dibanda, was the standard unit of measure in the Katanga region of the Congo. A single bar would buy an axe or a hoe. Though cracked, this specimen is extremely rare. It is illustrated in Opitz, p. 291.
Low Estimate: 500
High Estimate: 800
Pedigree Collection: [i]Ex Detroit Money Museum Nov. 30, 1992 (Craig A. Whitford auction), ex Nate S. Shapiro Collection (museum opened April 28, 1960).[i/]