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Ken’s Korner: Cache of gold coins found in man’s home

Ken’s Korner: Cache of gold coins found in man’s home
Ken’s Korner: Cache of gold coins found in man’s home News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The death of Walter Samaszko, Jr., of ...

Ken’s Korner: $50 lidded vessel sells for $26,550

Ken’s Korner: $50 lidded vessel sells for $26,550
Ken’s Korner: $50 lidded vessel sells for $26,550 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Not long ago a couple was browsing a small ...

Ken’s Korner: Mammoth, mastodon finds in France, U.S.

Ken’s Korner: Mammoth, mastodon finds in France, U.S.
Ken’s Korner: Mammoth, mastodon finds in France, U.S. News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Eric Stamatin and his cousin Andrew Gainanu, both 11, ...

Ken’s Korner: King Charles chessboard is auctioned for $877,825

Ken’s Korner: King Charles chessboard is auctioned for $877,825
Ken’s Korner: King Charles chessboard is auctioned for $877,825 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The chessboard believed to be the one that ...

Ken’s Korner: Mystery donors drop rare coins into kettles

Ken’s Korner: Mystery donors drop rare coins into kettles
Ken’s Korner: Mystery donors drop rare coins into kettles News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Each year an army of Salvation Army Santas ...

Ken’s Korner: 16,400 gallons of fine wine – down the drain

Ken’s Korner: 16,400 gallons of fine wine – down the drain
Ken’s Korner: 16,400 gallons of fine wine – down the drain News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall In an attack one city official ...

Ken’s Korner: Botched restoration lady sells art on eBay

Ken’s Korner: Botched restoration lady sells art on eBay
Ken’s Korner: Botched restoration lady sells art on eBay News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Remember the 80-year-old woman who totally botched the ...

Ken’s Korner: Sale of barbed wire from Nazi camp is called off

Ken’s Korner: Sale of barbed wire from Nazi camp is called off
Ken’s Korner: Sale of barbed wire from Nazi camp is called off News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The planned sale of pieces ...

Ken’s Korner: Top Declaration signer: Button Gwinnett (who?)

Ken’s Korner: Top Declaration signer: Button Gwinnett (who?)
Ken’s Korner: Top Declaration signer: Button Gwinnett (who?) News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Quick, which signer of the Declaration of Independence is ...

Ken’s Korner: Pizza Hut creates a dough-scent perfume

Ken’s Korner: Pizza Hut creates a dough-scent perfume
Ken’s Korner: Pizza Hut creates a dough-scent perfume News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Pizza Hut – no stranger to unusual marketing strategies ...

Ken’s Korner: 18th-C French chateau torn down by mistake

Ken’s Korner: 18th-C French chateau torn down by mistake
Ken’s Korner: 18th-C French chateau torn down by mistake News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Workers hired to renovate a 140,000-square-foot manor in ...

Ken’s Korner: Man tries to pass $500M bank note

Ken’s Korner: Man tries to pass $500M bank note
Ken’s Korner: Man tries to pass $500M bank note News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Ever seen a 1930s-era Federal Reserve note for ...