John Lennon's Tooth

 Yes......on 11/05/11 a tooth purported to be a former tooth of  John Lennon is going up for auction. It is up for auction at an auction house in Sweden. Speculation is it could fetch upwards of 15,000 dollars. This discolored tooth with cavities and all was the property of his former 60's era housekeeper. Being a potfinder archeologist of sorts I must say this fascinates me. I have sold a couple of finds over the years such as a ring found on AtlanticBeach on Long Island's south shore. But a tooth .....WHY ? Well .....various churches and religions have icons and purported body parts of saints. All sorts of claims are made for these items....being cured of a disease and the like by praying near them etc. To some ,  people of that era and other hangers on perhaps Lennon has taken on role of a modern type saint. I think that is atleast partially the answer. Something that brings back the vigor of youth and what it represented. Of course for some it might be a speculative investment. Lennon as a Rock & Roll saint appeals to me the most as an explanation. So it goes as society roles on.