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Rare John Brown photo sells for $97,750

A rare daguerreotype of abolitionist John Brown was bought Friday by an unidentified bidder for $97,750, an auctioneer said.

The buyer, who bid by telephone, declined to be identified or to talk about the purchase, auctioneer Wes Cowan said.

Cowan, an occasional appraiser on the PBS show "Antiques Roadshow" and host of the public television series "History Detectives," had estimated a sale price of $60,000 to $80,000.
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