anastasio somoza debayle class ring

[johnny shakes]

i found anastasio somozas lasalle military school high school ring 1942 inscribed on inside with his name and date of 1942 on outside ring is in excellent condition and possibly very collectible he was the third somoza to become president of nicarauga and was asassinated in 1980 i would like to know what its worth or who to bring it to thanks for the help i hope to be posting lots of new finds soon

[PAPPY]

Several factors come into play with the ring.
1. Fact that he was President of Nicarauga
2. He was asassinated during a Government overthrow
3. He attended Lasalle University
4. Age of the ring.

I would agree that the ring has historical value and that the only way to find out it's exact worth and historical value is to have someone at a museum take a look at it. I know that this is not really what you wanted to hear BUT...You may want to take it to a private collector of historical items also and he/she could give you some idea as to the value.

Are you planning on trying to sell it, keep it in your collection or donate it to some historical society?

There are several sites on the web concerning Anastasio so you may want to take a look at a few before going further.

[pris]

That's amazing that you found his class ring! Jeez! Great find is an understatement.

Congratulations

[johnny shakes]

i dont know if i will sell it or keep it it depends on the value i guess .what kind of museum should i try i really dont know where to start

[PAPPY]

Any local Museum or Historical Society can give you an idea as to it's monetary and historical values. Then you can decide what you wish to do with it.

[johnny shakes]

i spoke with julio somoza,i found him by calling los rancheros restaurant in miami i heard the family owned the chain.he told me he was going to call his cousin in paraguay,who happens to be the son of anastasio somoza,he has same name .the family turns out to be multi millionairs,waiting to see if maybe he wants to buy it back.i also found that a storage unit of his belongings sold at a sloans auction for 17,000 dollars in 1997.not much in storage but a gun,some books,and some documents.i hope it is worth something big!! also i cant post pics it says my file is to big any help?

[PAPPY]

Your Photo program should tell you how to make the pic smaller.

[cjoej]

Go to the Photo Contest section, there are instructions etc. posted there to help you get your photos down to size.

SWC
Joe