It all comes down to money in the end.

[bigscoop]

They can say what they like, make all the claims they want, but it's all about $$$$ in the end.
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[Jason in Enid]

They can say what they like, make all the claims they want, but it's all about $$$$ in the end.
Historic Revolutionary War letter found in museum's attic | www.wftv.com

Why the F@#$% are they selling this?! This is a priceless piece of the earliest history of our nation.

 

[hvacker]

"Eisenstein said the speed of light is one absolute in the Universe, next to that, I put money" Paraphrased from the movie "The pawn Broker."

Remember when Italy's government was hard up for money and sold Leonardo's famous notes to Armand Hammer for 5 mil.

 

[smokeythecat]

Einstein was wrong. The speed of light is not a constant. It's speed can change with proximity to a gravity well or black hole. Or the Duck Dynasty show.

 

[dholland02]

Why the F@#$% are they selling this?! This is a priceless piece of the earliest history of our nation.

For that price I'd sell it. I told my friend one time, everything has a price tag for the right price. Lol

 

[Jason in Enid]

For that price I'd sell it. I told my friend one time, everything has a price tag for the right price. Lol

Yeah, but you're not a museum who's reason for existence is to inform and educate the future by preserving and displaying the past. Selling this to the highest bidder is just wrong.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Yeah, but you're not a museum who's reason for existence is to inform and educate the future by preserving and displaying the past. Selling this to the highest bidder is just wrong.

Kinda like selling Dec of Independence...

At one time I owned a Harpers Weekly issue with the entire front page announcing the death of Th. Jefferson, on the inside in middle was a letter Jefferson had written to Harpers declining to attend the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Dec of Independence due to ill health.

Both were printed in same issue same day by conquincdense.

Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day, July 4th 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They died only hours apart....

I sold the newspaper for $300 over 20 years ago and would pay twice that to have it back as it was in near mint condition......










SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM

MALO PERICULOSAM, LIBERTATEM QUAM QUIETAM SERVITUTEM


We will NOT go quietly into the night!

 

[smokeythecat]

You can still get similar newspapers like that now. I've been considering getting one.

 

[CincinnatiKid]

Wonderful find!

 

[Iron Patch]

Yeah, but you're not a museum who's reason for existence is to inform and educate the future by preserving and displaying the past. Selling this to the highest bidder is just wrong.

Yeah but if museums don't have funding they shut their doors and then no one sees anything. I'm sure many people have sold great detecting finds to upgrade and buy the new detector they want... which you can make the same argument it's dumb to part with a find, to buy a detector to try and make a find! ... but to them it is worth it. That said, I'm definitely in the camp that every piece of metal on the face of this earth would have a price if i owned it... zero exceptions.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

It's all relevant to the times and situation, common component Is human beings, what would you do if you were in that persons shoes?

 

[bigscoop]

Yeah but if museums don't have funding they shut their doors and then no one sees anything. I'm sure many people have sold great detecting finds to upgrade and buy the new detector they want... which you can make the same argument for it's dumb to part with a find, to buy a detector to try and make a find! ... but to them it is worth it. That said I'm definitely in the camp that every piece of metal on the face of this earth would have a price if i owned it... zero exceptions.

Agreed, and I'm convinced that it all does regardless what some claim. But I think the selling of many items by museums presents a certain amount of conflict with some of the various communities and resources they are often connected with. i.e., "It's never about money and we don't put a price tag on historical items, etc." Sure it is, and sure they do.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Agreed, and I'm convinced that it all does regardless what some claim. But I think the selling of many items by museums presents a certain amount of conflict with some of the various communities and resources they are often connected with. i.e., "It's never about money and we don't put a price tag on historical items, etc." Sure it is, and sure they do.

Just seems appropriate here....

 

[hvacker]

Einstein was wrong. The speed of light is not a constant. It's speed can change with proximity to a gravity well or black hole. Or the Duck Dynasty show.

Not wrong. Einstein referred to the speed of light in a vacuum which is a universal physical constant.