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SharkOnLand wrote:

buffettbride wrote:"Need help dating a can"

Watch for rust and sharp edges, you could get diseases or hurt or something...

It's a perfectly preserved can; practically virgin. Only used once.

I had a beer can collection from High School through getting a real job. Had one that was worth $45 when I sold it in 1983. The other 300 combined got me another $100. The cool thing about my collection, with the exception of the expensive one, I had at least a six pack of every beer in it. God I drank some p*ss collecting

When you think of the volumn of Bud's consumed in 1970, you'll see that there is nothing rare or of real value. Might be worth about a buck

Cubbie Bear wrote:
When you think of the volumn of Bud's consumed in 1970, you'll see that there is nothing rare or of real value. Might be worth about a buck

I'm not too worried about the actual value of the can itself. It was finding it that made our night.

What's weird is I live so close to the Coors Brewery and soooo many people drink Coors products out here (especially in the 1970's) the fact that it's Bud and not Coors is kinda interesting.

I bet whoever drank it was p*** 'cause he couldn't find his screwdriver.

And to think when I was going through some of my old stuff last summer people were giving me sh*t for keeping a bunch of old beer cans.

In my collection are some old Coors cans from the 70s with the two openings in the top. A quick online search reveals an old "Banquet" style Coors can (not the kind I have) is fetching $11.99 on one site. These are from before Coors was available here in North Cackalacky so there's also a sticker on 'em saying "Imported from Mexico". Back in those days we'd drive all the way to SC to buy imported Coors beer at a dollar a can but the real upside was the alcohol content: 6.4%. I think the regulations are still 3.2% here in NC but I've heard of some much more pricy beers with a high alcohol content. I do believe Chimnay (sp?) is one of them.

buffettbride wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:
When you think of the volumn of Bud's consumed in 1970, you'll see that there is nothing rare or of real value. Might be worth about a buck

I'm not too worried about the actual value of the can itself. It was finding it that made our night.

What's weird is I live so close to the Coors Brewery and soooo many people drink Coors products out here (especially in the 1970's) the fact that it's Bud and not Coors is kinda interesting.

I bet whoever drank it was p*** 'cause he couldn't find his screwdriver.

In the 70's Coors on the west coast was "scab beer"
I have a Burgemeister beer can that was opened with a Church Key, amongest other beer cans that i found under old buildings.

If I'm dating a can, there better be two of them.

mings wrote:If I'm dating a can, there better be two of them.

mings wrote:If I'm dating a can, there better be two of them.

lightweight...

RinglingRingling wrote:

mings wrote:If I'm dating a can, there better be two of them.

lightweight...

no - I prefer more than just a handful

Jahfin wrote:And to think when I was going through some of my old stuff last summer people were giving me sh*t for keeping a bunch of old beer cans.

In my collection are some old Coors cans from the 70s with the two openings in the top. A quick online search reveals an old "Banquet" style Coors can (not the kind I have) is fetching $11.99 on one site. These are from before Coors was available here in North Cackalacky so there's also a sticker on 'em saying "Imported from Mexico". Back in those days we'd drive all the way to SC to buy imported Coors beer at a dollar a can but the real upside was the alcohol content: 6.4%. I think the regulations are still 3.2% here in NC but I've heard of some much more pricy beers with a high alcohol content. I do believe Chimnay (sp?) is one of them.

What Web site did you use to "date" your can?

mings wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

mings wrote:If I'm dating a can, there better be two of them.

lightweight...

no - I prefer more than just a handful

sooooo many riffs on this one..

buffettbride wrote:

Jahfin wrote:And to think when I was going through some of my old stuff last summer people were giving me sh*t for keeping a bunch of old beer cans.

In my collection are some old Coors cans from the 70s with the two openings in the top. A quick online search reveals an old "Banquet" style Coors can (not the kind I have) is fetching $11.99 on one site. These are from before Coors was available here in North Cackalacky so there's also a sticker on 'em saying "Imported from Mexico". Back in those days we'd drive all the way to SC to buy imported Coors beer at a dollar a can but the real upside was the alcohol content: 6.4%. I think the regulations are still 3.2% here in NC but I've heard of some much more pricy beers with a high alcohol content. I do believe Chimnay (sp?) is one of them.

What Web site did you use to "date" your can?

http://www.tias.com

Actually, I wasn't able to find the exact can I referred to in my post (the one with the two openings in the top) which makes me wonder what it might be worth if the "Banquet" style is priced at $11.99.

Jahfin wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

Jahfin wrote:And to think when I was going through some of my old stuff last summer people were giving me sh*t for keeping a bunch of old beer cans.

In my collection are some old Coors cans from the 70s with the two openings in the top. A quick online search reveals an old "Banquet" style Coors can (not the kind I have) is fetching $11.99 on one site. These are from before Coors was available here in North Cackalacky so there's also a sticker on 'em saying "Imported from Mexico". Back in those days we'd drive all the way to SC to buy imported Coors beer at a dollar a can but the real upside was the alcohol content: 6.4%. I think the regulations are still 3.2% here in NC but I've heard of some much more pricy beers with a high alcohol content. I do believe Chimnay (sp?) is one of them.

What Web site did you use to "date" your can?

http://www.tias.com

Actually, I wasn't able to find the exact can I referred to in my post (the one with the two openings in the top) which makes me wonder what it might be worth if the "Banquet" style is priced at $11.99.

Thanks Jah!

My can is "heavy aluminum" instead of steel like I thought, and is fetching an outstanding $2.50 at the moment!

buffettbride wrote:

Jahfin wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

Jahfin wrote:And to think when I was going through some of my old stuff last summer people were giving me sh*t for keeping a bunch of old beer cans.

In my collection are some old Coors cans from the 70s with the two openings in the top. A quick online search reveals an old "Banquet" style Coors can (not the kind I have) is fetching $11.99 on one site. These are from before Coors was available here in North Cackalacky so there's also a sticker on 'em saying "Imported from Mexico". Back in those days we'd drive all the way to SC to buy imported Coors beer at a dollar a can but the real upside was the alcohol content: 6.4%. I think the regulations are still 3.2% here in NC but I've heard of some much more pricy beers with a high alcohol content. I do believe Chimnay (sp?) is one of them.

What Web site did you use to "date" your can?

http://www.tias.com

Actually, I wasn't able to find the exact can I referred to in my post (the one with the two openings in the top) which makes me wonder what it might be worth if the "Banquet" style is priced at $11.99.

Thanks Jah!

My can is "heavy aluminum" instead of steel like I thought, and is fetching an outstanding $2.50 at the moment!

Put it back in the attic for another 30 years. Tha market for those cans could skyrocket by then.

RinglingRingling wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

buffettbride wrote:So, hubby was up in the attic last night installing the fan for our bathroom. He had to move some insulation around to get to the fan panel, and buried within the insulation was an (empty) Budweiser can. Our house was built in 1971. It was steel, not aluminum, and had the old-style pop-top. After we passed it around for my daughter and nieces to see, and explained the novelty that was a "pop top" and the subsequent Jimmy Buffett relevance, we came to the realization that the people who built our house were drunk.

Anyway, I wonder if there's a market for opened/empty old Budweiser cans.

check eBay. one can is not enough to really take to a collectors' show.

Nahh. It's not worth the trouble. We'll prolly just keep it around for it's novelty and discussion value.

it's not like it's an unopened can of "Billy Beer" or something.

Hey we had 5 unopened cans of Billy Beer

mal if you use both cans you can probably get more.

buffettbride wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:

buffettbride wrote:"Need help dating a can"

Watch for rust and sharp edges, you could get diseases or hurt or something...

It's a perfectly preserved can; practically virgin. Only used once.

Sloppy seconds aren't that bad!

island_hopper wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:

buffettbride wrote:"Need help dating a can"

Watch for rust and sharp edges, you could get diseases or hurt or something...

It's a perfectly preserved can; practically virgin. Only used once.

Sloppy seconds aren't that bad!

pass 'em around.

springparrot wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

buffettbride wrote:So, hubby was up in the attic last night installing the fan for our bathroom. He had to move some insulation around to get to the fan panel, and buried within the insulation was an (empty) Budweiser can. Our house was built in 1971. It was steel, not aluminum, and had the old-style pop-top. After we passed it around for my daughter and nieces to see, and explained the novelty that was a "pop top" and the subsequent Jimmy Buffett relevance, we came to the realization that the people who built our house were drunk.

Anyway, I wonder if there's a market for opened/empty old Budweiser cans.

check eBay. one can is not enough to really take to a collectors' show.

Nahh. It's not worth the trouble. We'll prolly just keep it around for it's novelty and discussion value.

it's not like it's an unopened can of "Billy Beer" or something.

Hey we had 5 unopened cans of Billy Beer

down to 3 now?

A friend of mine moved into an old house.... (new to her) and she found someones ashes in the attic... in a box... straight away from the crematory...... talk about creepy!