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Beli Rp 26 Ribu, Foto Ini Ditaksir Seharga Rp 66 Miliar

Beerita.id – Seorang pria asal California, AS, bernama Randy Guijarro membeli selembar foto tua di pasar loak pada tahun 2010 kala itu foto dengan harga2 dollar AS (Saat itu sekitar Rp 26 ribu). Tetapi siapa sangka, foto tua itu ternyata mengambarkan sejarah langkah yang dimana sosok Billy the Kind, bandit koboi AS yang merajalela di zaman wild west. 

Siapa sangka setahun setelahnya nilainya pun ditaksir mencapai 5 juta dollar AS atau lebih dari Rp 66 miliar oleh balai lelang Kagin’s yang menyelidiki keaslian foto tersebut. 

Foto : Beerita.id

Dibutuhkan waktu setahun untuk memverifikasi kebenaran foto yang bersangkutan. “Kami harus benar-benar yakin soal di mana, kapan, bagaimana, dan mengapa foto tersebut diambil. Sekedar mirip saja tak cukup untuk kasus semacam ini,” sebut David McCarthy dari Kagin’s, sebagaimana dirangkum Nextren dari The Guardian.

Pada akhirnya, disimpulkan bahwa foto yang bersangkutan benar-benar asli. Di dalamnya tampak Billy sedang bermain croquet bersama teman, keluarga, dan komplotannnya, “The Regulators”, pada musim panas tahun 1878 usai sebuah acara pernikahan.

Ini merupakan salah satu dari hanya dua foto yang diketahui mengabadikan Billy the Kind. Foto pertama sudah terjual seharga 2,3 juta dollar AS pada 2011 lalu.

Pada akhirnya, disimpulkan bahwa foto yang bersangkutan benar-benar asli. Di dalamnya tampak Billy sedang bermain croquet bersama teman, keluarga, dan komplotannnya, “The Regulators”, pada musim panas tahun 1878 usai sebuah acara pernikahan.

Ini merupakan salah satu dari hanya dua foto yang diketahui mengabadikan Billy the Kid. Foto pertama sudah terjual seharga 2,3 juta dollar AS pada 2011 lalu.

Billy the Kind sendiri adalah figur terkenal yang mati muda pada usia 21 tahun. Hidupnya yang singkat dipenuhi kejahatan pencurian dan pembunuhan di era koboi abad ke-19 di AS. (Bee3)

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