Expert: Bill Finck Jr. - 1/21/2009

Question
I recently acquired a box of these, I have compared the double bands and they appear to be originals.  Next is that the wood box is a cherry color, without any sticker or markings on the inside lid.  I looked at a lot of boxes on the Internet and they all the the cobiha sticker on the inside lid.  Is this normal not to have the sticker?
All other markings top of box, front right corner, and back all appear to be good, as I had them translated as some of them were in Spanish.
Next I was checking the price of these on the Internet and having a hard time coming up with a price.  They range from $670-$1400 and some sold for $55 each back in 2003.  So my over all questions are do think that these could be the real thing, and two if they are what would be a selling price?  Or point me in a direction to check on prices of these.

Appreciate the information in advance.  

Answer
Rod,

As my bio states, I am not a Cuban cigar expert and know very little about these cigars since they are illegal to import in to the United states. Check with James Yee, the other cigar expert on this site - he specializes in Cuban cigars.

Bill