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A Sweet Find: Rare Sugar Bowl Bought for $50, Auctioned for $34,800

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This sugar bowl , dating from the early 19 th century, surprised collectors and bidders for its rarity and condition. This Andrew Coffman stoneware jar sold for over $1500 in 2023. That happened recently with a sugar bowl that someone picked up for less than $50 at an estate sale.

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Estée Lauder Solid Perfumes: Buy Them or Leave Them?

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What to Buy I always hate to generalize because you really must research every collectible individually, no matter what you’re dealing with, since every genre has its rarities. Examples shaped like seashells , since they can sell in the $50–100 range, and those must be in excellent condition.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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Sold for ¥1,500,000 JPY via Tomikai Auction (Oct 2023). The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty. Sold for $340,000 USD via Bonhams (Dec 2023). Sold for £50,000 GBP via Bonhams (May 2023).

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WorthPoint Indices: Morgan Dollars

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More Gain with Morgans: Dollar Values Buck the Trend According to our index, prices paid for Morgan Dollars, considered a perennial favorite among collectors, have increased more than 38 percent since January 2020, despite a decrease in the number of transactions starting in mid-2023. coins by numismatic collectors. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Jewelry Appraisal Guidelines

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What You Need To Know About Jewelry Appraisal March 11, 2023 Home Before You Get Your Jewelry Appraised First, it's important to know that a jewelry appraisal is an assessment of the value of a piece of jewelry based on its quality, condition, and other factors.

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WorthPoint Indices: Movie Posters

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However, some reliable key factors help determine values, including the film’s title, authenticity, design and/or artist, condition, and objectivity. The major drivers for movie posters are rarity and subject matter. This 1953 piece for The War of the Worlds was released in England.

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How to Grade Coins: Tips for Beginner Professional Coin Collectors and Hobbyists

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The market for rare coins continued to reflect the overall global economy in 2023 and early 2024, exhibiting a level of turbulence, as reported by Numismatic News. Perfect Uncirculated-70: Very few coins intended for circulation are ever found in this condition, which is basically gem perfect. In 2022, “a record 22 U.S.