30 years ago today - Oct 21, 1982

[Mark Hofmann] Hofmann sells Ashworth a half-page fragment from the "Book of Mosiah" for $5,000. Later Ashworth buys a second fragment, a full page from the "Book of Helaman," for $25,000. Both are featured in the Ensign 13 (October 1983): 77.

[Source: Whittaker, David J., The Hofmann Maze, A Book Review Essay with a Chronology and Bibliography of the Hofmann Case, BYU Studies Vol. 29, No. 1, pg.80,]