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What is the rarest thing you own?

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Permalink Reply by officerripley on October 6, 2013 at 5:48pm

A 2,000 yr-old pottery sherd from Caesarea, Israel.

Permalink Reply by Karin M Fichtner on October 6, 2013 at 5:58pm

That's fantastic, officer! I love archeology and artifacts. I would love to find something like that!

Permalink Reply by LoveLife&Laughter on October 6, 2013 at 6:51pm

I have a 1,000+ year old bronze Byzantine Cross from an archaeological dig.

Permalink Reply by Karin M Fichtner on October 6, 2013 at 7:11pm

I am green with envy. :-)

Permalink Reply by LoveLife&Laughter on October 6, 2013 at 7:23pm

It's black from age...

Permalink Reply by Karin M Fichtner on October 6, 2013 at 7:30pm

I'm getting a little moldy around the edges, too. ;-) I don't care about that. I just love that kind of stuff. I live in an area where there are a lot of Civil War relics people are digging up. I'd love to find something.....anything.....just a tin cup or a button would thrill me. If I could live my life over again.....I would stay in college and go into archeology. I may never get rich.....but I'd be doing something I love.

Permalink Reply by LoveLife&Laughter on October 6, 2013 at 7:43pm

I have my great-grandfathers Civil War cap and his Calvary Sabre, and a 6'x4' print od Sherman's March to The Sea President Grant gave to his widow posthumously. He died from his injuries at Gettysburg. Also have my Grandfathers pistol from WW1.

The pic includes deal old dad WW2 & me Vietnam.

Permalink Reply by Karin M Fichtner on October 7, 2013 at 1:53pm

LLL.....I have already stated here on many occasions what a Civil War geek I am. I would drool if I could have souvenirs like that! My kids have a great great grandfather who fought in many Civil War battles. He was mustered out in Missouri at the end of the war, and went on to be the first constable in a county in downstate Illinois. Capt. Christopher William Clapp. His name is in a book here at the Fredericksburg battlefield visitors' center. The pictures are great.....handsome men run in your family, it appears. :-)

Permalink Reply by ProblemAgain on October 7, 2013 at 2:05pm

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-civil-war-in-color-for-the-first-t...

http://dynamichrome.com/

Permalink Reply by Karin M Fichtner on October 7, 2013 at 2:13pm

I have copies of the first and last of those pictures, but, of course, mine are not in color.

Thank you.

Permalink Reply by ProblemAgain on October 7, 2013 at 2:27pm

i have some more civil war websites someplace..i'll have to look for them..and you are always welcome

Permalink Reply by officerripley on October 6, 2013 at 8:00pm

It was a gift from one of the profs at the univ. where I used to work; he took a trip to Israel & brought it back for me.

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