I recently acquired the David and Jane Stark beer can collection and will be offering it for sale over the next few months.

The Starks began collecting around 1974 when Jane Stark learned about beer can collecting in her classroom. Jane was an elementary school teacher and became interested in the hobby when some students brought in beer cans for "show and tell." Jane took a sincere interest in her students, began researching beer can collecting, and soon became a can collector herself. Her son, John, and husband, David, soon caught the bug and the family began assembling a collection. The Starks became experts on beer cans and beer can history. David published many articles on the subject. Having earned the respect of many collectors in the U.S. and having early foresight into the investment quality of beer cans, enabled the Starks to acquire many rare and top condition cans from the 1970s through this year (2007). The Jim Mercier cone top collection and the Earnie Oest beer can collection were among the many significant Stark acquisitions. Many of the photos in the USBC and Kevin Lilek's instructional book are of actual cans in the Stark collection.

This is the most important collection ever to become available in the history of the hobby. There are about 2800 cans in the collection, including about 650 cone tops, 100 crowntainers, 1800 flat tops, and many odd sized cans. It's a national collection with coast to coast breweries represented. Prices range from $10 to $40,000+. There are several hundred cans priced $100 or less and there are many of the rarest and highest condition cans known in the hobby. This collection offers something for just about every beer can collector. In the past, many of the best collections have been mostly absorbed into other top collections. I am very happy to be able to make these cans available to the general collecting population. Many of you will be able to add one or several wish list can(s) to your collection. It's an exciting and historic time in the hobby. The Starks and I hope that the sale of this collection will have a positive impact on the hobby and bring a little happiness to a lot of collectors.

Please check in often at Breweriana.com. The cans will be added slowly but surely beginning in the next day or two and continuing over the next several months. There likely will be days when there are mulitiple updates in a day. Cans will come and go quickly so please check in often. Word about this collection is spreading and I'd like to thank the many collectors who have shown a strong interest in these cans. Requests for information/photographs are being filled as promptly as possible. Please check your emails, as well as http://www.breweriana.com/beercans.html, for the answers to your questions. I would be very happy to make arrangements for those of you who would like to view the collection in person. Please call if you'd like to make an appointment. I look forward to the many energetic conversations and good times that will accompany the sale of this collection.

Sincerely, Dan Morean.

Above: Some of the cone tops from the Stark collection.

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