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Weight of the Golden Spike in ounces: 14.03

Value in 1869: $211.66

Value in 2008: $9,494.94

Tons of gold and silver removed from the Comstock Lode, 1859-1889: 5,638

Appearances by John Wayne on the silver screen: 171

Movies the Duke filmed in Monument Valley: 5

Sources: National Park Service; MeasuringWorth.com; London Bullion
Market Association; The Deposits of the Useful Minerals & Rocks; IMDB.com

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