1 Billion Dollar “Bone Rush” in NYC – IOTW Report

1 Billion Dollar “Bone Rush” in NYC

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The NYC bone rush! Wooly mammoth expert reveals location of 500,000 tusks worth up to $1BILLION dumped in East River by American Museum of Natural History in 1940s on Joe Rogan podcast – sparking hunt for the potential fortune

  • Alaskan gold miner turned mammoth expert John Reeves revealed the location of 500,000 tusk bones allegedly dumped in New York City’s East River 
  • Reeves said the tusks, which were bound for the American Museum of Natural History, were dumped along East River Drive near 65th Street 
  • Citing a draft report about the bone’s journey from Alaska to the museum, Reeves, said they were dumped because the facility ran out of storage space
  • The revelation has kicked off a bone rush, with fortune seekers already out on the river in search of the tusks, which could fetch around $20,000 a piece
  •  Altogether, the tusks, which were reportedly dumped in 1940 and most likely sank to the bottom of the river, are valued at around $1 billion

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8 Comments on 1 Billion Dollar “Bone Rush” in NYC

  1. Those tusks that had been preserved in permafrost for 12,000+ years
    can deteriorate rapidly when exposed to the air. 80+ years in the East River probably decreased their value considerably.

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