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Originally Posted by Leon
I was thinking more of a physical thing but even the ticket stub would be a good investment at 2 bucks. Nice answer...
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I'm like Leon, I was thinking of a physical card or collectible. I don't know how you would pick the "where and when" of finding a particular collectible. I guess you could say the summer of 1910 or 1911 in some bigger city like New York and hang out at a tobacco shop. But that wouldn't necessarily mean you would find anything great. Although you could probably get some great tobacco advertising. Maybe you should drop in on Honus Wagner at his house and see if he got those tobacco card samples. You could tell him you'd be willing to give him $2 for all he had. Or maybe you decide to go to North Carolina and search for some Ty Cobb tobacco tins with the Ty Cobb cards. If you were in Philadelphia you should be able to find some E cards. If they come with penny candy you could have 200 cards for your $2. Would they charge tax back then? I don't know. Or, if you jump to Babe Ruth's debut year, you could go to Boston, buy a baseball, and have Ruth sign it. He'd be a rookie, so he'll be eager to sign since he would be unknown. Be sure to have him add the year he's signing and maybe "Redsox". That would be pretty sweet. Those were some I came up with.