She Lost It
The Ludlow Museum, who helped her understand the value of this piece, offered to pay her $3,000 in exchange for the treasure. Unfortunately for them, she lost it when she went to speak to the coroner, and the piedfort never ended up at the museum.

She Lost It
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Not Alone
The community was outraged by the way the authorities behaved in this vulnerable circumstance. They supported Kate and said, “Since when did museums become law enforcers? I too would ignore threatening letters from a bunch of ‘collectors.’”

Not Alone