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<p>[QUOTE="707susang, post: 3389, member: 71"]Take a look at listings and completeds on e-bay, or other sites..</p><p><br /></p><p>This type of ciggie case, with this design, lack of desired makers/retailers mark, will bring you scrap plus. It isn't rare or scarce, no older than vintage, nor can be passed off/used today as a card case or wallet for paper money. It holds a king sized pack of ciggies. Not so PC these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are selling it, clean the black stuff off....it doesn't take much. "Sunshine cloths" can be expensive and are really best saved for jewelry and touchups. Using a mild silver cream - go over the gold lightly, will make it presentable for sale. Yes, with the gold, it will sell better than plain silver, but I don't know if I would go so far as to describe it as mixed metal?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="707susang, post: 3389, member: 71"]Take a look at listings and completeds on e-bay, or other sites.. This type of ciggie case, with this design, lack of desired makers/retailers mark, will bring you scrap plus. It isn't rare or scarce, no older than vintage, nor can be passed off/used today as a card case or wallet for paper money. It holds a king sized pack of ciggies. Not so PC these days. If you are selling it, clean the black stuff off....it doesn't take much. "Sunshine cloths" can be expensive and are really best saved for jewelry and touchups. Using a mild silver cream - go over the gold lightly, will make it presentable for sale. Yes, with the gold, it will sell better than plain silver, but I don't know if I would go so far as to describe it as mixed metal?[/QUOTE]
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