Wicked cool find at the Westford show
mirabela
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Made the long drive with the kids this morning & scoured for a variety of things for their collections and our flea market table with mixed success.
The big score, though, came when my daughter pointed out a 1979 SBA souvenir set in a dealer's cheapie bin. Knowing to look for the near date / wide rim, she brought it out of the envelope, and -- lo and behold -- there it is. There are only a few thousand of these sets with the near-date coin, so of course we bought it.
As we were walking away, we realized -- the envelope is autographed. 12/31/95, Frank Gasparro.
How about that?!
The big score, though, came when my daughter pointed out a 1979 SBA souvenir set in a dealer's cheapie bin. Knowing to look for the near date / wide rim, she brought it out of the envelope, and -- lo and behold -- there it is. There are only a few thousand of these sets with the near-date coin, so of course we bought it.
As we were walking away, we realized -- the envelope is autographed. 12/31/95, Frank Gasparro.
How about that?!
mirabela
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Thanks -- this definitely stoked the enthusiasms. We spent the next night at my parents' place, and she took this along to show it off to her grandparents. Not the sort of thing she usually highlights.