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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 ...

Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers

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Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers (reverse) Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers (closeup) Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers White and Blue Flowers with Green Leaves   15.34 ounces 434.5 grams 2172.5 carats   Freedom Consignment Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania   9 May 2026   2026-Shrewsbury-5-9 Leaverite: Painted Rock with Black Background and Flowers

Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art

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Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art (closeup) Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art (closeup) Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art (edge) Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art (reverse) Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art Nefertiti? Stainless Steel with Brass and Copper Coating Handmade in Egypt No markings but Google Lens found several exact and similar motifs in this item.   9.77 ounces 276.5 grams 1382.5 carats   Goodwill Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania   9 May 2026   2026-Shrewsbury-5-9 Metal: Vintage Egyptian Decorative Wall Art

Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It

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Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It (reverse) Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It (closeup) Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It (closeup) Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It (closeup) Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It Tan rock with purple or mauve spots Aquinnah is a town on Martha’s Vineyard and a Wampanoag/Algonquian Native American term meaning “land under the hill.”   1 pound/ 14.42 ounces 861.5 grams 4307.5 carats   Goodwill Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania   9 May 2026   2026-Shrewsbury-5-9 Leaverite: Likely a River Rock with “Aquinnah” carved into It

Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders)

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Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) (closeup) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) (Etching in wood) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) (Etching in wood) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Bazeries Cipher (12 Cipher Cylinders) The original cipher is thought to have been invented by Thomas Jefferson. The Jefferson Cipher has 36 disks, the Bazeries 20. Etched into wood: ©2009 DMA 7Y-888-001 DMA 11-15   10.67 ounces 3001.5 grams 1507.5 carats   Goodwill Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania   9 May 2026   2026-Shrewsbury-5-9 Cipher: Reproduction of a Wood Jefferson or Ba...

2012: Book Box #45 –The Gettysburg Review (NOW Book Box #28d –The Gettysburg Review)

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The Gettysburg Review: Volume 1 (Number 1, Winter 1988)   NOW: 2012: Book Box #28d – The Gettysburg Review (2015)   WAS: Book Box 45 (201 5) (The Gettysburg Review, Volume 1, 1988, First Year)   1. Volume 1: Number 1, Winter 1988 (2 copies, one signed by Garrison Keillor, with inscription: “JS, Executive Advisory Editor” with line drawn to the Advisory Editor List) 2. Volume 1: Number 2, Spring 1988 3. Volume 1: Number 3, Summer 1988 4. Volume 1: Number 4, Autumn 1988   2012-Book-28d-The Gettysburg Review (2015) 2012-Book-45- The Gettysburg Review (2015) Very Small Brown Box   Keywords: -2012- -2015- Academic Fiction Literary Criticism Literary Magazines Memoir Non-fiction Poetry Signed Literary Magazine The Lists   Attic

Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml)

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Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml) Stainless Steel 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   1.85 ounces 51.5 grams 257.5 carats   Salvation Army York, Pennsylvania   7 May 2026   Kitchen Cupboard 2026-York-5-7 Metal Shot Glass: Two Measurements (25 ml and 50 ml)

Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator

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Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (with slipcover) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (reverse, with slipcover) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (specs) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (CR 2032 button batteries) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (closeup of slipcover with HP logo) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator (slipcover with HP logo) Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator Hewlett-Packard Made in Philippines Black with Black Slipcover Battery: Button CR 2031   Calculator and slipcover weighed together: 4 ounces 112.5 grams 562.5 carats   Salvation Army York, Pennsylvania   7 May 2026   Living room, in calculator caddie 2026-York-5-7 Calculator: HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator

2012: Book Box #44 – Oversized Books and Magazines

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Earth Week ’70 (1970, Paperback)   2012: Book Box #44 – Oversized Books and Magazines   Chicago Tribune Magazine . Cover Story: “Will Teach for Food,” July 12, 1998 (Paper) Earth Week ’70 . 1970 (Paperback) Harry: Bill Harry, Editor/Introduction. Mersey Beat: The Beginnings of the Beatles , 1977 (Paperback) Mankoff: Robert Mankoff, Ed. Forward by David Remnick. The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker . Signed by Bob Mankoff (Hardcover) Peter Max Magazine : Collector’s Edition, 1970 (Paperback) Rolling Stone : “50th Anniversary of Rock.” Issue 951, June 24, 2004 (Paper)   2012-Book-44-Oversized Books and Magazines Medium Brown Box Repacked 2015   Keywords: -2012- -Books- Academic Art Comic Art Pop Art Non-fiction The Lists Attic

Sunstone Specimens (Two Egg-shaped Stones)

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Sunstone Specimens (Two Egg-shaped Stones) Sunstone Specimens (Two Egg-shaped Stones) Sunstone Specimen (Egg-shaped Stone) Sunstone Specimen (Egg-shaped Stone) Sunstone Specimen (Egg-shaped Stone with Black Schorl) Sunstone Specimen (Egg-shaped Stone with Black Schorl) About Sunstone (Fact Sheet) Sunstone Specimens (Two Egg-shaped Stones) Oval 2025: Box #18 – Special Items Weighed together: 9.14 ounces 258.5 grams 1292.5 carats   Larger Stone: 5.13 ounces 145 grams 725 carats   Smaller Stone with black schorl: 4.02 ounces 114 grams 570 carats   New Visions Books & Gifts York, Pennsylvania   7 May 2026   2025-18-Special Items 2026-York-5-7   Sunstone Specimens (Two Egg-shaped Stones with Fact Sheet)

Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets

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Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets (reverse) Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets (with padlock) Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets Brown, Rust, and Tan Used for Gym Padlock and carried in Purse   .88 ounce 24.5 grams 122.5 carats   Lifepath York, Pennsylvania   7 May 2026   2026-Purse No Box 2026-York-5-7 Coin Purse: Small Coin Purse with Two Zippered Pockets

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