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Mutt and Jeff at the Swap Shop Again in 2004
Bronze medal - Andreas Hofer 90th Anniversary of 1809 Rebellion, 1899. AE Bearded bust of national hero Andreas Hofer (1767-1810), leader of the Tirol rebellion in 1809; wearing gold medal presented by Francis II. Rev: Court Chapel at Innsbruck / 1899 in panel / The Sandwirth Inn with trees where he lies as executed on February 20, 1810. signature at the edge under bust [Joseph Christian] Christlbauer of Vienna, loop added later.
It was a cool morning; Mutt and Jeff had made arrangements to meet at the Swap Shop at 7:00 AM. This would be the first time on a Thursday since before Christmas, as Mutt had started on a new job at that time. His work experiences are another story, better left for another day. Today was the one-week anniversary since he changed his mind about the work place. Both Mutt and Jeff were eager to get back to their weekly adventures at the flea market. At first there were not a lot of dealers set up (too cold!), but when they headed to the new section of the lot, there were rows and rows of garage sale dealers.

Mutt swore up and down that he was not about to buy any more CD's, saying, "I'll not live long enough to play them all". But this did not stop him from "breaking the ice" with a double CD for $1.

Jeff found three very old pamphlets, which he said he planned to sell on E-bay. Sometimes he gets very lucky with these kinds of items. One he bought for 50¢ brought some thirty odd dollars from a Midwest collector.

Nothing of interest in coins or numismatic items. When we did see something, they either were junk foreign coins or over priced U.S.

Then Mutt found a medal. Jeff did not think it was worth the asking price, but Mutt likes medals and the chance to research them, using the Internet, so he bought it.

At the top of this article is the description and photo of an 1899 bronze medal minted in Vienna.

Now to see the rest of the story click the link.

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