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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8302777, member: 20201&quot;]<b><font size="6">1960&#039;s Wild Bill Hickok</font></b></p><p><b>Wild Bill Hickok 28mm Brass</b></p><p><b>Old Abeline Town, Kansas</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469129[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469130[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Tourist attraction Souvenir Brass Medal</p><p>Most likely circa 1960&#039;s or 1970&#039;s</p><p><br /></p><p>The recreated cattle town attraction first opened in 1958 and had it&#039;s hey-day in the 1960&#039;s and earlier 1970&#039;s. It closed up in 1981. Several times it has re-opened but interest and finance again dwindled.</p><p>I believe that still, in Summer and Fall, there are actors who portray towns people, good guys and bad guys and have staged gunfights in this village and some of the buildings have souvenirs and crafts for sale. There seems to be local interest in restoration and promotion but they just can&#039;t seem to bring back the tourist trap it once was.</p><p>My guess is that this medal was made prior to 1981. There doesn&#039;t seem to be very many found for sale on the internet and very few images can be found at this time.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 1949 Bowman Wild Bill Hickok at Hays City non sports card I recently added to my other collection of stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469131[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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