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Posted By: Matt

Looking at the back of a Yeungling Ice Cream card, where two manufacturer trade-in offers were presented (see below for the offers) I had the following question/challenge to the board:

What 20th Century Issue would be the worst possible trade-in financially you could make? For purposes of the challenge I'm using SCD prices in EX condition.

To start it off, I'll throw the 2 Yengling's offers out there:

1) The 1928 Yeungling Ruth valued at $4,800 for an ice cream bar, available at your local grocery for about $1, for a loss of $4,799. That's a bad trade, but not as bad as:

2) The entire 60 card 1928 Yeungling set valued at $18,000 for a Gallon of Ice Cream, value about $5, for a loss of $17,995.

OK - who can top a loss of $17,995?