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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 3048282, member: 77639&quot;]Well, even though I would never collect Yap money, we shouldn&#039;t throw too many stones at those who do.&nbsp; There is quite a spectrum of generally agreed beauty in money.&nbsp; Dekadrahms of Euainetos and St. Gaudins double eagles are one end of the spectrum.&nbsp; But take a look at the earliest Roman money, the aes rude (see link).&nbsp; There are ancient Roman collectors who spend big bucks to acquire these chunks of bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>But for a truly ridiculous auction item, consider that Sotheby&#039;s just auctioned Russell Crowe&#039;s jock strap for $7,000.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Did you get your bid in?&nbsp; Makes bidding on Yap money look sane, at least.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aes_rude" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aes_rude" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aes_rude</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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