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Hey Boiler78 - here's another lump-o-crap for your coffee table.
Lakesammman
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Cracked cannon ball with encrusted coins.
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
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Boiler hope you dodged the tornadoes, knocked power out here for a couple hours.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Andy- That is one of my favorite "coin" transactions ever. After watching you buy it from 2 aisles away, following you back to your table and seeing the "You bought what!?" looks on the faces of your tablemates from a safe distance, a look that was topped 2 minutes later when I walked up and bought it from you.
I have this item on display in a glass coffee table along with a 65 caliber flintlock pistol ca 1725, a Colonial currency note denominated in spanish milled dollars and to complete the presentation the Ponterio Feb 2001 auction catalog depicting the Lump-O-Crap on the cover.
This has turned out to be a real conversation starter and an introduction into numismatics for at least half a dozen new collectors.
Guess they also walk away adding a bit more fiber to their diet?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Thanks for the story - your lump is nicer.
<< <i>Where and how would one a acquire such a lump? >>
You have to sign a waiver.
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