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Pillar of the Community
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Bear with me here. 1st, look at this auction. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-MARDI-GRA...em1c24a7844cMy dad gave his friend back east (Rochester, N.Y.), a box of maybe 200-300 pieces of exonumia in the late '70s. This was for a boy scout fund raiser. I'm doing some spring cleaning and wanted to know what these were going for these days, which lead me to this auction. Now look at this pic. Just took it from a token in a binder next to my desk. Same as the one on the right. My dad's handwriting. No telling how many times it's changed hands. From Ca. to NY to Maryland, and getting ready to take off again.  Edited by fioti
03/13/2012 11:58 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Kind of like tracking a "where's George" dollar bill.
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
That's pretty darn neat to see I bet..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
648 Posts |
That very much looks like your Dads hand writing  the stapel is in a differant place only  even same $1.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4212 Posts |
Not very much, but exactly. I have the Cleopatra & Anthony here too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow nice |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Wow - that is eerie.
Are you going to try to get it back? I would.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey that is very cool! I have a similar story...
I got into chess heavily in college. I come back for Christmas, and after dinner I was given a present by my Grandfather to open in front of everyone. The box contained a very beautiful handmade chess board. My uncle Rob, a master wood worker, jumps out of his chair and takes the board right out of my hands. He says, "I can't believe it!"
We say, "What?"
He says, "I made this board 27 years ago and sold it at a flea market in Dallas."
My Grandpa says, "That is impossible, I bought that chess board at an airport in Fiji five years ago."
After explaining to us the types of wood it was made of, and exactly how he made it, my uncle runs over to a mirror and takes it off the wall. He says, "This mirror is made from the same lumber as the chess board."
Sure enough, you could see the exact same grains and knots in both pieces.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What goes around...
Great stories!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
592 Posts |
Well...buy it now is cheap, you gonna buy'em or what?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Your dad's handwriting is pretty distinctive--no doubt at all.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, I'm not buying them back, even though that BIN is reasonable. The earlier ones are sought. I have them here 2 or 10 times over.
I contacted the seller and he doesn't remember getting them. He offered them and a spelling bee
champion medal to me thinking they might be nostalgic. I still cant spell.
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Posted 03/13/2012 12:26 pm
