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The jeans are in great shape and can still be worn.
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19th-century Levi's jeans found in mine shaft sell for more than $87,000
A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than $87,000.
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<p>Among the period-correct details establishing the provenance of the pants was an inner tag proclaiming the garments were made with only "white labor" in the era of Chinese exclusion. </p>
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Pair of Levi's from 1880s found by 'denim archaeologist' down New Mexico mine shaft sell for $87k
They feature suspender buttons on the waistband, selvedge denim badges, a single back pocket and wax flecked over the legs from where the original owner labored under candle light.
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