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The jeans -- found in an abandoned mine by a denim archaeologist -- were bought by 23-year-old Kyle Hautner and Zip Stevenson, a veteran of the vintage denim market.

The jeans — found in an abandoned mine by a "denim archaeologist" — sold at an auction for more than $87,000.

A pocket on the 1880s-era pair of jeans says, "The only kind made by white labor."

A pocket on the 1880s-era pair of jeans says, "The only kind made by white labor."

The jeans are in great shape and can still be worn.

A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s recently sold for over $87,000 at an auction. The vintage jeans were unearthed in a mine shaft several years ago and are surprisingly in really good shape. The jeans are faded and have a few holes and tears but "are surprisingly durable, so the

A vintage and worn-out pair of Levis jeans from the 1880s was recently sold at an auction in a small town in Mexico for over a whopping $87,000 (Rs

$87,000 for an 1880s pair of Levis found by a "denim archaeologist."

A pair of Levis jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than US$87,000.

 A pair of vintage Levi's jeans from the 1880s is selling for a jaw-dropping amount of money .