Diamond Pin Found In A Turkey…

November 26th, 2008

On Novem­ber 23, 1899, the New York Times reported the fol­low­ing news,

Pas­saic, N. J., Nov. 22 –Mrs. Hyman Rich­mond, who lives on Sec­ond Street, this city, killed a turkey for din­ner to-day, and in clean­ing it found a dia­mond pin inside. A jew­eler told her the pin was worth $100. The turkey was bought on Mon­day in one of the New York markets.”

In today’s money, the pin would be worth about $2500…who needs stuffing?

Happy Thanks­giv­ing!

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