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Omega Speedmaster Professional (Ref. 145.012, Calibre 321, Pre-Moon)
Watches · Updated 9 days ago
# Omega Speedmaster Professional (Ref. 145.012, Calibre 321, Pre-Moon) On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. The watch on Aldrin's wrist was an Omega Speedmaster Professional. This connection alone would make the Speedmaster one of the most significant watches in h...
1887 Morgan Silver Dollar (Proof)
Coins · Updated 9 days ago
# 1887 Morgan Silver Dollar (Proof) Every year from 1878 through 1904, and again in 1921, the Philadelphia Mint struck a limited number of Proof Morgan Silver Dollars specifically for collectors. These were not coins intended to circulate; they were specially prepared specimens with mirror-like ...
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Auto #BDPP89
Sports Cards · Updated 9 days ago
# 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Auto #BDPP89 In 2009, Mike Trout was an 18-year-old outfield prospect who had just been drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first round. He was good enough to appear in Bowman Chrome's Draft Picks and Prospects set, and he signed a ...
1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (Type 1)
Coins · Updated 9 days ago
# 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (Type 1) The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter is one of the great rarities of twentieth century American coinage. With a mintage of only 52,000 pieces, it is the lowest-production date in the Standing Liberty series and one of the few circulating US quarters from the...
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991 UK First Pressing, CRELP 060)
Vinyl Records · Updated 9 days ago
# My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991 UK First Pressing, CRELP 060) Loveless arrived in November 1991 after nearly three years of recording, several million dollars spent, and the near-financial collapse of Creation Records. The album Kevin Shields created during that process is considered by c...
1960 Fender Jazz Bass (Sunburst, Stack Knob)
Musical Instruments · Updated 9 days ago
# 1960 Fender Jazz Bass (Sunburst, Stack Knob) The Fender Jazz Bass was introduced in 1960 as Leo Fender's refinement of the Precision Bass he had introduced in 1951. Where the Precision was designed for accuracy and ease of play, the Jazz Bass added tonal flexibility through two pickups and a m...
Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964, First Green Goblin)
Comic Books · Updated 9 days ago
# Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964, First Green Goblin) Amazing Spider-Man #14, published by Marvel Comics in July 1964, contains two of the most important first appearances in the Spider-Man catalog: the Green Goblin and Spider-Man's first encounter with the Incredible Hulk. The Green Goblin alone ...
Breitling Chronomat Ref. 769 (1940s, Venus Movement)
Watches · Updated 9 days ago
# Breitling Chronomat Ref. 769 (1940s, Venus Movement) Brands earn their reputations over decades, and the Breitling Chronomat is one of the instruments that built Breitling's reputation as a professional tool watch manufacturer. The Chronomat was introduced in 1941 and Reference 769 from the 19...
1908-S Indian Head Quarter Eagle
Coins · Updated 9 days ago
# 1908-S Indian Head Quarter Eagle In 1908, the United States introduced two new gold coin designs that broke fundamentally with American numismatic tradition. President Theodore Roosevelt's campaign to beautify American coinage produced the Indian Head series for the Quarter Eagle ($2.50) and t...
Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 (Double Red, Mk II)
Watches · Updated 9 days ago
# Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 (Double Red, Mk II) The Rolex Sea-Dweller was designed for professional divers who worked at depths where the standard Submariner's water resistance was insufficient. Reference 1665 is the Sea-Dweller that serious watch collectors know best, and within that referenc...
1944 Steel Cent Error
Coins · Updated 9 days ago
# 1944 Steel Cent Error The 1944 Steel Cent is one of the rarest error coins in American numismatic history. It is the mirror image of another famous error: while the 1943 Copper Cent resulted from leftover copper planchets accidentally struck after the wartime change to steel, the 1944 Steel Ce...
Grueby Pottery Matte Green Vase (Wilhelmina Post)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 9 days ago
# Grueby Pottery Matte Green Vase (Wilhelmina Post) Grueby Faience Company of Boston produced pottery between approximately 1894 and 1920 that defined the American Arts and Crafts aesthetic in ceramics. Their distinctive matte green glaze became so influential that virtually every other American...
1941 Play Ball #71 Joe DiMaggio
Sports Cards · Updated 9 days ago
# 1941 Play Ball #71 Joe DiMaggio In 1941, Joe DiMaggio put together the most celebrated single-season achievement in the history of American team sports: a 56-game hitting streak that still stands as one of baseball's unbreakable records. That same year, the Play Ball card set issued by Gum, In...
Steuben Crystal Gazelle Bowl (Sidney Waugh, 1935)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 9 days ago
# Steuben Crystal Gazelle Bowl (Sidney Waugh, 1935) In 1935, a sculptural bowl arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that would define the direction of Steuben Glass for the next several decades. The Gazelle Bowl, designed by sculptor Sidney Biehler Waugh and produced by Steuben ...
1962 Fender Deluxe Reverb (Brownface, First Reverb)
Musical Instruments · Updated 9 days ago
# 1962 Fender Deluxe Reverb (Brownface, First Reverb) The 1962 Fender Deluxe represents a transitional moment in amplifier history. This is a brownface-era amp, produced during a narrow window from 1961 to 1963 when Fender was pushing toward reverb-equipped models, and some of these amps carry s...
Bad Brains S/T (1982 ROIR Cassette, Original Issue)
Vinyl Records · Updated 9 days ago
# Bad Brains S/T (1982 ROIR Cassette, Original Issue) The Bad Brains self-titled debut is one of the most important recordings in American music history. Released on February 5, 1982 by Reachout International Records (ROIR) in cassette-only format, it introduced a level of musical virtuosity to ...
Tales to Astonish #13 (1960, First Groot)
Comic Books · Updated 9 days ago
# Tales to Astonish #13 (1960, First Groot) Before the Guardians of the Galaxy. Before the MCU. Before "I am Groot." There was a ten-cent monster comic from November 1960 that nobody collected, and in it appeared a tree creature called Groot, the Monarch of Planet X, who came to Earth to capture...
1964 Rickenbacker 325 (Mapleglo, John Lennon Model)
Musical Instruments · Updated 9 days ago
# 1964 Rickenbacker 325 (Mapleglo, John Lennon Model) Few guitars carry the specific cultural weight of the Rickenbacker 325. In January 1964, during the Beatles' first American tour, Rickenbacker president Francis C. Hall arranged to present John Lennon with a brand-new 1964 model 325 to replac...
1999 Pokemon Base Set Unlimited Charizard Holo #4
Trading Cards · Updated 9 days ago
# 1999 Pokemon Base Set Unlimited Charizard Holo #4 Few trading cards in any hobby carry the cultural recognition of the 1999 Pokemon Base Set Charizard. Since its first printing in 1998 in Japan and its Western release in 1999, this card has become the most famous Pokemon card in existence. Eve...
Wonder Woman #98 (1958, Silver Age New Origin)
Comic Books · Updated 9 days ago
# Wonder Woman #98 (1958, Silver Age New Origin) Wonder Woman #98, published by DC Comics in May 1958, marks the transition of the Amazon Princess from the Golden Age to the Silver Age. It is recognized as the first Silver Age Wonder Woman, featuring a completely retold origin story and the intr...
1842 Small Date Half Eagle (Philadelphia)
Coins · Updated 9 days ago
# 1842 Small Date Half Eagle (Philadelphia) The 1842 Liberty Head Half Eagle Philadelphia Small Date is one of those coins where the variety designation makes all the difference. With a mintage of only 18,623 pieces, the Small Date is the scarcer of the two 1842 Philadelphia varieties by mintage...
1961 Barbie Ken #1 (Flocked Hair, Original Box)
Toys & Figures · Updated 9 days ago
# 1961 Barbie Ken #1 (Flocked Hair, Original Box) Ken arrived in Barbie's world on March 13, 1961, two years after Barbie herself debuted. Named after Ruth Handler's son (as Barbie was named after her daughter), Ken was designed as Barbie's boyfriend and companion. The original Ken doll, stock n...
1920 C.G. Conn New Wonder Series I Tenor Saxophone
Musical Instruments · Updated 9 days ago
# 1920 C.G. Conn New Wonder Series I Tenor Saxophone Among vintage saxophone collectors and jazz musicians, the Conn New Wonder series occupies legendary status. These instruments, produced by C.G. Conn in Elkhart, Indiana through the 1920s, were the workhorses of the early jazz era and remain s...
1979 US $1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder (Americana Series, Scott #1610)
Stamps · Updated 9 days ago
# 1979 US $1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder (Americana Series, Scott #1610) Definitive stamps are the workhorses of postal history: designed for long-term use, printed in large quantities, and mailed on millions of envelopes. The 1979 US $1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder stamp, Scott #1610, is a membe...
1959 Topps #163 Sandy Koufax
Sports Cards · Updated 9 days ago
# 1959 Topps #163 Sandy Koufax Sandy Koufax transformed from a promising but inconsistent pitcher to one of the most dominant strikeout artists in baseball history in the early 1960s. His 1959 Topps card captures him at the turning point, young enough that his best years were still ahead of him,...