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Made my day. Just found out one of my bids was a winner.

DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
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Just An Electrotype, but a nice looking example.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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  • TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭
    Wow. That looks pretty darn nice for an electrotype.

    Are the originals that rare?
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  • GFourDriverGFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭
    Great provenance too, Eliasberg.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like the real deal and super eye appeal....Nice pick-upimage
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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,844 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If good enough for Eliasberg, I would probably be ok with it.
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The linked snakes on the reverse are extremely cool!! I like it!
  • ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    real nice reverse,congratsimage
    figglehorn
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Are the originals that rare? >>




    Two examples have bin sold by Heritage.
    July 30, 2002 and February 2008
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool piece Doug.

    No need to attract any more attention to things like this though!! image
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Very nice!
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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 18,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice win!!!! image

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