Money that contains certified serial numbers from the D.B. Cooper ransom
is probably worth >100-times face value on Ebay.
>Even cash is suspect. It could be counterfeited or money from the DB Cooper
>hijack that the FBI will confiscate.
>
>Best solution is to keep collecting the stuff and fill the barn with it.
>NEVER SELL ANYTHING. Or, on the rare occasion you have something small and
>valuable, trade it for something large and heavy.
>
>I have never seen a forged large amplifier. I have seen a wonderful
>transformer that turned out to be made of balsa wood painted black, but it
>weighed about a pound. If the unit is heavy though, it is probably real. I
>do have a forged Collins exciter and built a forged Ameco AC-1, but
>otherwise, what you can lift is what you get.
>
>And the wonderful thing about just having a collection of heavy things is
>that all the robbers will steal is the beer in the refrigerator. Of course,
>if you have only cheap beer in the refrigerator, they will not even take
>that.
>
>Among AMPS members, heavy transformers are a medium of exchange, although
>beware of departed vacuums in variables and gassy tubes. Bring you high pot
>tester with you if you are travelling.
>
>And remember, if it looks like a Leica but says FED on it, beware.
>
>73, Colin K7FM
>
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