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Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race”

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Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (reverse) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (side view) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (side view) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (top view) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (base) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” (base, closeup of mark) Pewter Horn Stein: “First Annual Budweiser Raft Race” Mark: “Olde Towne Artisans, Lancaster, PA” Note: This stein commemorates a raft race that took place on July 17, 1980, along the Susquehanna River near Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. The event, which was held in 1980, 1981, and 1982, was sponsored by Budweiser and promoted by local bars. Evidently, those who attended this event remember a raucous party, involving alcohol (probably beer). After 1982, this event was quietly retired, af...

Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) #2

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Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) #2 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .22 ounce 6.3 grams 31.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Fluorite: White Specimen with Pink Swirls (Fluorescent)

Quartz: Opalescent Specimen

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Quartz: Opalescent Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Opalescent Specimen Quartz: Opalescent Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Opalescent Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Opalescent Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Opalescent Specimen “Glowy” 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .275 ounce 7.8 grams 39 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Quartz: Opalescent Specimen

Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent)

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Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (top) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (top) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (side view) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (side view, closeup) (LED light) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) (reverse) Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent) 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .68 ounce 19.3 grams 96.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Geode: Agate with Peach-colored Crystals (Translucent)

Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center

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Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center (reverse) Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center (closeup) Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center (closeup) Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .275 ounce 7.8 grams 39 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Geode: Scenic Jasper Geode with Solid Center

Leaverites: 3 Small Stone Specimens

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Leaverites: 3 Small Stone Specimens Leaverites: 3 Small Stone Specimens Leaverite: Small Translucent Quartz Specimen Leaverites: 3 Small Stone Specimens 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   Weighed together: 1.55 ounces 43.5 grams 217.5 carats   Quartz (translucent): .56 ounce 14.5 grams 72.5 carats   Marble (opaque): .55 ounce 14.5 grams 72.5 carats   Gray Rock (Unknown type): .51 ounce 13.5 grams 67.5 carats     Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   2004-2005   2025-73a-Macedonian Specimens 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2004-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverites: 3 Small Stone Specimens

Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) #1

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Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent) #1 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .37 ounce 10.5 grams 52.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Fluorite: White Specimen with Faint Pink Swirls (Fluorescent)

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