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<p>[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2125833, member: 71510"][ATTACH]403746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403747[/ATTACH] I came up with the "I'm All Right" coin circa 1897. I was stoked when I saw the Antiques Roadshow (you can search for it and watch the video) with a value of $2500 - of course mine sold for MUCH MUCH less - but it was another history lesson on the gold and silver standards. I even did a bit of research on the patent and history of the creator.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the switch in "proper" position, it shows the Gold Standard with the phrase "I'm All Right" supporting McKinley and Roosevelt (Mack and Teddy), and when the switch is inverted it has some nasty comments about Bryan and Stevenson - and if you look at the other side - you see the eagle flashing you with its behind!</p><p><br /></p><p>Neat stuff! Political smut was alive and well long before all of us were ever born!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]403734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403744[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2125833, member: 71510"][ATTACH]403746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403747[/ATTACH] I came up with the "I'm All Right" coin circa 1897. I was stoked when I saw the Antiques Roadshow (you can search for it and watch the video) with a value of $2500 - of course mine sold for MUCH MUCH less - but it was another history lesson on the gold and silver standards. I even did a bit of research on the patent and history of the creator. With the switch in "proper" position, it shows the Gold Standard with the phrase "I'm All Right" supporting McKinley and Roosevelt (Mack and Teddy), and when the switch is inverted it has some nasty comments about Bryan and Stevenson - and if you look at the other side - you see the eagle flashing you with its behind! Neat stuff! Political smut was alive and well long before all of us were ever born! [ATTACH]403734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]403744[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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