My Holy Grail Double Eagle Flask

[jgas]

Just thought I would let you know of a followup to our Banner Double Eagle Flask. Got word back from Jeff Whichman of AmericanBottleAuctions that our flask is either a GII-101 or a GII-91....Could fetch around $2,000.00.......Yikes what a day! I knew there was a great bottle in those pits that day. Too much snow to dig now though..I hate it....See ya........jgas

 

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[diggin jimmy hoffa]

So the GII-101 or a GII-91, is that a condition rating or variety?

She sure is pretty with the sun shining through it and glad it didn't break when it fell off of the right side of the banner

 

[wingmaster]

Great find congrats.

 

[jgas]

I believe that to be a variety rating. Most likely the applied band/ color variation has something to do with it. Looking at it up close with that huge attached pic, it really is a cool bottle if I say so myself. I just love all the bubbles and how crudely it was made.

Now I have the itch to go dig in the snow See ya. jgas

 

[Joe Hoo?]

love the bottle HH

 

[jgas]

Looked up the variety in the McKearns book and found that the flask is most likely a GII-92 Pint Emerald Green and Scarce. So the day just got a bit better I think. jgas

 

[NealNoINIronBrigade]

Hey John! Glad to meet you a few weeks ago.
My son in law knows you and speaks well of you.
That's a beautiful bottle! Congrats!

 

[jgas]

Thanks, it was good to meet you. I hope we will see each other again in the spring. Not too much hunting going on here now. I will return to detecting next season too, maybe do half pits and half detecting. Full time whatever Jim