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ob Calderman and his wife Lauren in search of a hip sandwich spot while visiting Albuquerque, N.M., found themselves at Slow Roasted Bocadillos Downtown in the Wells Fargo bank building at 200 Lomas Blvd NW. After enjoying a phenomenal Cuban Reuben, nature called, so Bob was directed down a hall to a desk where a security officer would unlock a door leading to his salvation. Beyond the guard Bob could see that there were a number of antique safes on display in the bank lobby. Seeing his interest, the guard invited him in to have a look smiling that “They have old money on the wall, too!” Among the items was the rubber stamp

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