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Tudor Prince Submariner Ref. 7928 (1960s, Gilt Dial): The Affordable Rolex Alternative That Became a Legend
Watches · Updated 12 days ago
# Tudor Prince Submariner Ref. 7928 (1960s, Gilt Dial): The Affordable Rolex Alternative That Became a Legend There's a specific irony in vintage watch collecting: the watches originally sold as the affordable alternative to the premium option are often now just as expensive, or more expensive, ...
Dune (1979 Avalon Hill First Edition, Complete): The Board Game That Defined Epic Strategy
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 12 days ago
# Dune (1979 Avalon Hill First Edition, Complete): The Board Game That Defines Epic Strategy In 1979, Avalon Hill published a board game that attempted to capture the complexity, politics, and deep world-building of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel. The result was one of the most influential and criti...
1966 Ideal Captain Action with Uniform Set: The Ultimate Superhero Action Figure Collectible
Toys & Figures · Updated 12 days ago
# 1966 Ideal Captain Action with Uniform Set: The Ultimate Superhero Action Figure Collectible Before Mego made super heroes in 8" form a standard of the toy industry, before Kenner's Super Powers, before Toy Biz's Marvel lineup, there was **Captain Action**. Produced by Ideal Toy Company from 1...
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (1998 Warp First UK Pressing): The Collector's Guide
Vinyl Records · Updated 12 days ago
# Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (1998 Warp First UK Pressing): The Collector's Guide Some albums feel like they arrived from outside time. **Music Has the Right to Children** by Boards of Canada is one of them. Released in April 1998, this debut album from the Scottish elect...
1849-C Gold Dollar (Charlotte Mint, Open Wreath): The Southern Branch Mint's First Year
Coins · Updated 12 days ago
# 1849-C Gold Dollar (Charlotte Mint, Open Wreath): The Southern Branch Mint's First Year In 1849, the United States government established a new denomination for the first time in decades: the gold dollar. This small, thin coin, just 13mm in diameter and weighing a scant 1.672 grams, was design...
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (1956, First Year Herman Miller): The World's Most Collectible Chair
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 12 days ago
# Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (1956, First Year Herman Miller): The World's Most Collectible Chair In April 1956, Charles and Ray Eames unveiled a new furniture design on the Arlene Francis Home show, a nationally televised program. The chair they revealed would become the most recognized and...
Dream Phone (1991 Milton Bradley, Working and Complete): The Ultimate 90s Nostalgia Collectible
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 12 days ago
# Dream Phone (1991 Milton Bradley, Working and Complete): The Ultimate 90s Nostalgia Collectible If you grew up in the early 1990s and attended slumber parties, there is a very real chance you spent hours trying to figure out which of 24 boys had a secret crush on you by calling them on a pink ...
Marblehead Pottery Conventionalized Ship Tile: History, Values, and What Makes These Tiles Special
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 12 days ago
# Marblehead Pottery Conventionalized Ship Tile: History, Values, and What Makes These Tiles Special Of all the objects produced during the American Arts and Crafts movement, few are as immediately recognizable and as deeply desired by collectors as a Marblehead Pottery ship tile. The combinatio...
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980 Sire First US Pressing): The Collector's Guide
Vinyl Records · Updated 12 days ago
# Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980 Sire First US Pressing): The Collector's Guide When Remain in Light was released in October 1980, it was unlike anything that had come before it. Talking Heads, working with producer Brian Eno, had absorbed the polyrhythmic music of West Africa and constru...
1886 US Proof Set (Minor Coins): The Seated Liberty Era's Most Elegant Survivor
Coins · Updated 12 days ago
# 1886 US Proof Set (Minor Coins): The Seated Liberty Era's Most Elegant Survivor The year 1886 occupies an interesting position in American numismatic history. The Seated Liberty coinage designs, which had graced American coins since the 1830s, were approaching their final decade (they would be...
1966 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst, CBS Transition): The Collector's Complete Guide
Musical Instruments · Updated 12 days ago
# 1966 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst, CBS Transition): The Collector's Complete Guide The story of vintage Fender guitars is ultimately the story of a sale. In January 1965, CBS Corporation purchased the Fender Musical Instruments Company from Leo Fender for approximately $13 million. Almost imm...
1866 15-Cent Lincoln Black Stamp (Scott #77): The Mourning Issue Collector's Guide
Stamps · Updated 12 days ago
# 1866 15-Cent Lincoln Black Stamp (Scott #77): The Mourning Issue Collector's Guide Among the stamps of the 1860s series, the **1866 15-cent black Abraham Lincoln stamp (Scott #77)** holds a uniquely poignant position in American philatelic history. Released in April 1866, just one year after L...
1985 Citizen Promaster Aqualand (Original Depth Meter): The World's First Electronic Dive Watch
Watches · Updated 12 days ago
# 1985 Citizen Promaster Aqualand (Original Depth Meter): The World's First Electronic Dive Watch In 1985, Citizen did something no watchmaker had done before: they put an electronic depth meter inside a diver's watch. The **Citizen Promaster Aqualand**, launched that year, was genuinely revolut...
1870-CC Seated Liberty Dollar: The First Carson City Rarity Collectors Prize
Coins · Updated 12 days ago
# 1870-CC Seated Liberty Dollar: The First Carson City Rarity Collectors Prize When the Carson City Mint opened in 1870, it marked a pivotal moment in American monetary history. Nevada's Comstock Lode silver mines were pouring out ore in unprecedented quantities, and the government needed a mint...
1993 US 29-Cent Legends of the West Recalled Error Sheet: The Stamp That Became a Controversy
Stamps · Updated 12 days ago
# 1993 US 29-Cent Legends of the West Recalled Error Sheet: The Stamp That Became a Controversy In the history of US stamps, very few issues have generated the combination of public interest, legal controversy, and philatelic significance that surrounds the **1993 Legends of the West recalled er...
1994 Magic: The Gathering Antiquities Mishra's Workshop: The Power Piece Every Vintage Player Wants
Trading Cards · Updated 12 days ago
# 1994 Magic: The Gathering Antiquities Mishra's Workshop: The Power Piece Every Vintage Player Wants In Magic: The Gathering's first decade, the Antiquities expansion of 1994 introduced players to the ancient world of artificer warfare between brothers Mishra and Urza. Among the set's many powe...
Minor Threat - Complete Discography (1989 Dischord First Pressing): The Hardcore Collector's Guide
Vinyl Records · Updated 12 days ago
# Minor Threat - Complete Discography (1989 Dischord First Pressing): The Hardcore Collector's Guide If you had to identify a single album that defined American hardcore punk, it would almost certainly be **Minor Threat's Complete Discography**. The Washington D.C. band that Ian MacKaye fronted ...
Stradivarius Cello with Documented Provenance: What Collectors and Musicians Need to Know
Musical Instruments · Updated 12 days ago
# Stradivarius Cello with Documented Provenance: What Collectors and Musicians Need to Know If you had to name the most valuable collectible musical instruments in existence, the list would be dominated by a single name: Antonio Stradivari. The violins, cellos, and violas produced at his worksho...
1923 US 2-Cent Harding Memorial Stamp (Scott #613): The Rotary Perf 11 Rarity Explained
Stamps · Updated 12 days ago
# 1923 US 2-Cent Harding Memorial Stamp (Scott #613): The Rotary Perf 11 Rarity Explained In the vast landscape of United States philately, very few stamps generate the combination of excitement, confusion, and significant financial stakes that surrounds **Scott #613**, the 1923 2-cent Harding M...
1996 Magic: The Gathering Alliances Force of Will: Values, Grades, and Why It's a Legend
Trading Cards · Updated 12 days ago
# 1996 Magic: The Gathering Alliances Force of Will: Values, Grades, and Why It's a Legend In the long history of Magic: The Gathering, certain cards transcend their gameplay function to become cultural touchstones. **Force of Will** from the 1996 Alliances expansion is one of those cards. It ha...
1990 Kenner Aliens Space Marine Drake (MOC): The Collector's Complete Guide
Toys & Figures · Updated 12 days ago
# 1990 Kenner Aliens Space Marine Drake (MOC): The Collector's Complete Guide The Kenner Aliens action figure line, launched in 1992 (though often associated with the 1990-1993 production period), occupies a unique place in toy collecting history. It brought one of cinema's most terrifying franc...
1958 Topps #47 Roger Maris Rookie Card: The Complete Collector's Guide
Sports Cards · Updated 12 days ago
# 1958 Topps #47 Roger Maris Rookie Card: The Complete Collector's Guide Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record in 1961, hitting 61 home runs in a feat so controversial that commissioner Ford Frick initially insisted on a separate record with an asterisk if Maris didn't acco...
1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson Rookie Card: Values, Grades, and Investment Guide
Sports Cards · Updated 12 days ago
# 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson Rookie Card: Values, Grades, and Investment Guide Reggie Jackson is one of the most compelling figures in baseball history. Five World Series rings. 563 career home runs. The "Mr. October" reputation built on some of the most dramatic postseason performances ever...
1970 Ampeg SVT (300-Watt Head and 8x10 Cabinet): The Bass World's Greatest Amplifier
Musical Instruments · Updated 12 days ago
# 1970 Ampeg SVT (300-Watt Head and 8x10 Cabinet): The Bass World's Greatest Amplifier In the summer of 1969, a couple of Ampeg engineers rolled something new out onto the stage of a concert with the Rolling Stones. It was a massive bass amplifier head sitting atop a cabinet filled with eight te...
1867 Newfoundland 1-Cent Violet Prince of Wales Stamp: A Collector's Deep Dive
Stamps · Updated 12 days ago
# 1867 Newfoundland 1-Cent Violet Prince of Wales Stamp: A Collector's Deep Dive Newfoundland philately occupies a unique corner of the stamp collecting world. The colony, which didn't become part of Canada until 1949, issued its own distinctive stamps from 1857 to 1947, and these issues are amo...