Christmas is a magical time of year for me. I come from a fairly German family (my mother hails from a small town near Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg) and there is no time of year that I feel more “German” than around Christmas. While we celebrate like most Americans (my father, like […]
Archives for December 2014
Condition Significance in Collectible Coins
When we happen upon a pile of old coins in an estate’s closet or safe, usually our first reaction is to look for the oldest coins in the cache. It may be counterintuitive however, that age is not always the biggest determinant of value. While coins minted in the mid 20th century and forward tend […]
Why Elvis Presley is the King of Rock n Roll
Elvis Presley is known as “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” – what does that mean, exactly? Buy, Value or Appraise Your Rock n Roll Memorabilia Bid or buy watches and timepieces for sale, value your item, or request a free appraisal to sell your collection. It’s not that he was the first to be associated […]
Hermès Scarves: Ties That Bind
My love affair with scarves began at the age of eleven when I inherited my grandmother’s collection. The rest of her clothes were given to charity when she died, but her scarves seemed too full of memory to let go – the many times had I seen her drape her shoulders or tie a knot […]