Lew Bros Collection Price List

[Cap-Sealed]

Here's the top 50 cans off the Lew Bros Collection list when they sold out many moons ago...... have prices gone up or down on these??? You can bet with these prices they were laughing all the way to the bank.

Arrow Ale English Style 32-1 1 / 1- 1 of 2 indoor examples, actual can in book 12,000.00
AutoCrat 32-31 2- best and only known example 10,000.00
Old Dutch Beer 105-33 1+ rolled, super clean, much better than one in book 10,000.00
Edel Brau Ale 58-33 1+ rolled, one of two known 9,000.00
Pabst old tankard ale 110-38 1- actual can in book, one of a kind, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 8,500.00
Best Hapsburg L 80-16 A1+ WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX, only known example, display empty lid, opening instruction 8,000.00
Pabst Export 111-13 1 new top, can in book, one known, scratch in word "pabst" on label touched up, WF of TAX 8,000.00
Pabst Export L 111-8 A1+ PatenT pending, two known, ounce and centiliters top face left, opening instruction 8,000.00
Miller 99-28 1- actual can in book, only one known, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX slight fade 7,500.00
Pabst old tankard ale L 110-36 1- slight fade and spotting on label, one of a kind, WITHDRAWN FREE 7,500.00
Rheingold Beer 123-32 A1+ one of two best known examples, better than one in book, opening instruction! 7,500.00
Arrow Bock 32-9 A1+ NICE!!! Amongst best known indoor examples 7,000.00
Germantown 69-1 1+ no lid 7,000.00
Jacob Ruppert Ruppiner 126-33 2 1 of 2 known, actual can in book, fade on back 7,000.00
Little Imp 92-1 1 1 of 3 indoor examples, actuall can in Class book 7,000.00
Miller high life 99-30 A1- actual can in book, only one known, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX some spots 7,000.00
Sliver Top 134-19 1 only indoor example known, non-irtp actually, He-Man Brew!!! 7,000.00
Falls City unpictured 1- some scratches and a ding, OLIVE DRAB, just incredible can!!! 6,500.00
Mule Head ale 100-37 1+ super clean 6,500.00
Edel Brau Beer 58-34 1 less then a handful known, amongst best known example 6,000.00
Edel Brew beer 58-35 1+ rolled, amongst best known example, better than one in book 6,000.00
Genesee 68-29 1 better than one in book, OLIVE DRAB 6,000.00
Krueger Bock 90-26 2- small opener, IRTP, PatS pending, spotty 6,000.00
Mule head beer L 101-1 1- Pats Pending, no opening instructions, only known example, light spots on back 6,000.00
Valley Forge 142-35 1 actual can in book, best known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 6,000.00
Valley Forge 142-37 1 actual can in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 6,000.00
Acme Ale englishtown 28-20 A1- never seen another indoor example, better than one in book, slight scratches 5,500.00
Bond Hill 40-36 A1+ gold a lightly tarnished, new lid, better than can in book 5,500.00
Goebel 70-33 1- one of three indoor examples OLIVE DRAB 5,500.00
Berghoff Stout Malt Liqour 36-17 1+ only indoor example, actual can in book, rolled 5,000.00
Brauhaus Ale 41-11 2+ rolled, one of two known to our knowledge 5,000.00
Brauhaus half & half 41-13 2+ rolled, one of two known to our knowledge 5,000.00
Gunther's beer 78-18 A1+ 5,000.00
Mule Head ale 100-40 1 Pats Pending, actual can in book, only known indoor example 5,000.00
Lion Beer 91-35 1 / 1- hard variation 4,500.00
Narragansett Pale L 101-14 1- PatS Pending, rolled, opening instruction, no trade mark on label 4,500.00
Old Dutch Bock 105-37 1 / 1- slight fade 4,500.00
Trumps 140-18 1 smudge mark in playing card 4,500.00
Bond Hill 40-37 1 / 1+ new top 4,000.00
Burgermeister L 46-27 2- opening instruction/one known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 4,000.00
Feigenspan Ale L 62-36 2 rub out, only known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 4,000.00
Feigenspan Ale L 62-38 1- only known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 4,000.00
Lion sparkling ale L 91-33 3+ indoor but humidity spotted, 1of a kind, WITHDRAWN FREE opening instruction, PatS pending 4,000.00
Mule head beer 101-1 1 PatS Pending, rare variation, opening instructions left and right of seam 4,000.00
R & H ale 122-34 1- missing top, one of three known, teeth marks, can opener mark 4,000.00
Schultz Beer 132-5 1- less than handful known 4,000.00
Sick's Select 133-18 1- all original, OLIVE DRAB, great can 4,000.00
Stock Ale by Croft 52-25 2+ one of two known all original cans, actual can in book, spotty 4,000.00
Valley Forge 142-36 1 / 1- new top WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 3,700.00


Here's the rest of the list.....

Naeuweiler's bock 103-5 2 actual can in book, second best known example 3,600.00
Crystal Top 53-1 1 1 of 3 indoor examples 3,500.00
New Yorker Beer 103-12 A1- slight blemishes & dings, original lid 3,500.00
Old Dutch Ale 105-30 1 / 2, very clean face / damage on back 3,500.00
Pabst blue ribbon 111-23 1+ more rare than peoria conterpart, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX better than can in book 3,500.00
Rainier club 117-31 1 original can, very rare, no top OLIVE DRAB 3,500.00
Hamm's 79-17 1- OLIVE DRAB 3,200.00
Schlitz EXPORT 129-13 A1+ Used in BCCA book front lable picture WITHDRAWN FREE 3,200.00
Schultz Ale 132-4 1 five to six known 3,200.00
Acme Beer L 29-5 1 bottom cut out, one of a kind WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 3,000.00
Bay State Beer 35-17 2+ better than one that just closed on ebay 3,000.00
Edelbrew beer L 58-37 1+ only one we know of, non tax 3,000.00
Faust 62-27 A1+ 3,000.00
Fox Deluxe 65-13 1 / 1- hard to tell if better than one in book, perhaps? 3,000.00
Golden Harvest 73-18 1+ Very Rare indeed, better than can in book 3,000.00
Hamm's L 79-18 A1+ no lid, only known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX and centiliters on face 3,000.00
Harvard export beer 80-33 2- actual can in book, one of two known, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 3,000.00
Hurnung 83-38 A1+ better than one in the book, very clean WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 3,000.00
Krueger L 90-15 1+ bank top, "light lager beer" in red, 1 of 2 known 3,000.00
Krueger Beer 90-13 1+ bank top, best known example WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 3,000.00
Lion Beer 91-32 1+ new top, can in book 3,000.00
Pabst blue ribbon L 111-20 1 no top, one of a kind WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX ounces and centiliters on label 3,000.00
Ruppert knickerbocker 126-4 1+ actual can in book, only one known, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 3,000.00
Shamrock 132-37 1- 3,000.00
Triangle 139-23 3- solid can, no color to it, new lids, amazingly rare, pictured in old BCCA news report 3,000.00
Trommers L 139-26 1+ only one known, date 1950, No tax referance, bank top 3,000.00
Williams Purple Cow 146-6 A1 some minor spots 3,000.00
Acme Beer 29-4 A1+ lid cut out OLIVE DRAB 2,700.00
Blue n Gold 39-39 1+ rolled WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 2,500.00
Copenhagan Castle Brand 51-26 2+ 1 of 2 indoor examples known, actual can in book 2,500.00
Linden 91-30 1+ all original, very clean ultra rare can 2,500.00
Pabst blue ribbon 110-9 A1+ better than one on book, small ding and scuff mark near top rim, olive drab top original 2,500.00
Peter Doelger beer 113-11 A1+ 2 pats - others pending, "1000 sunrise" in address, hardest variation 2,500.00
R & H ale 122-35 1- actual can in book, slight spotting 2,500.00
Regal Pale 120-32 A1+ best known WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 2,500.00
Rheinlander 124-26 1- light paint job 2,500.00
Ruppert L 126-6 1+ no brewed and canned by statement, 1of 2 known WITHDRAWN FREE 2,500.00
Schmidt Select Cereal beverage 130-14 1+ all original 2,500.00
Progress 117-13 1 few spots, couple of tiny scratches, great color 2,200.00
Schlitz 129-16 A1+ new top, fantastic, best we've ever seen OLIVE DRAB 2,200.00
279 light beer 142-4 1+ 2,000.00
American Can Co Can 1+ no top, opening instruction 2,000.00
Black Eagle 37-22 A1+ chicago, manhattan, no top 2,000.00
Black Eagle 37-23 A1+ class & Nochod, PA, no top 2,000.00
Cab Cream Ale 47-35 2 spotty 2,000.00
Dingle Bay 53-35 2 actual can in book, best known, very minor touch up (why it was done, I'll never know) 2,000.00
Hofmeister 82-34 1 all original, some tarnish on gold 2,000.00
Krueger bock 90-28 1- 2,000.00
Pikes Peak Malt Liqour 115-32 A1+ all original 2,000.00
R & H ale 122-36 1- better than can in book, slight spotting 2,000.00
Schaeffer 127-39 A1 only indoor example known, no top, WITHDRAWN FREE, actual can in book 2,000.00
Trommers bock 139-34 2+ actual can in the "Bible" 2,000.00
Exeter 61-21 1- all original 1,750.00
Marlin Beer 94-35 1 / 1- 1,750.00
Rheingold 123-37 2 / 2+ new top, aging of OD paint OLIVE DRAB 1,700.00
Walter's Beer 144-17 1- 2nd or 3rd best known example 1,600.00
Budweiser 43-36 1- all original, two pats others pending OLIVE DRAB better than one in book 1,500.00
Cab Cream Ale 47-34 2 spotty 1,500.00
Esslinger's 60-19 A1+ WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 1,500.00
Guiness's Ale 77-17 A1+ 55052 vat number 1,500.00
Guiness's Ale 77-34 1+ 55047 vat number 1,500.00
Guiness's Ale 77-38 1+ 55057 vat number, rolled 1,500.00
Guiness's Lager beer 77-31 1 44060 vat number, actual can in book 1,500.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-2 1+ 44046 vat number 1,500.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-9 1+ 44055 vat number, actual can in book 1,500.00
Hensler L 81-32 1- IRTP, only indoor example we know of "garard can" 1,500.00
Horlucks fire brewed 83-28 2+ better than one in the book 1,500.00
Mule head beer 101-1 A1 two Pats - othes pending, Opening instruction right of seam top & bottom 1,500.00
Old Bohemian all grain unpictured 1 rolled, not pictured, some scratches 1,500.00
Prior 116-39 1- WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX, better than can in book 1,500.00
Rainier ale 117-40 1+ rolled, short sheet, super clean 1,500.00
Regal 122-3 3- super rare can 1,500.00
San Miguel 127-14 1 / 1- best known all original can. Damage by seam, actual can in book 1,500.00
Schaeffer L 128-1 2 no top, solder marks on seam, WITHDRAWN FREE, one of a kind 1,500.00
Yanke Trader 147-1 2+ all original 1,500.00
Guiness's Ale 77-22 1 55060 vat number 1,400.00
Guiness's Ale 77-32 A1+ 55042 vat number 1,400.00
Guiness's Ale A1+ 55044 vat number, unpictured 1,400.00
Guiness's Lager beer 77-40 A1+ 44042 vat number, actual can in book, minor teeth marks 1,400.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-1 A1+ 44044 vat number, new bottom 1,400.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-5 A1+ 44049 vat number, can in book 1,400.00
Windsor 146-14 1- 1,400.00
Guiness's Ale 77-20 1 55057 vat number 1,300.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-4 1 44048 vat number, actual can in book 1,300.00
Guiness's Lager beer 78-7 1 44052 vat number, actual can in book 1,300.00
Rainier Special Export 117-29 2 better than the one in the book, one of four known 1,300.00
KOL L 89-7 1 only one known, KOL brewing NY, NY (probably from ruppert?) 1,250.00
Arrow Ale 31-40 2 water can so colors are a bit washed out, hole in seam patched 1,200.00
Badger 32-35 1- indoor can 1,200.00
Balboa L 32-40 2 IRTP by SOUTHERN, have never seen another one, spotting on face 1,200.00
BEER 35-36 2- fade on one side, KEGLINED, two pats others, WITHDRAWN FREE, never seen another one 1,200.00
Berghoff ale 36-10 1 was full causing some tarnish near bottom 1,200.00
Black Dallas chicago 37-15 2 "barn condition" type can, spotting, good color 1,200.00
Burgermeister 46-29 1 / 1+ rolled, actual can in book 1,200.00
Carlsbrau 48-22 1- new top, teeth marks 1,200.00
Copenhagan Castle Brand 51-27 1- 1,200.00
Diamond State L 53-32 2+ IRTP, only indoor example known 1,200.00
Edelweiss Stout Malt Liqour 59-10 A1 rolled 1,200.00
Hornungs Cream ale 83-31 2 some touch up, indoor can, still has ale in it 1,200.00
Lubeck 92-16 2 new top, some touch up near rims 1,200.00
Peter Doelger beer 113-12 2+ actual can in book, as seen - has slight spotting overall 1,200.00
Sick's Select 133-17 1- rolled, OLIVE DRAB 1,200.00
Silver Bar 134-10 1 rolled 1,200.00
Silver Bar 134-4 1 rolled 1,200.00
Silver Bar 134-8 1 rolled 1,200.00
Silver Bar 134-9 1 rolled 1,200.00
Waldorf Ale 143-40 1 pats pending with distributor information 1,200.00
Apollo Beer 31-34 2 spotty 1,100.00
BEER 35-36 2 no pat numbers, no KEGLINED, WITHDRAWN FREE, never seen another 1,000.00
BEER 35-37 3+ outdoor can, one of five known, 1st or 2nd best OLIVE DRAB actual can in book 1,000.00
Bond Hill 40-35 1 / 1- a few spots, better than can in book 1,000.00
Fort Pitt ale 64-25 2 small opener, two pats others pending, displays well, barn condition 1,000.00
Genesee Liebotschaner all malt 68-25 3 water can that has been clear coated, small holes in seam, colors a bit washed 1,000.00
Guiness's Lager beer 77-28 1,/ 2 44054 vat number, actual can in book, spotty on back 1,000.00
Kent ale 87-31 2 nice outdoor can. Minor fade, minor rust marks. No holes, no touch up 1,000.00
Monticello 100-25 1+ better than one in book, all original 1,000.00
Old Ranger 107-39 1 clean 1,000.00
Olde Virginia Special 109-5 1+ rolled, rare brewery and label variation, a touch short in height 1,000.00
Regal Pale 120-33 1 / 1+ OLIVE DRAB, actual can in book 1,000.00
Rheingold McSorley's 123-27 2- desirable can 1,000.00
Special Export X-mas test can unpictured 1+ green, rolled as tab, should be a flat, one of two known 1,000.00
Special Export X-mas test can unpictured 1+ red, rolled as tab, should be a flat, one of two known 1,000.00
Trommers Ale 139-25 1 1,000.00
Trommers Bock 139-35 2 small holes in seam. Nice label. Rare variation 1,000.00
Budweiser 44-1 1+ no top, hardest WF budweiser WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 900.00
Gretz half & half 76-10 1 / 1- no bottom 900.00
Sweet Life 138-6 1+ bank top 900.00
Berghoff Malt Liqour 36-16 A2+ spotty 850.00
A-1 31-23 1- rolled 800.00
Cremo 52-12 2- rolled, spotty, solder on seam thick 800.00
Esslinger's Bock beer 60-37 2- very nice, minor yellow touched up. 800.00
Golden Crown 72-32 2 / 2+ Opening instruction, clear coated, super can, OI pictured 800.00
Pabst blue ribbon 111-22 1- no top, OLIVE DRAB 800.00
Trommers Ale 139-24 A2+ two pats - others pending 800.00
Waldorf Lager 144-3 1 no top, teeth marks 800.00
Brewer's Choice 42-4 1 / 1- clear coated, front is better than back, displays great, nice can overall 750.00
Centlivre 48-28 3 solid nice label, clear coated 750.00
Esslinger ale 60-16 3 actual can in book, very rare 750.00
Fox Deluxe 65-11 1+ new top 750.00
Horton 84-4 1 / 1- best known example, actual can in book 750.00
Ilsner 84-40 2 750.00
Krueger Beer 90-7 2+ WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX, new lid, actual can pictured in book 750.00
Manhattan L 94-23 3+ opening instruction, pictured in BCCA magazine last year WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 750.00
Old Gold 107-6 1 750.00
Ox Cart 135-35 1+ 750.00
Regent Ale 122-12 A1+ new lid 750.00
Rheingold Beer 124-20 1+ 750.00
Acme Beer 29-7 A1+ rolled WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 700.00
Berghoff dark Beer 36-15 1 air sealed 700.00
Black Dallas chicago 37-16 2 front of can has some fade to it, outdoor can 700.00
Golden Rod ale 73-28 3- only know of one other (in the book actually), very rare, not as nice as one in book 700.00
Grand Prize 74-9 1- new top, can opener mark around part of can WITHDRAWN FREE 700.00
Half and Half 78-38 1 / 1- some damage near bottom rim due to the fact that the can was full 700.00
Hulls Lager Beer 84-22 3- display ok for such a rare can. Not many of these in any shape 700.00
Ilsner 84-39 2- actual side panels used in bcca book, new lids 700.00
Roger Williams Ale 125-13 3+ humidity spotted 700.00
Rosalie 125-17 3 hole patched nicely in left of label 700.00
Schaeffer 127-40 A1+ three patent numbers, OLIVE DRAB 700.00
Schaeffer 127-40 A1+ two patent numbers, OLIVE DRAB 700.00
Spearman L 134-36 2 by spearmen brewing co., never seen another one 700.00
Tru Blu Ale 140-9 2+ some spotting, indoor can, bottom opened, wall found 700.00
Weiss 144-39 1 new top, teeth marks 700.00
Budweiser 43-39 1+ no date at bottom of label, top cut out WITHDRAWN FREE 650.00
Ox Head 109-24 2 650.00
BEER 35-34 2 two pats others pending, KEGLINED, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 600.00
Dawson's beer 53-21 1 / 1+ 600.00
Jester 86-32 2+ some spots and small dings 600.00
Ruppert Malta 127-3 1 / 1- rare can, some discoloration 600.00
Hopfheiser 83-24 4 one of four dumpers known, one indoor known, this one is third best dumper? 550.00
Pilgrim 52-15 3 nice label 550.00
Pilser's 116-7 2- spotted 550.00
Schlitz 129-17 1 purple stripe, WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 550.00
Balboa 32-38 3 touch up left side of can WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
BEER L 35-36 2- by MILLER, brewery info painted over WITHDRAWN FREE actually pictured in book at #36 500.00
Best Hapsburg 80-18 A1+ top cut out minor teeth marks, best we've ever seen 500.00
Best Hapsburg brand L 80-20 1 / 1- IRTP, opening instruction, light smoke damage on back, garard can, shiney silver 500.00
Brownie 42-40 3+ solid can with new lids, great color 500.00
Budweiser 43-38 A1+ drinking mug with handle removed 500.00
Buffalo 45-9 3- better than can in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
Falls City 61-26 2 best known example, actual can in book WITHDRAWN FREE 500.00
Goebel 70-34 2- actual can in book, all original 500.00
Gold Medal 72-12 3+ WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
Jacob Ruppert Bock 126-25 5 dumper 500.00
Krueger Beer 90-10 1- new lid, actual can pictured in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
Lifestaff 91-28 2- / 3+ just a bit less in grade than one in book, rare can 500.00
Lisco 91-40 2 a great example of this can 500.00
Neuweiller's beer 102-36 2 / A2+ full length opener 500.00
New Yorker half & half 103-13 3 small holes in seam. Rare can, lid legible 500.00
Old Bohemian Lager style beer 104-32 2 barn condition, super rare LAGER beer 500.00
Pfeiffer's 113-38 1+ OLIVE DRAB 500.00
Pikes Peak Beer 115-30 2 outdoor can but in great shape 500.00
Poth's Beer 116-22 2 bubble rust under paint, solid can, two pats others pending 500.00
Rainier club 117-33 A1+ actual can in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
Rainier club 117-35 A1+ actual can in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 500.00
Regal Amber Beer 120-29 3- actual can in book 500.00
Regal india ale 120-30 2- / 3+ great green color 500.00
Schaefer bock 128-20 2- big goat, hole patched near top rim and right of seam, great color, almost no rust 500.00
Silver Top 134-21 1 / A1+ light spotting 500.00
Storz farmer 137-15 2 / A2+ nice example of outdoor can 500.00
Trommers 139-26 1+ 500.00
Waldorf Golden bock 144-10 5 restored with patch, paint. Looks good though. One of two known. Only dumper 500.00
Cremo 52-9 2 great gold color 450.00
Eastside bock 58-11 2 / A2+ clear coated 450.00
Schlitz L 129-16 2+ top cut out, no tax since WF statement painted over OLIVE DRAB 450.00
Alt Heidelberg Brand 30-12 2 some minor imperfections for a can found under a house, really tough can 400.00
BEER 35-35 1- Seattle Brewing and Malting 400.00
Golden rod Beer 73-31 5 solid can, but no real color to it. One of a handful known 400.00
Town Club 139-20 2- / 3+ battleship grey enamel 400.00
KOL 89-3 1+ rolled 350.00
Lucky 93-13 1+ 350.00
Ranch 118-37 3 some holes near top rim patched with glue, rare can 350.00
All Star 29-31 3 actual can in book 300.00
Bay State Ale 35-14 3 front is better than the back 300.00
Bay State Beer 35-18 3 has some holes and rust, very rare enamel gray can 300.00
Bay State Beer 35-19 4+ metallic beer, very tough indeed 300.00
Betts by gretz 36-35 2- rare can 300.00
Blue n Gold 39-40 3+ WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX statement painted over 300.00
Brown Derby 42-5 4 super rare can, not many known in any condition 300.00
De Soto 53-28 3- desirable can 300.00
Imperial 85-3 1+ rolled from a short sheet, seam put in WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 300.00
Old Dutch Superior 105-36 3 dumper WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 300.00
Pabst blue ribbon 111-25 1+ actual can in book, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 300.00
Poths Ale 116-21 3 Keglined, Pats Pending, small hole on label patched and touched up 300.00
Poth's Beer 116-23 3 humidity spotted indoor can that was a lamp 300.00
Rainier by century 118-8 2- actual can in book, rare early variation 300.00
Rheingold 123-35 3+ better label than one in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 300.00
Ruppert 126-6 2+ slight fade on face, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 300.00
Ruppert knickerbocker L 126-4 3- dumper, no "old style" on label, only known example, WITHDRAWN FREE 300.00
Sunshine bock 137-38 4+ one side OK, hole between labels patched, back side thin rust and fade 300.00
Tru Blu Beer 140-14 3 touch up WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 300.00
York by gretz 147-3 2- hole in seam patched, rare can, red touched on backside 275.00
Poths Beer 116-24 3- trapizoid is a harder variation than the triangle poths 250.00
Rheingold pale bock beer 124-16 4+ hole in seam, better front than back 250.00
San Juan Malta 127-11 3+ only example we've ever seen!!! Back faded 250.00
Schlitz 129-18 A1+ no top, 1946 WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 250.00
Sick's Select 133-19 1 rolled, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX light scratches 250.00
Ballantine's 33-30 1+ rolled OLIVE DRAB two pats - others pending 200.00
Gunther's ale 78-14 3 split R, better face than one in book 200.00
Gunther's ale L 78-14/15 3+ Large "gunthers" like #14, but not split R like #15, hole patched in seam 200.00
Gunther's ale 78-15 2- small "gunthers" 200.00
Pabst blue ribbon 110-8 3 nice dumper OLIVE DRAB 200.00
Sick's Select Lager 133-15 3- second best known example, was first to trade with finder WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 200.00
Krueger ale L 89-29 2+ WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX statement painted over 175.00
Krueger ale 89-29 2 better than one in book WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX 150.00
Mule Head ale 100-38 4+ actual can in book, super rare white back ground in oval 150.00
Ballantine's 33-30 3 all original, dumper, three patent numbers OLIVE DRAB 100.00
Buckingham 43-18 5- super rare can 100.00
Pabst blue ribbon L 111-25 3+ outdoor can, from PEORIA HEIGHTS not milwaukee, haven't seen another one 100.00
Pabst blue ribbon 111-26 A1+ Keglined three pat numbers, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 100.00
Sick's Select 133-11 1+ no top WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 100.00
Budweiser 43-36 4 dumper, three pat numbers OLIVE DRAB 50.00
Pabst blue ribbon L 111-21 4 dumper, irtp but WF statement on lid, enamal paint 50.00
Pabst blue ribbon 111-26 1+ ME left of seam, rolled, WITHDRAWN FREE of TAX 50.00
Schlitz L 129-17 4 purple stripe but WF statement removed, unpictured 50.00

[Leon]

I thought the Lewandowski's paid to Much for that Autocrat when I seen them get it off ebay for $4,500. Then last year was that Autocrat on ebay that only got around $1,500. Who or why would anyone pay $10,000 for there dumper? $7,500 sounds like alot for a faded Pink Miller O/I just because it's Withdrawnfree. Could I get $7,500 for my only known Altes Crowntainer? NOT. LEON.

[Cap-Sealed]

They did not dicker on the prices either. They sold at the right time. If you didnt want to pay that price, there were 3 or 4 others who would.

[cansnatcher]

Overall, seems pretty reasonable to me. Some high, some low. What year was this?

[OctoberAle]

October of 2002. Thanks for posting the list. I've wanted to review that for some time. I still have a few cans from those heady days. That was a fun moment.

Actually the twins did knock off a chunk from the last couple of cans I purchased, which was quite nice of them. My cans ranged from the good to the bad to the ugly, but I'm still happy with some of the cans obtained.

I would like to have a crack at either an Edel Brau or Edel Brew in the 6k range again....

Steve

[dmswsp]

rosalie 700? destoto 300? there are some losers though, like the touched up charro...

[Brent Gesland]

I miss these guys!!

Michael L. was always very kind to me when I got back
into collecting in the late 90's and answered every one of
my questions no matter how stupid they may have been
back then....He even opened up his home for a view of there
collection which included Dan B. ,myself and CMD as our host
-----ahhhh--fond memories!!!

Since we were fellow Pabst collectors we hit it off. There were
only 2 cans I had that the twins wanted---yup--both Pabst.

1) One was a gr 1 long opener(from my indoor find) and the only
reason they wanted it was that it was a top lid var. they did not
have(full old time alcholic strength) and these guys at the time
had the best of the best Pabst collection. If you have a ongrade
early Pabst OI(not all long openers) w/that lid it probably came
from my find and there was also a Kansas find as welll.

2) Pabst Export L-645. & usbc #111-10(pic of there can) and at
the time is was the 3rd best known example(gr1-) and even thou
I was offered a great trade---I just couldnt do it as I like the Pabst
cans just like the twins did!!

Some one should tell the story of the Lew Bros. collection when they
lived at there parents house and had to view there collection thru a
crawl space.etc...........

Later--Brent

[fallscityfreak]

WOW! 5 and 4 figure prices for ROLLED CANS? And if they didn't sell for that, I'll bet they were damn close! What were people thinking?

So Ed, since you posted this list (thanks by the way) givin' your stance on rolled cans, at what point do cans that ain't real and suck become worth those prices? When there is only one or two known? Also, who wound up with the Waldorf Golden Bock "frankenstein can?"

-fcf.

[fallscityfreak]

Also, I noticed several WF cans listed. What is the general consenses as to who has the leading WF collection in the country today?

-fcf.

[beercanman]

fcf,

That's a good question. I like WF cans but don't consider mine to be one of the top notch collections. I wonder who the other WF guys even are. You'd think that I would know that but I really have no idea who the other specialists are in that area. Lew Bros got out and Ed K was an OD guy. I like the OD and non-OD WFs. Anyway, I have a feeling that a lot of the high dollar WFs just went into separate collections and might not come together again. I'll get a pic of my WFs (flats only) posted sometime. If anyone's got something that I don't have and they want to move it - contact me.

Steve

[Cap-Sealed]

FCF - just my opinion - I dont like rolled cans although I do have a few. I hate them so much that I will remove a mint rolled can off the shelf for a lower grade original beer can.

Cant understand how the Lew Bros just totally melted down and got out of collecting cans all together. Lots of guys have (started) families but still collect cans. Seems to me collecting is in the blood. Oh well.....

[Flat_Top]

I can't help with who has the most WF cans, but I can help with one of the Lewandowski's WF cans. I picked up the Goebel 70-34 WF from them. I know there are a few rub out examples of this can around. Anyone have an idea how many are out there? Are there any more non rub out examples?



click on can for more pictures

[beercanman]

Chuck,

Great can! I've got one of those that was partially rubbed out from a Drewry's can - compliments of our very own Longopener (thanks!).

If you ever upgrade that can please keep me in mind for the downgrade.

Steve

[triplealex]

I have got one of those Withdrrawn free Goebels that needs to be rubbed out. I got the can from Dave Wheaton, but never attempted to rub it out. The can has minor dent ruffling which I think makes rubbing out that much more difficult. Anybody good at rubbing out cans????

Alex

[OctoberAle]

Most, but not all, of the Lewandowski cans sold from this offering. A few did not sell, and made their way to ebay, such as the Rheingold OI. I suspect that they may have made other deals with people who were purchasing multiple cans, and this price list may not EXACTLY reflect the true prices the cans sold for in all instances.

Beercanman may recall that PON withdrawn free can listed for 4000. I believe it now resides with him?
I picked that up for a fraction of the price and passed it along to Steve for another fraction o' the price.

I'm not a big fan of rolled cans either, but I have one significant can on my shelf that's rolled. It's quite easy to imagine certain labels as rolled cans bringing 4 or 5 figures, especially if they're well put together.

[Mike S]

Cant understand how the Lew Bros just totally melted down and got out of collecting cans all together. Lots of guys have (started) families but still collect cans. Seems to me collecting is in the blood. Oh well.....

Thats easy, they probably had everything that was worthwhile to get and were smart enough to know when the prices were at their peak in the hobby....in other words they made a killing! With that said im suprised they didnt keep a certain small group of cans like their pabst, WF or a certain city or state just to remain connected to the hobby..
mike

[Longopener]

A few years after the sale, the Twins started reducing the prices....I bought 5 or 6 cans off that list that were originally priced at $1000 each but I didn't pay nearly that much for a piece for them...

[CMD]

Heres some pix of the Lewondowski collection off of
Jim Plants website http://www.greenmon.com/






this was some of the better stuff , I beleive they had over 6000+ flats

out

dan

[e61096]

It was a great liquidation sale. I picked up quite a few
cans from them at the time when prices were down.

BR

[mtracy64]

The twins still like to know what's going on in the hobby - I keep in touch with both, especially Mike. He's got a couple of dayghters now and is putting the same effort into family life that he did with beer cans for so long. There was some talk initially about Dave maybe keeping the WF cans and continuing to collect, but how do you equitably split a collection like theirs? I wouldn't be completely surprised to see one or both get back in, but what would you collect once you've had almost everything?

As Brent said, I miss the guys in the hobby. Dave and I hit it off immediately when we met at Blue/Grey. Subsequently, my job had me traveling to Belvidere, IL (near Rockford) for the better part of a year and a half to work on the launch of the 2000 Neon. I'd go out there for two weeks, come home for a long weekend, and head back out there. I got to see their collection perhaps 50 times, including a number of times while it was still displayed in the crawlspace of their parents' house. You had to climb up on the clothes dryer and through a 4' by 4' hole in the wall to get in there. The ceiling in there was not much more than 4' high, so you could either sit down or crawl around on your hands and knees to look at the cans. The crawlspace was huge - they had about 6000 cans on shelves in there. It was surreal to say the least!

Some other comments, based on some of the things that have been said previously in the thread:

Pricing in general - Sure, there are some very big numbers. But bear in mind that the twins, as with any specialist who becomes well known, walked around with a target on their back for years. They got the cans they wanted, but they often paid a huge premium to do so. When it came time to sell, it's like with a dealer who purchases a large collection for huge money - you mark the better stuff high because you don't really know going in which cans are going to be the ones that sell quickly so that you get your money back. The twins put out several iterations of their list over the span of a couple years, with prices dropping on the remaining cans each time. They also put a number of cans on ebay with no reserve later. A few cans that I recall going this route were the rolled Old Dutch at $2600 (later for sale again at $6500), the Apollo for about $125 and the Hornung's Ale at about $75. So, they lost over $5000 on those three cans alone.

Autocrat - It seemed cheap to me at the price they paid. And they were offered double their money on it before it had even arrived in the mail! It is not an outdoor can. It's an indoor can with substantial humidity spotting; perhaps a barn or basement find.

WF cans - Pricing seemed quite high on these, especially the OI's, but the majority sold very quickly. I have no idea who has the leading WF collection now. I don't know as though anybody is pursuing them as the twins did, where the goal was to get every one of them. Many of their cans went to specialists for particular areas or can types. Leon - what you need is a brain surgeon who collects minor variations on Crowntainers.

Dickering on price - If there were 3 or 4 others lined up willing to pay the list price, why would they drop their price? I had become good friends with the guys and only paid full price for one can; a cheap one as this list goes....I didn't even have to ask for a break on the cans I asked about. But, I'm sure that people reaped what they had sown in that regard.

Rolled cans - I doubt if anybody out there loves them. But when you're talking about cans with 2 or 3 known examples in high grade, a rolled can may bring huge money. I personally only have one rolled can and wouldn't pay more than 1/3 to 1/2 of the value of an original can. It's the tougher variation of the Kamm's J-spout, and as far as I know two high grade examples are the only known all-original cans. Three flat sheets turned up, so I snagged one at what I thought was a fair price and had it assembled using lids from a donor can. I would replace it with a dumper if I had the chance.

Waldorf Frankenbock - I forget now who bought it initially, but it ended up with Jim Romine.

Marc

[Leon]

I felt or got the Impression some of the overpriced O/I's were targeted to one particular collector. I think we all know who that is. LEON.

[Woody]

Hey Marc! Assuming that your cans are displayed. Is there any chance of you posting a few photos on the site. You could save me some serious airfare!!! I don't think that I can wait the 2 the months until we're throwing back some frosties and looking at still shots in Virginia!!!!! I always wanted to see the boys. Woodman............

[fallscityfreak]

Thanks Marc for a great summation to this thread!

-fcf.

[Cap-Sealed]

Hey Marc - you paint the twins as saints. I liked them alot too but when it came time to sell - it was like I wasn't even their buddy anymore. A can I sold to them for $400, they turned around and sold for $7000. They made big money on a few other cans they got from me. Sour grapes, no because I did get what I wanted from them in trade. But when I asked for a price break on a group of cans and the answer was no. I guess business is business.

BTW - Dale had an awesome collection built by dumping and sold it. But he got back into cans again as well as a bunch of guys who did the same too. I dont see what the big hang up would be to start collecting again??? So what - they had almost everything.....

[mtracy64]

Ed - I tried to present an impartial posting of my thoughts and knowledge of the twins and the sale of their cans. But the fact is, they were always generous with me and went well out of their way to help me build my collection. I tried to return the favor, but it wasn't often that I was actually able to do so. There weren't many cans that they needed, and they knew a lot more people than I did. I can't really speak to your experiences with them. Not bending on price could have been a simple matter of which cans you picked, or there could have been more to it. I just don't know.

They've only been out of the hobby for five years; I wouldn't be surprised if one or both got back in at some point.

Woody - The collection is a mess right now. I pulled down and sold roughly 25 cans to go after a few gems from the McCoy collection, so I've got holes all over the place. I've got photos from a couple of years ago at work; I'll bring those home and post them this week.

Marc

[Woody]

Something tells me Marc, that many collectors would love to have your "mess"!!!!!!! But anyways, those photos would be great. Wood

[Leon]

Marc, I got your Collection Pictures if you need them? LEON.

[cansnatcher]

Wow, what a sight to see all of those cans being sold off. Must have been painful for them. One certainly can get attached to his collection.

[johnintexas]

Wooooh Dudes,
I guess I've entered another dimension.
Must get out before I get trapped in the
4 figure Beer Can Zone.

I'm more of your 1 figure guy LOL.

Great cans on that list though!

John B

[greenmon]

Here are photos from the sale: