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    "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/v/black-paint-second-batch/",
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/"
    },
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    "answer": "The Leica M3 black paint (second batch) sells for about £22,679 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2012–2024; indicative, one source).",
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            "id": 43086,
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            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
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        },
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            "id": 43427,
            "date": "2023-06-10",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Leica M3 black paint outfit 'John Bulmer'",
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            "id": 22904,
            "date": "2022-11-26",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Leica M3 black paint 2nd Version",
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            "basis": "hammer",
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        },
        {
            "id": 15707,
            "date": "2021-11-20",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Leica M3 black paint Second Batch",
            "price": 45000,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 38154,
            "basis": "hammer",
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            "lot": "AI_39_39855"
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        {
            "id": 5294,
            "date": "2012-05-12",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "M3 Black Paint",
            "price": 24000,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 19289,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "black paint (second batch)",
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            "set_apart": null,
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            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/M3-Black-Paint/AI-21-14053",
            "lot": "AI_21_14053"
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    "citation": "“Leica M3 black paint (second batch): about £22,679, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2012–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/v/black-paint-second-batch/",
    "method": {
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
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    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}