Im outing this pre war auction
 

This is deff pre war- and im sry to "out this auction" im not the seller, lol , but thought it was very interesting. Lets guess the hammer price!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.was...p-for-auction/

I would bet it is an elaborate fake. The story seems to indicate it is impossible to date a rock and the only thing that is left is a story of how it was found 100 years ago.

At least it's slabbed.

Lmao!!!

Thou shalt not out auctions.

Which one isn't on the tablet?

If I won that, I would totally go pick it up in person dressed as Indiana Jones.

One of the few remaining artifacts not signed by Bob Feller..........nice.

The story left out the bit about how he seller found it in his grandpa's attic, and is selling it as a re-chisel, as per e-bay rules.

Shows some edge chipping on the right side, but overall nicely centered, and presents better than the technical grade. Worthy of consideration for any advanced relic collector.

My guess is that "Thou shalt not steal" was left behind by the looter who originally took it.

Also, does anyone else feel the need to flip it over to see the ad on the back?

Took some real stones to out this one .

Think its a drum back

Holy Moses! :D lol

Chisel it up and make relic cards :D

Lol

Mecca, sfo.

Is there an LOA from Spence? :eek:

Pre-war? Which one? Punic?

What a scam, you supposedly buy something but, have to agree forever to always have it publicly displayed in a museum or some like place. So what exactly are you buying, the right to stand next to the piece and tell people who come to look at it, "Hey, I actually own this!"

This sounds like a pure money grab. If the Rabbi who runs the museum that currently owns this piece is just looking for some cash, why not just get someone to donate approximately the net amount such an auction would end up bringing (thereby saving the potential purchaser the buyer's premium on an auction), the Rabbi can continue to display the piece in his museum and maybe add a plaque or sign denoting the item is being displayed due to the generosity of the donor (thus satisfying a potential purchaser's ego), and assuming the museum is considered or affiliated with some type of charitable organization (This is a Rabbi we're talking about, right?) the donor could also walk away with a great big charitable tax deduction and recoup some of their money from the government.

Heck, if this actually works out I can see other institutions or museums like Cooperstown starting to do the same thing. I can see it now, the next big AH catalog literally featuring the Cooperstown collection right from the Hall of Fame where you can purchase and actually own Babe Ruth's HOF plaque for example. The only stipulation is you have to leave it on display at the HOF permanently but, hey, you can still tell everybody you actually own it. This is to me ridiculous!

BobC

Needs a PSA/DNA sticker on it. :p

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