Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
Vintage Moorcroft: How Old Is It? How can you tell how old a piece of Moorcroft is? Many collectors will have a good idea of the age just by looking at a piece. The most reliable method of dating is probably...
WW1 British Campaign Medal Guide A wide veriaty of campaign medals were issued to British servicemen including interesting foreign awards. This guide deals with the standard issue medals awarded to servicemen...
Plastic collectables Most collectors of vintage plastics really know their subject. Labelling any and every old plastic item as “Bakelite ” and hoping for the best is a certain recipe for grief, angry buyers...
There are lots of counterfeit Ray Ban Aviators on eBay.co.uk at the moment. Here are 3 really obvious tell-tale signs [compared with an authentic pair]. You can check these out yourself, just go into any High...
Why do we love collecting coins? For some it's the finding the unrecorded variety , for others it's the history and for some it's the fascination. For me it's a bit of all that and more. I've been a collector...
„if it seems to good to be true – It’s propably is !“ by Markus Brandes Autographs - isitreal.com The only 100% way to ensure that a signature is genuine is to have obtained it yourself from the person...
Book Condition - terms used Below I have listed all the book terms that I know, if you you know any more please let me know and I will add them to the list. READING COPY A book in poor condition. It may be...
There are still good swords out there!!!! Recently I was asked to bid on a sword for a friend as he would be away, auction rooms are not my favorite place and never have been but as a favour ( a bottle of...
So you want a little piece of memorabilia from Vietnam? Fine, who better to supply it than from someone who actually lives there? One of the most popular items for sale seems to be the ubiqitous Zippo...