New Colorful Fifty Dollar Bills See Tepid Collector Interest
The Series 2004 $50 Federal Reserve Note features blue stars and red stripes like the colorized $20 bill, with enhancements similar to the 2003 redesign. Numismatic News notes coin design booms boost attention, but the new notes have not spurred much currency market activity.
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Russian antiques pipeline narrows as Wekselberg seeks return
Industrialist Victor Wekselberg plans to send back the Forbes Fabergé egg collection, chilling supplies for U S dealers. Lacey R Greer of Treasures of Imperial Russia notes the move limits items for a growing North American audience. A cup commemorating Czar Nicolas II’s 1868 coronation is pictured.
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Victor Wekselberg
Forbes Fabergé
U.S
Russia
Lacey R. Greer
Newport Beach
Calif
Nicolas II
Small antique boxes draw steady interest from niche collectors
The piece surveys diminutive boxes such as nutmeg graters snuffboxes and vinaigrettes. It notes prices from under 100 dollars for tin nutmeg graters to several thousand for fine silver and gold examples, with range examples including papier mache snuffboxes and English Mills silver pieces.
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Antique Trader’s Collector Magazine
Ron Pook
Pook
Stobwasser
Braunschweig
Germany
Nathaniel Mills
Auction records reveal rare pencil sharpener and historic bat sales
A 1906 Chelsea Manufacturing pencil sharpener in its original box sold for 17 050 at Brown Auction Services. Joe DiMaggio game used bat from 1941 realized 345 596, second highest ever, with top grade from SCD Authentic. MastroNet auction included unopened 1952 Topps Baseball cards for 208 739.
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Brown
Joe DiMaggio
SCD
Topps
UNC Frame with Jordan Worthy Perkins Doherty Autographs
Item features Michael Jordan James Worthy Sam Perkins and Matt Doherty on framed UNC stationery noting the 1982 NCAA title. valuing guide suggests 300 to 400 dollars with authentication optional if all signatures obtained in person. Consider PSA for formal authentication at collecting shows.
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Michael Jordan
James Worthy
Sam Perkins
Matt Doherty
PSA
Rosemont
Ill
Tom Hultman
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