Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......????????????????????????

[capgun]

Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.

If anyone knows anything about this please let me know.
thanks

 

[PBK]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

Phenomenal find, Capgun!

The latest Hake's price guide values it at $500, Good; $2,000, Fine; $4,000, Near Mint.

 

[diggummup]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

that was what I was thinking. Who would copy such a thing. I know for sure that this schoolhouse hasn't been used since the 40's or so. It dates back to the EARLY 1900's. Who would have tried to make copies, I doubt Doc Savage produced any copies. What do you think?

Me thinks you should get it graded! Great find,probably a spectacular find! Maybe original,won't know till you get it authenticated.One way or the other it needs to be done.Keep us updated please! 8)

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

I hate to burst your bubble, but the original award was embossed in bronze. Yours looks like it may be a facsimile. Do you know if it is bronze?

Below is a picture of the original. As you can see it is slightly different and looks like it has significant weight. I am not an expert in this field and I hope that I am wrong.

If you think it is legitimate, I recommend having the piece graded by the proffessional grading service, NGC. There is a link on the Collectors Society homepage with instructions on how to submit. Signing up for the Collectors Society is free. Here is the link: http://www.collectors-society.com/about_cs.asp

Please keep us posted!

bubble burster.....

I take that back.

 

[lonewolfe]

Cool find!

HH

 

[clump63]

Thats very cool! I wonder how many were actually handed out? I am guessing from the location it was found that its the real McCoy. Congrats on a great find.

 

[tpmrcp]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

Wow, i got chills from reading that, i cant wait to buy my detector and start!

 

[Montana Jim]

Damn capgun!!!!

AWESOME!!!

 

[ashdigger]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

Thats a great find WTG...

 

[Moonshadow]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

WOW!! That's incredible! Please tell us what you find out and if you are willing to part with it!

Happy Hunting,
Moon

 

[teverly]

listed in Hakes price guide to toys,the 1998 edition with 3 prices 500,2500,3500.

 

[Monty]

Excellent! Just goes to show you never know what is going to come up in that next plug. Monty

 

[WinnGoldDigger]

This is a totally incredible find. I've been a Doc Savage fan for years... used to read the Doc Savage novels as a kid and had almost forgotten about them. I think i'll dig them out and let my son read them now. For some people (such as myself), this is a true treasure... memoirs of childhood... not to mention it's worth a pile of cash.

 

[Jeffro]

I see this is a few months old, any updates Capgun? I'm a big Doc Savage fan myself.

 

[Functional]

Re: Found at old one room schoolhouse a few years ago.......??

Bad news is the obvious differences between the style of "Award" that capgun found and the style of the Award Neil in West Jersey posted from that website.

Good news might be that Neil's Award might be an earlier and perhaps more valuable one.

To quote from:
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=2255&si=124

"What has been produced, including radio premiums, prints, a 60th anniversary bust and many other great items, are now sought after and highly valued."

If there are any initials or other markings on Neil's Award, they may relate to one of the several artists involved with the comic strip, or some other more notable artist than the one who made the Award on that website.

Just my 2¢ worth.

F.