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I'm working on a plan to steal it.

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13 hours ago, Andyman said:

I'm working on a plan to steal it.

It's only a zinc alloy, not Sterling or Gold...

 

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One man's zinc is another man's gold. 😉

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7 hours ago, Andyman said:

One man's zinc is another man's gold. 😉

Mike Wolfe turns rust into gold...

  • 3 weeks later...
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The eighth museum to have acquired Astro Mfg. and Duro Mold & Mfg mechanical banks chose just two specimen: A Berzac Creation Guided Missile Bank and a Destination Moon Bank.

 

The Guided Missile Bank has a label promoting a bank in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and the Destination Moon Bank had been signed by Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter.

 

President John F. Kennedy once owned a Berzac Creation Guided Missile Bank which, through a short time, worked its way from the Oval Office down through his secretary's office to daughter Carolyn's bedroom. It eventually ended up on the auction block of a prestigious Auctioneer and sold for around $1,912.

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On 8/17/2019 at 6:23 PM, MacDaddyRico said:

The eighth museum to have acquired Astro Mfg. and Duro Mold & Mfg mechanical banks chose just two specimen: A Berzac Creation Guided Missile Bank and a Destination Moon Bank.

 

The Guided Missile Bank has a label promoting a bank in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and the Destination Moon Bank had been signed by Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter.

 

President John F. Kennedy once owned a Berzac Creation Guided Missile Bank which, through a short time, worked its way from the Oval Office down through his secretary's office to daughter Carolyn's bedroom. It eventually ended up on the auction block of a prestigious Auctioneer and sold for around $1,912.

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These may be displayed in upcoming exhibits...

 

Stay tuned...

  • 2 years later...
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Nice! I have that particular rocket bank though it has a bent fin from a poor packaging situation.  😕

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2 hours ago, Andyman said:

Nice! I have that particular rocket bank though it has a bent fin from a poor packaging situation.  😕

Those fins can bend pretty easily...did the seller offer a Partial Refund for their insufficient packing job?

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1 hour ago, Roboto said:

Fantastic!

Thank you!

 

The Destination Moon is slated for display in another exhibit coming soon...

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2 hours ago, MacDaddyRico said:

Those fins can bend pretty easily...did the seller offer a Partial Refund for their insufficient packing job?

I did get compensation but it still bums me out that it was mint in box.

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15 minutes ago, Andyman said:

I did get compensation but it still bums me out that it was mint in box.

I feel your pain...happened to me a couple of times...

 

A Commemorative Strato Bank was mint until the seller's shipper dropped it, scratching the chrome finish in two places...

 

I insisted on a significant partial refund (%50) and got it. 

 

  • 1 month later...
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On 9/4/2017 at 10:50 PM, MacDaddyRico said:

The third one from the left had been signed by Buzz Aldrin...

I love the label on this specimen...

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SOLD..!

 

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