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California Man Strikes Gold at Junk Shop

October 14, 2015

A team of Western American experts at Kagin’s recently announced an incredible find… Back in 2010, Randy Guijarro of Fresno, Cali., found and purchased an old tintype from a junk shop for just $2. Well, it turns out that this is only the second authenticated picture of the infamous Billy the Kid. The small 4×5 image shows Billy the Kid and his gang, The Regulators, playing croquet in the summer of 1878 and has been appraised and insured for a staggering $5 million! The only other known photo was sold back in 2011 for $2.3 million, making it the 4th most expensive photo ever sold at the time. Read the full article here.

Detail of tintype showing Billy the Kid (middle)

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