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1869 24-Cent Declaration of Independence (Scott #120)
Stamps · Updated 19 days ago
## 1869 24-Cent Declaration of Independence (Scott #120): America's First Pictorial Stamp MasterpieceThe 1869 Pictorial Issue occupies a singular place in American philatelic history, and within that set, the 24-cent Declaration of Independence (Scott #120) stands apart as one of the finest examp...
Root (2018 Leder Games First Edition, Kickstarter)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 19 days ago
## Root (2018 Leder Games First Edition, Kickstarter): Asymmetric Strategy in a Woodland WorldWhen Root arrived through Kickstarter in 2018, it did something that most board game designers would consider extremely ambitious: it built a fully asymmetric strategy game where every player sits down a...
1855-S Quarter Eagle (San Francisco First Year)
Coins · Updated 19 days ago
## 1855-S Quarter Eagle and the San Francisco Mint's Early Gold Coinage A note before we begin: collectors researching a "1855-S Quarter Eagle" will quickly discover that no quarter eagles were actually struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1855. The mint struck its very first quarter eagle in 185...
Tiffany Studios Poppy Lamp (Favrile Glass, Bronze)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 19 days ago
## Tiffany Studios Poppy Lamp (Favrile Glass, Bronze): The Pinnacle of American Decorative Art Few objects in the American decorative arts canon command the reverence, the scholarly attention, and the auction room drama of a Tiffany Studios leaded-glass table lamp. Among all the designs produced...
Song Dynasty Ru Ware Brush Washer
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 19 days ago
## Song Dynasty Ru Ware Brush Washer: The Rarest Chinese Imperial Ceramic There is a category of Chinese ceramics so rare that scholars can list every known surviving example by name, and Ru ware sits firmly at the top of that category. Produced for only about twenty years during the Northern So...
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Full Dinner Service (80+ Pieces)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 19 days ago
## Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Full Dinner Service (80+ Pieces): The World's Most Expensive DinnerwareThere are luxury dinner services, and then there is Flora Danica. Royal Copenhagen's Flora Danica pattern exists in a category of its own -- a hand-painted botanical porcelain collection with o...
1894 Barber Quarter (Philadelphia Proof)
Coins · Updated 19 days ago
## 1894 Barber Quarter Philadelphia Proof: Silver Age American Coinage at Its Finest The 1894 Barber Quarter Philadelphia Proof is the kind of coin that rewards careful study. Struck by the United States Mint specifically for collectors and presentation purposes rather than commercial circulatio...
1984 Kenner Star Wars POTF Yak Face (Last 17, MOC)
Toys & Figures · Updated 19 days ago
## 1984 Kenner Star Wars POTF Yak Face (Last 17, MOC): The Holy Grail of Vintage Star Wars CollectingIf you spend any time in vintage Star Wars collecting circles, a handful of names come up repeatedly when the conversation turns to the rarest and most valuable figures. Yak Face sits near the ver...
Doom Patrol #99 (1965, First Beast Boy)
Comic Books · Updated 19 days ago
## Doom Patrol #99 (1965): The First Appearance of Beast Boy In the sprawling landscape of Silver Age DC Comics, *Doom Patrol* #99 holds a specific distinction that keeps it permanently relevant to collectors: it is the first comic book appearance of Garfield Logan, better known as Beast Boy -- ...
1919-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 19 days ago
## 1919-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar: Collector's Guide to a Silver Classic The 1919-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar stands as one of the more desirable issues in a beloved 20th-century series. Struck at the Denver Mint during a period of economic transition after World War I, this coin carries b...
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 19 days ago
## The 1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar: America's First Half Dollar When the United States Mint first opened its doors in Philadelphia in 1792, the young nation faced an immediate practical challenge: producing enough coinage to actually function as a monetary economy. The 1794 Flowing Hair Half D...
7 Wonders (2010 Repos Production First Edition)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 19 days ago
## 7 Wonders (2010 Repos Production First Edition): The Game That Created a New Award CategoryNot many board games can claim they were so good that an entire awards organization had to invent a new prize category to accommodate them. The 2010 first edition of 7 Wonders by Antoine Bauza, published...
2011 Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Liliana of the Veil
Trading Cards · Updated 19 days ago
## 2011 Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Liliana of the Veil: The Definitive Collector's GuideIf you asked Magic: The Gathering players to name one planeswalker that defined the Modern format for most of a decade, Liliana of the Veil would top a significant number of lists. Released in the original...
2011 ThreeA Toys Ashley Wood WWRp Caesar (1/12 Scale)
Toys & Figures · Updated 19 days ago
## ThreeA Toys Ashley Wood WWRp Caesar (1/12 Scale): A Complete Collector's Guide The ThreeA Toys WWRp Caesar series represents a fascinating intersection of studio-art collectibles and action figure design, one that changed how serious collectors thought about designer toys in the 2010s. Made b...
1959 Ideal Shirley Temple 35-Inch Playpal (Complete Outfit)
Toys & Figures · Updated 19 days ago
## 1959 Ideal Shirley Temple 35-Inch Playpal: The Life-Sized Doll That Changed Toy HistoryWhen Ideal Toy Company put a 35-inch doll on the market in 1959 and called her Shirley Temple, they were doing something that had never quite been attempted before at commercial scale. This was not a doll yo...
Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition (1993 Games Workshop Box Set)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 19 days ago
## Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition (1993): The Box Set That Built a Hobby Empire Ask anyone who got into tabletop wargaming in the early 1990s where their hobby began, and there is a good chance they will describe a specific box: red artwork, a dramatic battle scene between Space Marines and Orks, ...
Emile Galle Marquetry Side Table: Art Nouveau Mastery in Inlaid Wood
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 19 days ago
## Emile Galle Marquetry Side Table: Art Nouveau Mastery in Inlaid WoodAmong the decorative arts of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, few names carry as much weight as Emile Galle. The Nancy-born designer transformed everything he touched -- glass, ceramics, and especially furnit...
2002 Pokemon Expedition Base Set Charizard Reverse Holo #6
Trading Cards · Updated 19 days ago
## 2002 Pokemon Expedition Base Set Charizard Reverse Holo #6 When collectors talk about underappreciated Pokemon cards with serious upside, the 2002 Expedition Base Set Charizard Reverse Holo comes up regularly. It sits at an interesting intersection: it features one of the most beloved Pokemon...
Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975 Casablanca First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 19 days ago
## Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975 Casablanca First Pressing): The Vinyl That Launched a Funk Galaxy When Parliament dropped *Mothership Connection* in December 1975, it didn't just change funk music. It created an entire cosmology around it. George Clinton and his ever-expanding collec...
1986 Donruss #39 Jose Canseco Rated Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 19 days ago
## 1986 Donruss #39 Jose Canseco Rated Rookie: The Card That Defined an EraEvery generation of baseball card collectors has a card that serves as a touchstone -- something that encapsulates the excitement of the hobby at a specific moment in time. For anyone who collected during the late 1980s an...
New Gods #1 (1971, Jack Kirby)
Comic Books · Updated 19 days ago
## New Gods #1 (1971): Jack Kirby's Fourth World Masterpiece If there is a single comic book that encapsulates the creative ambition of Jack Kirby at the peak of his powers, it is *New Gods* #1, published by DC Comics in February-March 1971. This issue launched one of the most ambitious mytholog...
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Sarcophagus TAEV-EN078 (Secret Rare, 1st Edition)
Trading Cards · Updated 19 days ago
## 2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Sarcophagus TAEV-EN078 (Secret Rare, 1st Edition): A Collector's Deep DiveFew Yu-Gi-Oh! cards occupy the intersection of competitive history and collector prestige quite like the 2007 Gold Sarcophagus from Tactical Evolution. Printed as TAEV-EN078 in Secret Rare, 1st Editio...
1879 Flowing Hair Stella $4 Gold Pattern
Coins · Updated 19 days ago
## The 1879 Flowing Hair Stella: America's Most Beautiful Pattern Coin If you had to pick one coin that captures everything fascinating about the United States Mint's experimental history, the 1879 Flowing Hair Stella $4 Gold Pattern would be a very strong candidate. It is a coin that was never ...
1980 Topps #580 Nolan Ryan
Sports Cards · Updated 19 days ago
## 1980 Topps #580 Nolan Ryan: The Million-Dollar Pitcher's Milestone CardThere are baseball cards, and then there are baseball cards that mark a turning point in history. The 1980 Topps #580 Nolan Ryan sits firmly in that second category. This is the card that captured Ryan at the exact moment h...
1965 Fender Jazzmaster (Olympic White, Bound Neck)
Musical Instruments · Updated 19 days ago
## 1965 Fender Jazzmaster (Olympic White, Bound Neck): Where Pre-CBS Heritage Meets Collector Gold The year 1965 is one of the most consequential in Fender's history. In January of that year, CBS Corporation purchased Fender from Leo Fender for $13 million, ending the era that collectors now cal...