Mom didn't throw mine away, either. But when I was in high school, our home was burglarized and the thieves made off with most of my pre-war cards, including about 50 t206's. That, and going off to college, put me off card collecting for a few years. When I finally took a look at the hobby (around 1990), I was amazed at what had happened to prices. Fortunately, I was able to sell half my post war collection and to use part of the sale to back the lost pre-war cards.
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