WaJo Coins
From doing the business for the WaJo estate, and then getting into the memorabilia business, I became aware of the existence of a parallel memorabilia universe, one in which I would license a product, get a sample for the estate from our agent, add it to my collection, and then NEVER see another one come to my attention at shows, in auctions, on the internet, nowhere! To this day, I have no clue where they sell these things, but by now we've approved of literally hundreds that I wouldn't be aware of at all if I didn't get the samples. There are also many of these things from before the era of deceased celebrity licensing, and it's always a thrill for me to pick one up on eBay or at a show, especially when it comes in the original packaging. Here are a few of the kinds of things I'm talking about, WaJo coins in this case, and some of these are almost 50 years old and the only ones I've ever seen, or the only one complete with the package.
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