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In antique shopping, stores have an edge over online
When you shop for antiques in person, you can touch the item, hold it, feel its weight and smoothness and check for cracks and chips.
Ancient Coin-Collecting Doc Out on Bail
A world-renowned hand and wrist surgeon from Barrington who faces charges of receiving stolen property - a rare Greek coin known as a Tetradrachm -- is out on bail of $200,000 while waiting a possible grand jury indictment in New York City.
A true believer's amazing collection
Comic Collector Mike Morley, of Sprotbrough, shows us some of his most favourite comics in his collection.
Comic books a passion, hobby, business
Thomas Allnutt, 53, has a pretty extensive collection of comic books, around 6,500 of them sealed away in mint condition.
Easy data entry Sort by coin types Printable wish list Keep track of coin roll statistics Chart your coin collecting stats Also has categories for currency/paper money Export each list as a web page What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ] Fixed a memory leak, due to pictures, that occurs switching to/from the collection list Improved ... (more)
It is sad how confused the governor is. Every time we take taxpayer money and give it to a government employee, less money is available for owners of business small and large to spend creating jobs.
AS a child, I used to own quite a number of little die-cast metal Hot Wheels cars that I would send scooting around the house on crazy adventures that sometimes involved them falling down stairs, crashing into one another and even getting chucked down a toilet bowl.
Ultimate Collector's Toy Box: Motorcycles Offered...
24-25, 2012 WHERE : The Milhous Museum, 791 Park of Commerce Dr, Boca Raton, Florida WHY : RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's will lift the gavel on one of the world's finest private museums, the Milhous Collection.
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Police: SC Woman Puts Small Dog in Garbage - Twice
Oreo could probably use a good bath after what s/he has been through. Earlier this week, a sanitation worker found a Shih Tzu in the garbage can of a South Carolina woman while collecting trash.
China leads the expanding trend of high-priced art collecting
Global art auction sales surged to a record US$11.5 billion last year despite the weak world economy, with China cementing its spot as the top market, research showed Wednesday.
Comic book story of the collector's book dream
Comic history: Mike Morley shows his collection of 60-year-old comic books, which are being used to publish a book about the subject.
Historic Abraham Lincoln Bed to be Auctioned - Own a Part of America's History
A historic hand carved walnut bed that Abraham Lincoln slept in while campaigning in Illinois back in 1858 is going on the auction block on eBay.
St. Louis antiquing: Feb. 10-11
This weekend, take time to enjoy the hunt for antiques in Webster Groves. The following events are opportunities for patient antiquing enthusiasts to find great antiques mixed in with new, vintage and homemade items.
Joe D. Smith, Conway professional baseball player, who was shot by a local police officer here about 10 days ago in downtown altercation, returned to his home here today after spending a week at St.
Speech by Cheech illustrates his reach
Comedian Cheech Marin, talks about his love for Chicano art Wednesday during the Spring 2012 Speaker Series at CSU Channel Island.
Special Gene dolls on display in Nashville
Nashville hosted a special Gene Marshall doll display when Tennessee actress Chevy Anz brought a selection of new Gene dolls from a 2011 doll event in San Francisco and displayed them at Asihi's in Bellevue for local Gene collectors to admire.
Postcard book an excellent resource for any vintage motorcycle lover
Jerry Hooker has been collecting motorcycle ephemera since 1995, and has accumulated one of the largest collections of pre-1940 postcards and advertising posters anywhere: more than 1,000 postcards at last count.
Longue Vue House and Gardens exhibit traces history of tea in artifacts
Lots of people with lots of interests will enjoy the new "Tea for Two" exhibit at Longue Vue House and Gardens .
Greed, Violence and Stamp Collecting in TWS' 'Mauritius'
The Cattell Theatre operates by different rules than the Mainstage at the Theatre of Western Springs , says TWS Director Bill Hammack.
Baroque Masterpiece 'Pluto and Proserpina' at New York Gallery
"Pluto and Proserpina" by Matthias Steinl , an Imperial Court sculptor in Vienna and considered one of the greatest ivory sculptors in history.
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