Cheers to the new owner of this etched “Munich Child” Mettlach stein. It sold for a bargain $192 at an Illinois auction. Prices for the traditional German steins have gone up—and down—since we first reported on them nearly 40 years ago. Quench your thirst for beer steins.
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