Holy Grail Wisconsin Can! Holy Smokes! Best Known!

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Saw this beauty on Facebook. Newly discovered, best known Miller Olive Drab....this makes 3 known!

[Leon]

WOW, That's nice, Kurt better save up some Money. LEON.

[Paul Nelson]

That’s impressive

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Here's Steve Gordon's for comparison. Definitely looks like a different paint job or finish.

[kamsquared]

Ed, do you still have the 3rd one?

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Yes,,,,

[barfly]

Hopefully; more on story/find still to come. Only thing I have to add is that this is not only a Holy Grail Wisconsin can but could be called a Holy Grail Olive Drab can or just simply called "A HOLY GRAIL" can. Fantastic discovery!!!! The Hits keep on coming, last year the Krueger Special and now this in 2019. What's next? What a Hobby!

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It's Steve the Xman can.... I dont know any details yet. I'll try to find out.

[Ziphippie]

Here’s the view from my seat-
I saw the can listed in a sale near Schaumburg,Ill early Tuesday morning- alerted kamsquared, waited until 9am and tried to schedule a preview(as it was offered), the Friday before the sale. No reply by noon so I left another message. No reply. Near the end of the work day I made a crazy offer via text. Immediately I get the call.... a better offer was made.
I wasn’t going to meet that number but told the guy running the sale if it falls through......I’d be the first in line on sale day. Ziphippie

[Ziphippie]

some pics- Ziphippie

[kamsquared]

Here’s the view from my seat-
I saw the can listed in a sale near Schaumburg,Ill early Tuesday morning- alerted kamsquared, waited until 9am and tried to schedule a preview(as it was offered), the Friday before the sale. No reply by noon so I left another message. No reply. Near the end of the work day I made a crazy offer via text. Immediately I get the call.... a better offer was made.
I wasn’t going to meet that number but told the guy running the sale if it falls through......I’d be the first in line on sale day. Ziphippie

The back story on how this OD Miller got mixed up with all of the other $1 cans in this collection would be interesting. It may have gone under the radar if it didn't have "Old Beer Can Collection" right in the listing.
Here is the link to the auction....I assume the other cans are still there?
https://www.estatesales.net/IL/Streamwood/60107/2130360

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Looks like the pre-sale on the Friday before the sale got blown to HeLL!

[chicagocans]

Story I heard was that it was taken right off the canning line by a senior manager (of either Miller Brewing Co. or the can company), who displayed the can in his office for many years. It was then passed down to his heirs, one of whom eventually sold the can to the most recent owner/seller some time ago. Sounds plausible and would help explain the astounding condition of the can.

I hope the BCCA magazine and/or Rustlings does a feature article on the can and its history before it gets "locked up" again. Truly a monumental, once-in-a-lifetime find . . .

[Leon]

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Looks like the pre-sale on the Friday before the sale got blown to HeLL!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 2 weeks before the presale it already say's sold on the website. I guess people will make a exception for enough money, which I wonder what was enough money for them? To a non beer can collector a $1,000.00 might sound like alot of money for a old empty can or even a full can with old non drinkable beer. LEON.

[OhioCanGuy]

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Looks like the pre-sale on the Friday before the sale got blown to HeLL!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 2 weeks before the presale it already say's sold on the website. I guess people will make a exception for enough money, which I wonder what was enough money for them? To a non beer can collector a $1,000.00 might sound like alot of money for a old empty can or even a full can with old non drinkable beer. LEON.

Is that what it sold for, $1k?

[mrlager428]

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Looks like the pre-sale on the Friday before the sale got blown to HeLL!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 2 weeks before the presale it already say's sold on the website. I guess people will make a exception for enough money, which I wonder what was enough money for them? To a non beer can collector a $1,000.00 might sound like alot of money for a old empty can or even a full can with old non drinkable beer. LEON.

Is that what it sold for, $1k?

To bad it's not an OI?!?.....I would think it sold for 5K or more!

[Leon]

I have no idea what it sold for. just saying that to most non can collectors $1k sounds like a lot of money for any old beer can. Didn't you ever hear the non collector say they think a old beer can has no value if empty & it's gotta be full to be worth anything. LEON.

[Leon]

I'm still waiting for the Black Miller Quart cone to pop up some day. LEON.

[mrlager428]

I'm still waiting for the Black Miller Quart cone to pop up some day. LEON.

Man that is so Cool!! ......I think that would be the Holy Grail Wisconsin Can!!

[mrlager428]

I have no idea what it sold for. just saying that to most non can collectors $1k sounds like a lot of money for any old beer can. Didn't you ever hear the non collector say they think a old beer can has no value if empty & it's gotta be full to be worth anything. LEON.

This Can could also be desired by a WWII Memorabilia Collector....Not just Us Beer Can Collectors!

[Leon]

Yeah, But the WWII Collector would never pay as much as us Beer Can Collectors would.

[mrlager428]

Yeah, But the WWII Collector would never pay as much as us Beer Can Collectors would.

Well I have no idea as to who won the Auction I watched just recently for a Blatz OD J-Spout Shoe Polish Can...It went for just shy of 800.00....For a Can that didn't hold Beer.

I thought that's high but that's just My opinion!

[Leon]

most people don't know that those cans, Blatz & Iroquois never held beer.

[mrlager428]

most people don't know that those cans, Blatz & Iroquois never held beer.

My Blatz OD has a OD Blatz Crown on it...I assumed this one held Beer?....I see the Miller in this discussion is Air Sealed so it never was filled either I assume?

[Leon]

I've seen OD looking Blatz crowns for sale before.

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most people don't know that those cans, Blatz & Iroquois never held beer.

My Blatz OD has a OD Blatz Crown on it...I assumed this one held Beer?....I see the Miller in this discussion is Air Sealed so it never was filled either I assume?

The Miller High Life Beer OD was filled.... I have a dumper of it.

[mrlager428]

most people don't know that those cans, Blatz & Iroquois never held beer.

My Blatz OD has a OD Blatz Crown on it...I assumed this one held Beer?....I see the Miller in this discussion is Air Sealed so it never was filled either I assume?

The Miller High Life Beer OD was filled.... I have a dumper of it.

I mean the real clean Miller at the beginning of this Thread.

[mrlager428]

I've seen OD looking Blatz crowns for sale before.

I have always figured this is the origanal Crown!?!

[Leon]

I've seen OD looking Blatz crowns for sale before.

I have always figured this is the origanal Crown!?!

It appears as though I can see remnants of black shoe polish on your cone. Take the cap off & peek inside or take cap off & smell it, does it smell like shoe polish? they actually smell more like varnish or paint. LEON.

[mrlager428]

I've seen OD looking Blatz crowns for sale before.

I have always figured this is the origanal Crown!?!

It appears as though I can see remnants of black shoe polish on your cone. Take the cap off & peek inside or take cap off & smell it, does it smell like shoe polish? they actually smell more like varnish or paint. LEON.

I will have to check it out...So then all of the Blatz J-Spouts were Shoe Polish Containers?....I didn't know that....I did know that they have been found under Shoe Polish Labels I just thought those were Cans that were left over after the War had ended.

I learn something new every Day!