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               Comments: My first portrait of the 
                congressman was a 1968 Topps PSA 9 purchased via eBay in January, 
                2000. In September, 2000 I had an opportunity to swap the card 
                out for an earlier portrait - a rookie card and won a 1957 Topps 
                PSA 8 from seller 1995. I came to own a couple other '57 Topps 
                cards, settling with Brooks Robinson to represent the issue and 
                swapped out the Bunning for a 1961 Topps PSA 8 won on eBay in 
                September, 2006. In February, 2010 I made one more change when 
                I won another auction on eBay for this Wheaties PSA 8. I've been 
                looking for a nicer MINT copy since and have not had any luck. 
              UPDATE: In mid-Dec, 2013, a PSA 9 showed up on eBay courtesy 
                of probstein. I set a snipe as backup but was able to monitor 
                the auction on my cell phone while we walked around the Denver 
                Zoo enjoying "Zoo Lights", a local holiday event. I placed a bid 
                in the last minute and it held to win - for a mere $20 + S&H. 
                I enjoyed the victory with some Baileys and hot chocolate. 
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