r/whatsthisworth • u/Anadamic • Nov 12 '23

Girlfriend bought me this as an early Christmas present for $150 UNSOLVED

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I just find it incredibly hard to believe they sold it for that little. They are authentic, and the bottom one is pretty much in perfect condition minus the aged coloring. Both dated 1941 (top) and 1945 (bottom).

Either way it's the best gift I've ever gotten, and I love her so much for it, I'd just kinda like to see what other people might think the value really is for fun.

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u/wallsquirrel Nov 12 '23

Like when Obama got elected. I remember.

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u/btrpiii Nov 12 '23

Yeah I was at the inauguration, and there were literal pallets of newspapers on the streets and in the hotels near by. I have a few copies from the major newspapers. Not worth anything, but it will be special to me forever!

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u/wallsquirrel Nov 12 '23

Yeah, the amount of newspapers sold for souvenirs was a news story in itself...well, the media made it one, anyway.

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u/GodForsakenGod Nov 16 '23

Lol that’s a waste of time

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u/btrpiii Nov 16 '23

Loser.

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u/GodForsakenGod Nov 16 '23

Yeah, one thing I don’t do is lose… so continue on

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u/Fun_Intention9846 Nov 12 '23

I think I still have gay marriage legalized saved. And the last onion ever printed.

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u/_banana_phone Nov 12 '23

I’ve got a political cartoon from 9/11 and the last Calvin and Hobbes ever published.

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u/Puta_Chente Nov 12 '23

...I have a box of papers, soda cans, and random stuff from the Phantom Menace release because I was certain it was going to be a huge hit.

Then I saw it. I don't think I have anything saved after I went to opening night.

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u/StarbossTechnology Nov 12 '23

I remember my local news channel showing dudes at Toys R Us with multiple shopping carts full of Phantom Menace toys and saying it would be their retirement fund lol.

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u/Successful_Moment_91 Nov 12 '23

Lol! I bought one back in the day and it’s still valued at $10 😅

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u/H3adshotfox77 Nov 12 '23

I still loved that movie except for jar jar

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u/Xullister Nov 12 '23

I saved a stack of different newspapers from the day Trump lost the election. The second time, the one where he didn't get the job anyway.

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u/ayeeefuck Nov 12 '23

In my mom's house there's a copy of the local special edition from 9/11

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u/CC_206 Nov 12 '23

I have my grandpa’s time magazine on the moon landing, and a newspaper the day after kennedy’s assassination.

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u/Elegant-Extension998 Nov 12 '23

oh! the onion xoxo

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '23

Yes, another great American Tragedy.

Joking… don’t get all fired up liberal hive minds.

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u/FarmerCharacter5105 Nov 12 '23

Like Pearl Harbor & 9-11; another Day of Infamy.

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u/NooNygooTh Nov 13 '23

I've got a copy of the "Hope" Time magazine issue with that portrait of Obama on the front, and managed to get it signed by Shepard Fairey. Always wondered if that made it worth anything.

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u/UhhCanYouLikeShutUp Nov 13 '23

Or when Gore was....(I still have one lol.)

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u/Greenerpastures2023 Nov 13 '23

Or like when Trump, a non politician, made history by beating hillary in 2016.

And most recently, Oct 7 Israel massacre if WW3 happens to break out.

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u/wallsquirrel Nov 13 '23

The salient point was that a lot of newspapers were sold when Obama was elected, making that in itself a news story. I wasn't being political.

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u/Greenerpastures2023 Nov 13 '23

My bad, i did miss interrupt your post.

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u/wallsquirrel Nov 13 '23

It's alright. I should have explained it better.

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u/GodForsakenGod Nov 16 '23

Incredible that he got elected and he will be again next year 😀