![A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s found down an abandoned New Mexico mine have been sold at auction for a total of $87,400. They are flecked with wax over the A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s found down an abandoned New Mexico mine have been sold at auction for a total of $87,400. They are flecked with wax over the](https://preview.redd.it/a-pair-of-levis-jeans-from-the-1880s-found-down-an-v0-hg62ka3zwyt91.jpg?auto=webp&s=cfd4db98d7ea220c722abdf2e6c1200f55e9c5d4)
A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s found down an abandoned New Mexico mine have been sold at auction for a total of $87,400. They are flecked with wax over the
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