coke_and_stuff
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Bill Porters Coke bottle checklist, It reads WARNING "December 25, 1923" Bottles were issued by Coca Cola in 1989 with small letter base plates for several cities. They are dated "89" and are virtually worthless! These city names, as with all after 1965, are chosen randomly and have no real relation to the bottlers they represent. They are called random baseplate bottles. The original 1923 bottles have larger base plates as do all cokes until 1951. In 1990 non-returnable (no refund) bottles were made with the Christmas patent date, There are not very deceptive but new collectors Beware! I personally when I first got into into hobby bought these like they were going out of style. Some I paid as much as $15-20 for. Post a picture of the base. Joey
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Collector of Soda Machines, Advertising signs, Gas & Oil, and straight sided Coca Cola bottles
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