ANNIE OAKLEY'S LUCKY PENNY ON SALE FOR $2000

ANNIE OAKLEY'S LUCKY PENNY ON SALE FOR $2000

PFLUGERVILLE, Tex. (Wireless Flash) -- Collectors of antique western memorabilia have a unique item to target: Annie Oakley's lucky penny. The 1901 penny that Oakley claimed saved her life when she was in an train wreck will be auctioned off this weekend by a private collector in Pflugerville, Texas. The lucky penny has a pre-auction value of $2000. Other offbeat items from the western auction include... -- A deck of playing cards disguised as a New Testament Bible. Pre-sale value: $2500. -- A framed street poster that reads "Spitting On Sidewalk Prohibited. Penalty $10 to $200 -- Health Department" could fetch as much as $350. -- And, finally, a sawed-off shotgun used by Doc Holliday at the Battle at the O.K. Corral could sell for a whopping $250,000.

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