Whats your best single bottle buy? EVER?

[OsiaBoyce]

Jim, I'd guess $30.00 or so on eBay to the general collector. The ACl book list it as rare. However you know like I know prices are subjective to collectors who focus on a specific region/local.

A recent example being.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330718795675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

When I won this one my phone rang less than a minute later my friend in Charleston called and asked if I was insane,but I was not after the 'Smile' as to the fact I already have one, and they used to sell in the $100.00 - $130.00 range on average.......though I belive I gave a bit more for mine.

Most people would not give $5.00 for that 'Adams' bottle, me I had to have it as you see, and it is an extremely rare bottle, and dates from 1941. The 'Smile' 1942. For the record and fellow collectors, there is two variations of this 'Smile' bottle.................I need the other..........see, I have something to trade.

.............and who ran me up? None other than 'The Evil Jimmie Woods'

Here he is at the National FOHBC in 2004 where he won the 'Peoples Choice' award..........how about that painted lables winng at the show. Don't know if it's true, bit I heard that it po'ed the FOHBC prez, that they done away w/ said award.

 

[epackage]

Great story and I appreciate the reply, there's so little love for acl's around here that it's always interesting to follow you guys south of here and these great looking bottles...

 

[ironmountain]

a Snappy Lemon from Elson's bottling in Ishpeming, Michigan. this is one that I purchased.

 

[ironmountain]

backside.

 

[ironmountain]

best dug is a Nik's from 7up bottling co, houghton-ironwood, mi

front:

 

[ironmountain]

i love the backside of this bottle. I actually snagged a few of these. this one has a bit of fading on the Nik but otherwise is nice. 2nd one I found has great paint but a bit of rust on the s in Nik's that I didn't want to try to get off because I know I'd ruin it...3rd on was meh. Left that one up at the farm for father in law.

 

[bottleopop]

A few years ago, my wife was on a business trip and went into an antique mall. Later on she told me that she'd bought a couple of interesting soda bottles for me at the mall. I looked at them when she got home. It turned out that one of them was a very nice condition Christo Cola. We had never heard of it back then.
She'd paid $5 for it.

 

[grime5]

my best was a 1915 whitesburg ky coke.got it at an antiqe store for 1.00 only one known to exist. later greg

 

[fishnuts]

Good answers!
The Chin Up is pretty neat alright...and only a couple known, to boot.
The image is a little spooky lookin'...he could go on a date with that whacked-out lookin' Duda & Crawford girl, or the 'devil girl' version of Hazle.