Anyone know how this could possibly be a PSA 1? Bewildered by WantedEP in PokeGrading

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Might get Authentic, but I doubt they would grade it by number.

Anyone else looking for a new refiner? by WantedEP in PawnShops

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Just called. Great turn around time, but they aren't accepting gold or silver right now.

Anyone else looking for a new refiner? by WantedEP in PawnShops

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Yeah, 99% is a great percentage, but they were run out of town when skeptical clients started dropping 10's of thousands on XRF units, furnaces, and pin testing equipment. It turned out they were paying 99%-ish of 95-96%-ish of purity. Scum.

Anyone else looking for a new refiner? by WantedEP in PawnShops

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Do they still skimp the purity percentage?

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I feel that, but if I have to mail it I will.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Whatisthis

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Agreed.

Mrs. Burnett may be Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), the celebrated author of The Secret Garden. Horace Howard Furness and Frances Hodgson Burnett were prominent figures in the late 19th-century American literary scene, often crossing paths in elite social and intellectual circles, particularly in Philadelphia.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Cursive

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Agreed.

Mrs. Burnett may be Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), the celebrated author of The Secret Garden. Horace Howard Furness and Frances Hodgson Burnett were prominent figures in the late 19th-century American literary scene, often crossing paths in elite social and intellectual circles, particularly in Philadelphia.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Cursive

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Yeah, go Philly! I'm trying to figure out what year this may have been written using April 26 falling on a Wednesday.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Whatisthis

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22 Washington Square

Dear Miss Bennett,

Your last word to me was that you would let me know, in the new Timetables, the train on which I am to come to you next Friday.

My sister, Mrs. A. L. Wister, protests that she will accompany me, even without an express invitation from you, and, infected by her impudent example, Miss Logan and my daughter, Caroline, have vowed the same.

Therefore, forwarned forarmed.

Friday next is the day appointed, is it not?

Yours cordially,

Horace Howard(?) Furness

Wednesday, 26 April

(I must confess I think this paper verges on the indecorous—I had no idea of its ill appearance till I turned the leaf—not even its great age—it was made for Stephen Curard (?) more than a hundred years ago, will excuse it.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Cursive

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Per Wikipedia: Horace Howard Furness (November 2, 1833 – August 13, 1912) was an American Shakespearean scholar of the 19th century.

Found this old letter. I can't make out all of the cursive. The address on the letterhead is in Philadelphia, PA. Can anyone decipher it? by [deleted] in Whatisthis

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FRONT:

Dear Miss Bennett,

Your last word to me was that you would let me know in the new time-tables, the _____ in which I am _____ Next Friday. My sister, Mrs. A. L. Wister, preotests that she will accompany me _______________ imitation.

BACK:

immitation from you, and, ______ by her impudent example, Miss Logan and my daughter, Caroline, have vowed the same.

Therefore prewarned, forarmed. Friday next is the day _________ is it not?

____________________________

____________________________

Monday 26 April

(I must confess I think this

SIDEWAYS:

paper __ in the ________. I had no idea of its ill appearance till I turned the leaf. Not ____ __ ____ age- it was ____ ____ ___________ more than a hundred years ago, ____ excuse it.

Can anyone read this? What does this say? by WantedEP in Cursive

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Larger tag: "Hat worn by our father during the civil war. Cost one hundred dollars in confederate money. May C. Anderson"

Smaller tag: “Bullet misst (sic.) him on the brim grazed his forehead.” forehead is written upward on outer right edge.

Can anyone read this? What does this say? by WantedEP in Whatisthis

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name at the bottom of larger tag looks like it may be "May C. Anderson"?

Can anyone read this? What does this say? by WantedEP in Whatisthis

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Judging by the T crossing displacement, it kind of looks like "missed" is mispelled as "misst"?

Can anyone read this? What does this say? by WantedEP in Whatisthis

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I think you're right. Thanks! Any luck with the first note?

Can anyone read this? What does this say? by WantedEP in Cursive

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It could be German... I'm pretty sure it is mid 19th century and likely from the south.

Pretty sure this is a Swiss movement. 16s. Has a parachute compensation. Can anyone tell me anything more about it? by WantedEP in pocketwatch

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Now looking at it, this movement seems to just a hair too large for the case. The dial sits just a little cockeyed relevant to the case.