Most people now would not recognize the name Carole Lombard, but she was a well-known movie star of the 1930's. She was married to Clark Gable, another well-known movie star of the period. She was killed in an airplane crash in January 1942 after participating in a war bond sales drive. A Liberty Ship was named after her in 1944. I doubt whether the seller of the medal will get $50,000, but here is the Ebay listing, ending July 5. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130721993190 Free shipping!
It's worth a view or two to catch up on some of Carole's 'screw ball' comedy's (Mr. & Mrs. Smith comes to mind) but I'd lose that e-bay auction real quick......and I don't mean by bidding on it.
Here is one given to another less famous person appraised for $20 to $40 range http://www.coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=7269
That's right, make some of us feel old. What's bad is I know who she was and she died almost 20 years before I was born. I love old movies. And old music, and old radio programs, lets face it I was born in the 60's and grew up in the 30's
I love old movies myself and while I wouldn't have ever bid on that it was interesting to read the letter..
I think the only problem was his price was too high. I could see it possibly being a $1K item, but not $50K.
