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The Most Valuable Collectors' Items in History

56. Tintype Antique Photo – Billy The Kid

Maker: Unknown   <br> Original Price: Unknown   <br> Value Today: US $ 10,000,000 *

Also known as a “ferrotype” or “melainotype,” a tintype was a photo made by creating a positive on a sheet of metal coated with dark enamel. This photography trick was invented in 1856, and although time has passed, these tintype representations are now worth a lot of money, depending on who they appear on.

Antique tintype photo - Billy The Kid ©ebay

A photo showing legendary gangster Billy the Kid is valued at millions. It was the first photo taken of the outlaw and one of the few he allowed. Billy the Kid had a short life. The gunman was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett, his former enemy, at the age of 21. The ink-style photo is a rare depiction of the notorious 19th-century criminal.

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