5th Biannual California Surprise Contest Coming to Mid-Ohio Show!!

By Colin Jung; posted October 16, 2025

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Many collectors think you have to own a 2-tone California beehive to impress and surprise me....you DON'T. There are many Cals on this off-the-cuff want list that will earn you an extra $10.

Springfield California wants (many are unlisted but possible):

CD134 and CD 161 in blue with an "A" on the dome;

CD134 Cal in any shade of green;

CD114 Cal in any solid shade of green;

CD102 C.G.I.Co. pony in Cal blue;

CD102 C.G.I.Co. pony with point dome in aqua;

CD112 California keg in an aqua color with dome glass;

CD133 Californias in all non aqua colors;

CD152 Cal in peach;

CD160 Cal in plum;

CD161 Cal in lilac with good dome glass;

CD162 Cal in peach;

CD166 Cal in a strong plum color;

CD164 unembossed Cal in aqua;

CD178 California/ 303 Santa Ana in smoke;

CD178 Cal in a two tone;

CD200 California in peach, clear, smoke, sage green;

CD201 California in blue;

CD210 unembossed Cal in smoke/grey/silver (known);

CD260 Cal helmet pinch ear variant in green aqua/green;

Any Cal in copper;

Any Cal in a jade glass;

Any Cal with real seed bubbles;

Any Cal with a hare lip from the base to the wire groove;

Any Cal with significant foam/fizz;

Any Cal short pours which I define as underpours that affect the entire base;

Any Cal with nail junk

The rules are simple. Show me in person a California insulator or go-with, an example of which I have never seen before, and earn a $10 cash bounty regardless of whether it is for sale/trade or not. No limit on how much you can earn. Have pass out hundreds of dollars already for my Cal education. Surprise me!

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