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2022 Panini Prizm #382 Brock Purdy Silver Rookie: The Last Pick Who Became a Champion's QB
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 2022 Panini Prizm #382 Brock Purdy Silver Rookie: The Last Pick Who Became a Champion's QB In the 2022 NFL Draft, Brock Purdy was selected 262nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers. In a draft of 262 players, that made him Mr. Irrelevant, the traditional nickname for the last player selected, t...
1840 Two Penny Blue (Plate 1): The World's Second Stamp and a Philatelic Cornerstone
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# 1840 Two Penny Blue (Plate 1): The World's Second Stamp and a Philatelic Cornerstone Philately begins in 1840. The invention of the adhesive postage stamp that year by Great Britain transformed global communication, democratized letter-writing, and created one of the world's most enduring coll...
1986 Hasbro Jem and the Holograms Synergy Doll (NRFB): The Rarest Figure From an Underrated Line
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# 1986 Hasbro Jem and the Holograms Synergy Doll (NRFB): The Rarest Figure From an Underrated Line Jem and the Holograms ran from 1985 to 1988 as one of the more ambitious cartoon tie-in toy lines of the decade. Where most girls' toy lines of the era offered relatively simple play patterns, Jem ...
1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Venusaur Holo #15: The Bulky Starter's Crown Jewel
Trading Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Venusaur Holo #15: The Bulky Starter's Crown Jewel The 1999 Pokemon Base Set is the foundation of the most valuable trading card game in history. And within that foundation, the 1st Edition holofoil cards are the gold standard. Venusaur, the Grass-type final e...
1797 Half Dollar (Small Eagle Reverse): One of America's Rarest Early Coins
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1797 Half Dollar (Small Eagle Reverse): One of America's Rarest Early Coins The United States Mint in Philadelphia was less than five years old in 1797. The young republic was still figuring out its coinage, working through design revisions, technical challenges, and the practical difficulties...
Preacher #1 (1995, Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon): The Comic That Shocked a Generation
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
# Preacher #1 (1995, Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon): The Comic That Shocked a Generation When Preacher #1 arrived on comic shop shelves in April 1995, it was immediately clear that something different had happened. The opening issue of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's creator-owned series for DC's Vert...
The Doors - S/T (1967 Elektra Gold Label Stereo First Pressing): When Rock Met Poetry
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# The Doors - S/T (1967 Elektra Gold Label Stereo First Pressing): When Rock Met Poetry The Doors' debut album arrived in January 1967 fully formed and completely unlike anything else in American rock music. Jim Morrison's poetry-influenced lyrics, Ray Manzarek's keyboard bass lines that filled ...
Green Lantern #7 (1961): The First Appearance of Sinestro
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
# Green Lantern #7 (1961): The First Appearance of Sinestro Every great superhero needs a great nemesis. For Hal Jordan's Green Lantern, that nemesis arrived in July-August 1961 with the publication of Green Lantern #7 and the introduction of Sinestro. Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, Sinest...
1968 Talking Barbie (First Issue, Working Pull-String): Fashion's Most Beloved Voice
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# 1968 Talking Barbie (First Issue, Working Pull-String): Fashion's Most Beloved Voice In 1968, Mattel gave Barbie a voice. The Talking Barbie, introduced that year with a pull-string mechanism in her back, could say eleven different phrases when her cord was pulled. She talked about clothes, bo...
2008 Hot Wheels RLC Pink Rear-Loading Beach Bomb Replica (Numbered): The Holy Grail Reimagined
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# 2008 Hot Wheels RLC Pink Rear-Loading Beach Bomb Replica (Numbered): The Holy Grail Reimagined The original 1969 Hot Wheels Rear-Loading Beach Bomb is the rarest production Hot Wheels car ever made, with only an estimated 50 to 200 copies believed to exist. It never reached mass production. It...
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966 Columbia Mono First Pressing): The First Rock Double Album
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966 Columbia Mono First Pressing): The First Rock Double Album Blonde on Blonde is one of those records where the superlatives pile up and somehow still feel inadequate. First major rock double album. Dylan's creative peak. One of the greatest recordings in Ameri...
Bob Marley - Catch a Fire (1973 Island, UK First Pressing, Zippo Lighter Cover): Reggae's Defining Debut
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Bob Marley - Catch a Fire (1973 Island, UK First Pressing, Zippo Lighter Cover): Reggae's Defining Debut In 1973, Island Records did something that was either brilliant marketing or slightly mad: they released Bob Marley and the Wailers' major label debut in a die-cut cover shaped like a worki...
1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar: Commemorating 300 Years of Religious Refuge
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar: Commemorating 300 Years of Religious Refuge The early 1920s were the golden age of the United States commemorative half dollar. Congress authorized dozens of commemorative issues in quick succession, celebrating anniversaries, events, and communities across A...
1995 Toy Biz X-Men Sentinel (14-inch, Complete in Box): The Giant of the Action Figure World
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# 1995 Toy Biz X-Men Sentinel (14-inch, Complete in Box): The Giant of the Action Figure World In the world of 1990s action figures, size mattered. And nothing made that point more dramatically than the 1995 Toy Biz Sentinel from the X-Men toy line. Standing 14 inches tall, this towering mutant-...
1926-D Standing Liberty Quarter: A Mid-Series Key With Enduring Collector Appeal
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1926-D Standing Liberty Quarter: A Mid-Series Key With Enduring Collector Appeal Hermon Atkins MacNeil's Standing Liberty Quarter is one of the great American coin designs, and within the series (1916-1930), the 1926-D occupies an interesting position: it is a moderately scarce Denver Mint iss...
1918-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar: A Classic Design With Serious Collector Appeal
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# 1918-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar: A Classic Design With Serious Collector Appeal Adolph Weinman's Walking Liberty design is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful coin designs ever produced by the United States Mint. The image of Liberty striding forward, draped in an American flag and...
Hawkman #1 (1964, DC Silver Age): The Winged Wonder's First Solo Series
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
# Hawkman #1 (1964, DC Silver Age): The Winged Wonder's First Solo Series By 1964, the Silver Age of Comics was in full bloom. DC's revival strategy was working beautifully: Flash, Green Lantern, and the Justice League had proven that superhero comics could thrive in the postwar era with scienti...
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 15202ST Jumbo Blue Dial: The Pinnacle of Integrated Bracelet Design
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 15202ST Jumbo Blue Dial: The Pinnacle of Integrated Bracelet Design When Gerald Genta sketched the Royal Oak on a napkin in 1971, he produced one of the most consequential watch designs in history. Fifty-plus years later, the reference 15202ST, nicknamed the Jumb...
Stop Thief (1979, Parker Brothers): The Electronic Crime Scanner That Changed Board Games Forever
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
# Stop Thief (1979, Parker Brothers): The Electronic Crime Scanner That Changed Board Games Forever In 1979, Parker Brothers did something genuinely bold: they put an electronic device inside a board game and made it the centerpiece of gameplay. Stop Thief was not just a clever cop-and-robbers g...
1948 Bowman #6 Yogi Berra Rookie Card: The Foundation Stone of Post-War Collecting
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1948 Bowman #6 Yogi Berra Rookie Card: The Foundation Stone of Post-War Collecting If you had to pick one card that defined the modern era of baseball card collecting, the 1948 Bowman #6 Yogi Berra rookie would be in serious contention. It is not flashy. There is no color, no foil, no chrome r...
1938 Presidential Series Complete Set ($5 Coolidge)
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
## 1938 Presidential Series Complete Set: America's Prexies The 1938 U.S. Presidential Series -- affectionately known among philatelists as "The Prexies" -- is one of the most beloved and historically significant definitive stamp sets in American postal history. Issued across 1938 and continuing...
Green Lantern #1 (1960, Silver Age)
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
## Green Lantern #1 (1960, Silver Age): Hal Jordan's First Solo Issue The Silver Age of comics had a specific rhythm of development: a character debuted in a try-out anthology, tested the market over a few issues, and if the response was strong enough, earned their own title. For Hal Jordan, the...
1984 Voltron Matchbox Lion Force (Complete in Box)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
## 1984 Voltron Matchbox Lion Force (Complete in Box): Five Lions, One Legend In the fall of 1984, a Japanese animated series about five young pilots who controlled robotic lions that combined into a giant defender robot began airing in American syndication. Within months, Voltron: Defender of t...
Scythe (2016 Stonemaier Games First Edition, Kickstarter)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
## Scythe (2016 Stonemaier Games First Edition, Kickstarter): The Alternate-History Strategy Game That Changed EverythingWhen Jamey Stegmaier launched the Scythe Kickstarter campaign in October 2015, he was building on the foundation of a modest but well-regarded publisher (Stonemaier Games, know...
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair 400 (Artek, 1930s Original)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
## Alvar Aalto Tank Chair 400 (Artek, 1930s Original): Finland's Greatest Furniture Design In 1936, Finnish architect Alvar Aalto created a chair for an exhibition at the Milan Triennale. The chair won a prize at that exhibition and went into production through Artek, the design company Aalto ha...