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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. Every vintage fan, reseller, picker, or thrifter dreams of finding an item at an estate sale or thrift store for a dirt-cheap price and then discovering it’s extremely valuable. The listing by Jeffrey S.

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Seeking Valuable Carnival Glass? Look For Pieces by These Four Companies

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DUGAN/DIAMOND The top-selling Dugan piece since 2020 is this Four Flowers purple chop plate `that sold for $37,500 in 2023. The Top 5 Dugan/Diamond pieces sold since 2020: Four Flowers purple chop plate , $37,500, 2023. Goddess of the Harvest amethyst bowl , $10,000, 2023. Big Fish marigold whimsy bowl , $32,000, 2023.

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Is There Money in Early Bank Promotional Gifts?

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But, years ago, bank promotional items included high-quality collectibles that could be worth a lot today, like this celluloid bank , which sold in May 2023 for $115. As branded giveaways became popular, some banks produced catalogs and sales programs or opened stores offering existing customers a way to purchase premium branded merchandise.

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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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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. With much crossover appeal, the poster brought $72,000 in a December 2022 sale held by Robert Edward Auctions.

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WorthPoint Indices: Mercury Dimes

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Sales range from individual graded examples to sacks of 10,000 circulated coins offered in a single lot , one of which topped $26,120 in April 2023. MARKET MOVERS The excellent condition of this key date 1916 dime pushed its auction price to $65,950. Just 400 examples of this 1945 Mercury dime with Full Bands are known to exist.

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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.