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1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson Rookie Card: Values, Grades, and Investment Guide
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson Rookie Card: Values, Grades, and Investment Guide Reggie Jackson is one of the most compelling figures in baseball history. Five World Series rings. 563 career home runs. The "Mr. October" reputation built on some of the most dramatic postseason performances ever...
1970 Ampeg SVT (300-Watt Head and 8x10 Cabinet): The Bass World's Greatest Amplifier
Musical Instruments · Updated 2 months ago
# 1970 Ampeg SVT (300-Watt Head and 8x10 Cabinet): The Bass World's Greatest Amplifier In the summer of 1969, a couple of Ampeg engineers rolled something new out onto the stage of a concert with the Rolling Stones. It was a massive bass amplifier head sitting atop a cabinet filled with eight te...
1867 Newfoundland 1-Cent Violet Prince of Wales Stamp: A Collector's Deep Dive
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1867 Newfoundland 1-Cent Violet Prince of Wales Stamp: A Collector's Deep Dive Newfoundland philately occupies a unique corner of the stamp collecting world. The colony, which didn't become part of Canada until 1949, issued its own distinctive stamps from 1857 to 1947, and these issues are amo...
1973 Topps #615 Mike Schmidt Rookie Card: Value, Grades, and Everything Collectors Need to Know
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1973 Topps #615 Mike Schmidt Rookie Card: Value, Grades, and Everything Collectors Need to Know Mike Schmidt is widely regarded as the greatest third baseman in baseball history. Three MVP awards, 548 career home runs, and a Hall of Fame plaque that was essentially a formality. His 1973 Topps ...
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988 4AD First UK Pressing): The Collector's Complete Guide
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988 4AD First UK Pressing): The Collector's Complete Guide There are albums that changed music, and then there are the specific pressings of those albums that collectors will spend serious money to own. The **1988 4AD first UK pressing of Surfer Rosa** by Pixies falls fi...
2006 Pokemon EX Dragon Frontiers Gold Star Charizard #100: The Ultimate Collector's Guide
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 2006 Pokemon EX Dragon Frontiers Gold Star Charizard #100: The Ultimate Collector's Guide If you've spent any time in the Pokemon card collecting hobby, you already know that Charizard cards occupy a special universe of their own. But within that universe, the **2006 EX Dragon Frontiers Gold S...
1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent: The Key Date That Stumps Every Set Builder
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent: The Key Date That Stumps Every Set Builder Ask any experienced collector which single coin gives them the most trouble when building a complete Lincoln Wheat Cent set, and the answer is almost always the 1914-D. With a mintage of 1,193,000 at the Denver Mint, the 191...
Philip LaVerne 'Chan' Coffee Table (Bronze and Pewter, 1960s): Mid-Century Orientalism
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
# Philip LaVerne 'Chan' Coffee Table (Bronze and Pewter, 1960s): Mid-Century Orientalism Philip and Kelvin LaVerne operated their studio furniture workshop in New York from the 1950s through the 1970s, creating objects that stand entirely apart from mainstream mid-century modernism. Where most m...
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Tropical Island (1993): The Blue-Green Dual Land
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# Magic: The Gathering Alpha Tropical Island (1993): The Blue-Green Dual Land The original Magic: The Gathering Alpha edition contained ten "dual land" cards, each capable of producing two different colors of mana. These cards, now banned or restricted in most competitive formats for their power...
1798 Draped Bust Dollar (Small Eagle, 13 Stars): Silver Democracy in the Early Republic
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1798 Draped Bust Dollar (Small Eagle, 13 Stars): Silver Democracy in the Early Republic The Draped Bust Dollar series (1795-1804) represents some of the most historically significant coinage ever produced by the United States Mint. These large silver coins were produced at a moment when the yo...
1957 Falkland Islands De La Rue Definitive Set: Remote Empire Philately
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1957 Falkland Islands De La Rue Definitive Set: Remote Empire Philately The Falkland Islands occupy a unique position in the geography of stamp collecting: a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, remote, sparsely populated, and associated with a particularly dramatic recent history...
1935 Farley Issues Souvenir Sheets: The Congressional Favorite That Caused a Philatelic Scandal
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1935 Farley Issues Souvenir Sheets: The Congressional Favorite That Caused a Philatelic Scandal The story behind the 1935 Farley Issues is one of the most entertaining episodes in US philatelic history: a Postmaster General who gave imperforate, ungummed souvenir sheets of major stamps to frie...
1956 Gibson Les Paul Special (TV Yellow, Single Cutaway): The Working Man's Les Paul
Musical Instruments · Updated 2 months ago
# 1956 Gibson Les Paul Special (TV Yellow, Single Cutaway): The Working Man's Les Paul The Gibson Les Paul Special occupies a fascinating position in the Les Paul family: it was designed as a more affordable option than the Standard or Custom, featuring a different body construction (slab mahoga...
1941 US Transport Airmail Complete Set (Scott #C25-C31): Seven Wings of Wartime Aviation
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1941 US Transport Airmail Complete Set (Scott #C25-C31): Seven Wings of Wartime Aviation The 1941-44 Transport Airmail series (Scott #C25-C31) is one of the most attractive and widely collected sets in US airmail philately. Designed by Ezra Winter and featuring a classic streamlined airplane i...
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Mox Ruby (1993): The Power Nine's Red Gem
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# Magic: The Gathering Alpha Mox Ruby (1993): The Power Nine's Red Gem Among the Power Nine (the nine most powerful cards in Magic: The Gathering history), the five "Mox" artifacts occupy a special tier. These one-mana-cost artifacts produce one mana of their respective color when tapped, effect...
Axis and Allies (1984 Milton Bradley Gamemaster, Complete): The Original WWII Classic
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
# Axis and Allies (1984 Milton Bradley Gamemaster, Complete): The Original WWII Classic *Axis and Allies* is the most commercially successful and widely recognized war board game in history. First published by Milton Bradley in 1984 as the inaugural title in the Gamemaster Series, it put a globa...
1911 T205 Gold Border Ty Cobb: The Hall of Famer in His Golden Frame
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1911 T205 Gold Border Ty Cobb: The Hall of Famer in His Golden Frame The T205 Gold Border set of 1911 is one of the most visually elegant vintage baseball card sets ever produced. The distinctive gold lithographic border surrounding each player portrait gives the set its name and its beauty, a...
Omega Constellation Pie-Pan Ref. 14381 (1959, Observatory Dial): Collecting the Original Luxury Sports Watch
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Omega Constellation Pie-Pan Ref. 14381 (1959, Observatory Dial): Collecting the Original Luxury Sports Watch The Omega Constellation is one of the most important and beautiful watch lines of the mid-20th century, representing Omega's prestige line from its introduction in 1952. The "pie-pan" d...
1854 Type 2 $3 Gold Princess: The Short-Lived Denomination
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1854 Type 2 $3 Gold Princess: The Short-Lived Denomination The Three Dollar gold piece is one of the more unusual denominations in US coinage history. Produced from 1854 to 1889, the $3 gold piece never achieved widespread commercial acceptance or circulation, existing in a monetary no-man's l...
1933 US Century of Progress Zeppelin 50-Cent (Scott #C18): The Great Depression Airmail Classic
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1933 US Century of Progress Zeppelin 50-Cent (Scott #C18): The Great Depression Airmail Classic In the darkest years of the Great Depression, the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 (officially "A Century of Progress") opened as a celebration of American technological achievement and optimism about t...
Hot Toys Iron Man Mark IV (MMS123, 2010): The Definitive 1/6 Scale Armor
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# Hot Toys Iron Man Mark IV (MMS123, 2010): The Definitive 1/6 Scale Armor Hot Toys is to 1/6 scale movie-accurate figures what Mezco is to 1/12 scale: the absolute gold standard. The Hong Kong-based company produces licensed movie figures with cinema-quality likenesses, hand-tailored costumes (...
1928 Hawaii Sesquicentennial Complete Set: Commemorating 150 Years of Western Contact
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1928 Hawaii Sesquicentennial Complete Set: Commemorating 150 Years of Western Contact The 1928 Hawaii Sesquicentennial stamps (Scott #647-648) are a two-stamp commemorative set issued to mark 150 years since Captain James Cook's arrival in Hawaii in 1778. These stamps capture a specific moment...
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Timetwister (1993): The Power Nine Explained
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# Magic: The Gathering Alpha Timetwister (1993): The Power Nine Explained The 1993 Alpha edition of Magic: The Gathering represents the absolute beginning of the collectible card game industry, and the nine most powerful cards from that set (the "Power Nine") represent the pinnacle of Magic coll...
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Wall Cabinet (Directional, 1970s): Mid-Century American Studio Furniture
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
# Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Wall Cabinet (Directional, 1970s): Mid-Century American Studio Furniture Paul Evans (1931-1987) is among the most significant American studio furniture makers of the 20th century. Working from his studio in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Evans developed a dramatic, heavily ...
Neu! S/T (1972 Brain First German Pressing): Krautrock's Essential Record
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Neu! S/T (1972 Brain First German Pressing): Krautrock's Essential Record Neu! were Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger, two musicians who had briefly been in Kraftwerk before leaving to pursue their own vision. Their 1972 self-titled debut album, produced by Conny Plank and released on Brain Reco...