The Most Popular China Pattern In The World (Part one of a five part series) This Guide will provide a seller or buyer with enough information to determine that the Old Country Roses china pattern or piece in...
Thought I'd write this after reading the warning report on fakes. i've been fascinated by these evocative and beautiful pictures for some time. I tracked down the descendants of the people who registered the...
Trains On Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling trading cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
Buses In Britain 1950s This is one of many illustrated classic British bus guides I've created for the community. I hope you enjoy it. If you wish to find out more about the classic British Bus art...
Inscriptions (Legends) on British Coins + Translations One quick way to identify coins is to read the writing on them. Often this will instantly tell you much about the coin, perhaps all you need to know. If...
Gold Coins Four millennia of gold coin production and use - a brief history.The First Gold Coins Lydia 643 BC In about 643 to 630 B.C., the Lydians had started to produce the first coins. They were quite...
A General Guide to Grading Coins Grading coins is not easy and many sellers will conveniently tell you that it is a matter of opinion. It is true that it can be quite subjective; but there is a professional...
Netherlands Gold 10 Guilders, Gulden, or Florins Brief historical notes, descriptions, and photographs of Dutch gold 10 Guilder coins of King Willem III and Queen Wilhelmina. Obverse Reverse of 1875...
Hello fellow Ebayers!This an updated version of my previous guide (In which i have included more details to substantiate the story i am telling here and to refute Mr Karlens allegations that my comments are...
In 1519, Hernan Cortes and his conquistadores, about 500 men with 16 horses, set sail for present day Mexico. In two years they defeated Montezuma and the Aztec Empire. Hernan Cortes was born in Spain in the...