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            "date": "2004-06-15",
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            "date": "2003-06-03",
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            "title": "Leica M4 no. 1412892",
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            "gbp": 1900,
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            "date": "2000-06-08",
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            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
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            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
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            "venue": "Christie's",
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            "gbp": 480,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "black",
            "version_status": "matched",
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    "citation": "“Leica M4 black: typical sale price £1,800, the median of 17 recorded sales, 1998–2025, middle half £1,258–£2,611 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m4/v/black/",
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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."
}