Denim faded, washed, torn and worn
The Daily Texan - Entertainment

"Wasaff said he has between 5000 and 1000 pairs of jeans in his collection, and he can tell the value of each just by looking for small markers.
One of those markers is a capital 'E' found on a tab on the back pocket of a select number of Levi's. According to the company's Web site, the big 'E' was replaced with a lowercase 'e' on Red Tab jeans in 1971.
This small change has made the big 'E' a hot commodity. According to Wasaff's price list, one pair of 501s with the capital letter on the tab is worth $150 to $250 wholesale."

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