A pair of jeans recovered in a shipwreck and believed to be made by Levi Strauss in 1857 just sold for $95,000
The jeans were found on the sunken SS Central America, a ship downed in a hurricane in 1857, about 160 miles off the coast of South Carolina, according to CBS.
Additional items recovered from the Gold Rush-era ship have been placed up for auction, including gold bars, pistols, and eyeglasses. This isn't the first time Levi's jeans sold for a small fortune in recent history. In October, a pair from the 1880sSign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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