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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4896897, member: 85693&quot;]I remember back around 1988 you could buy Fat Man dollars from US dealers for about $8 - they are really, really common.&nbsp; This is before the Chinese collector&#039;s market went into overdrive.&nbsp; Back then, they were hardly worth counterfeiting, although I&#039;m sure somebody was.&nbsp; I wish I&#039;d bought more of them!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for ashtrays, that is a great looking Fat Man ashtray, Al - especially with the countermarks.&nbsp; It should do quite well at auction. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sort of collect coin ashtrays, if they come up cheap on eBay.&nbsp; Here are a few:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1181681[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1181682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1181683[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1181684[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a UK 1797 twopence made into a ladle or wine-taster or something:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1181685[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1181686[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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