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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4305759, member: 18716"]Mechanical pencils are very collectable, hence the pricing. Most do have some non gold as part of the mechanics which is why they aren't usually sold as gold weight. This can be steel (try a strong magnet if it sticks there may be a decent amount of steel inside), they also used brass though which is non magnetic.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the name doesn't have any provenance then it's just a name - you need to be able to tie it down to someone through historical detail to add value, this is usually very hard to do, though occasionally possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4305759, member: 18716"]Mechanical pencils are very collectable, hence the pricing. Most do have some non gold as part of the mechanics which is why they aren't usually sold as gold weight. This can be steel (try a strong magnet if it sticks there may be a decent amount of steel inside), they also used brass though which is non magnetic. If the name doesn't have any provenance then it's just a name - you need to be able to tie it down to someone through historical detail to add value, this is usually very hard to do, though occasionally possible.[/QUOTE]
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