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You Know You’re a Rockhound When…

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Snowflake Obsidian Specimen _____________________ – You look down instead of up. – Any rock, no matter how common, will raise your pulse. – You see beauty in all rocks, even “Leaverites,” the ones you leave behind. – Your family and friends just roll their eyes when you pick up yet another rock. – You are willing to dig up a rock with a spoon, even if it means ruining the spoon. – You have been known to visit urban rock piles and risk stares from people who are wondering why an old person is crawling around on a dirt pile. – You are willing to pay excess baggage fees (international, yet) for a large yellow rock that looks like a loaf of bread. – Your pockets are always filled with rocks and residual dirt. – You often find pebbles in your shoes and even socks. – You don’t mind dirt at all, even under your fingernails. That’s why soap and water exist. – You get why rocks are so spiritual; you understand that rocks have been around since the beginning of earth ...

Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric

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Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Contents of Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric: Campaign Buttons and Black Lacquer Trinket Box Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Crudely Made 2025: Box #18c – Special Items   Weight of each box: 1 pound/ 6.36 ounces 633 grams 3165 carats   Goodwill Unknown branch and city   Unknown acquisition date   2025-18c-Special Items Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric Box: Two Trinket Boxes Covered in Dark Gold Embossed Fabric

2012: Boxes #44a through #44h – NEC Printer, Typewriters, Toshiba and Gateway Laptops

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Toshiba 1200 Laptop: By Echtner - (Own work, CC BY 3.0)   2012: Boxes #44a through #44h – NEC Printer, Typewriters, Toshiba and Gateway Laptops   1. 44a – Ceiling Fan Box: – NEC Printer, Dot Matrix, 1987   2. 44b – Blue Opaque Container: – Toshiba 1200 Laptop, 1990-1991, with paperwork (This state-of-the art machine cost $2,000 and had a 20-meg hard drive–Woo! Hoo!) – Various Hard Drives and Mother boards – Data Switch (A & B), WTF? – Wires and Connectors (Contains ports that have gender designations, LOL)   3. 44c – Brown Case (broken): – Smith-Corona Electric Typewriter, with colorful strap – Webmaster’s typewriter from college Undergraduate and graduate school   4. 44d – Aqua Case: – Smith-Corona Manual Typewriter in Aqua Case (Hub’s college typewriter)   5. 44e – Clear Container with Clear Lid: – Large Black Fake Leather Bag: Black HP DeskJet Printer (Small printer used in 2004) – Small Bla...

24. Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: June 27, 1957

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Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: June 27, 1957 Lot #621 2012: Box #14h – Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints About Walt Partymiller   Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: Up With The Storm Warning – Inflation (June 27, 1957) Pencil Comment: Up With The Storm Warning – Inflation Text: Inflation Illustration: Destructive Tornado ripping through the country Size: 11 x 14.5   York Town Auction York Expo Center/ York Fairgrounds York, Pennsylvania 23 February 2002   2012-14h-Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints 2002-York-2-23 Brown Toshiba Box with Handle Inventoried in 2014 and photographed in 2026   Keywords: -2012- Art Cartoons Editorial Art Newspaper Art Political Art Political Cartoons Politics Walt Partymiller Family Room

Hat Pin: Blue Heart-shaped Hat Pin

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Hat Pin: Blue Heart-shaped Hat Pin 2025: Box #18b – Special Items   Too Light and Small to Weigh   Unknown Acquisition source and date 2025-18b-Special Items

2012: Box #43 – Candlestick Table and Other Hard Stuff

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Cast Iron Bank: Red and Blue Mailbox (Vintage)   2012: Box #43 – Candlestick Table and Other Hard Stuff   Candlestick Table (in Pieces): 1. Body: One Trunk (Scholastic Bag) 2. Tabletop: One Hexagonal Tabletop (Mellon United National Bank) 3. Three Legs (still attached to small middle piece) (Scholastic Bag)   Other (Metal): 1. Brass: Rocking Horse 2. Cast Iron: Brown Dutch Boy Bank 3. Cast Iron: Gray and Red Rocking Horse 4. Cast Iron: Red Mailbox   2012-43-Candlestick Table and Other Hard Stuff White Banker’s Box   Keywords: -2012- Banks Cast Iron Furniture The Lists Toys   Shed

23. Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: March 11, 1957

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Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: You Must be Registered to Vote! (March 11, 1957) Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: March 11, 1957 Lot #621 2012: Box #14h – Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints About Walt Partymiller   Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoon: You Must be Registered to Vote! (March 11, 1957) Pencil Comment: You Must be Registered to Vote! Text: Primary Election Activities – Too Many of Us NOT Registered Illustration: An incoming missile, representing the primary elections is about to fly over a man, representing the non-registered voter. The man is standing at a fence and holding onto it. He appears unprepared for the “blast.” Size: 11 x 15     York Town Auction York Expo Center/ York Fairgrounds York, Pennsylvania 23 February 2002   2012-14h-Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints 2002-York-2-23 Brown Toshiba Box with H...

2012: Box #42b – Coins, Stamps, and Medallions

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  Two-dollar Bill (1976) Two-dollar Bill (1976) 2012: Box #42b – Coins, Stamps, and Medallions   Small Brown Box:   1. Coin (Bronze): Grand Canyon Coin (Bronze)   2. Coin (Bronze): Macedonian Coin, Philip V, 221 A.D. Bronze   3. Coin (Nickel): Large Buffalo Head Nickel (Reproduction)   4. Coin (Penny): Large Indian Head Penny (Reproduction)   5. Coin (Quarter): Pennsylvania Quarter, Gold leafed   6. Coin Set: Great Britain’s last complete old set (1967)   7. Coin Set: Royal Mint (United Kingdom): Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection for 2000 (Quite lovely, I must say)   8. Coin Sleeves: Empty Coin Sleeves   9. Coin: Ducatoon of Amsterdam, Holland 1601, likely Repro   10. Coin: James Buchanan Coin   11. Coin: Macedonian Coin, Byzantine Period, 518 A.D.   12. Coin: Repro “Pieces of Eight” Coin   13. Coin: York County “Declaration ...

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