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Ken’s Korner: Grand Central Terminal celebrates its first century

Ken’s Korner: Grand Central Terminal celebrates its first century
Ken’s Korner: Grand Central Terminal celebrates its first century News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Grand Central Terminal in New York City is ...

Guess What? April 2013

Guess What? April 2013
Guess What? April 2013 By Bob Cahn - “The Primitive Man” “VICTORIAN” rears its ugly head… with REFINED characteristics! The infamous FORK CONUNDRUM … which would you choose? Once in ...

Ken’s Korner: Canada eliminates the one-cent coin

Ken’s Korner: Canada eliminates the one-cent coin
Ken’s Korner: Canada eliminates the one-cent coin News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The Royal Canadian Mint has stopped producing penny coins – ...

Ken’s Korner: 1794 silver dollar hits $10 million+

Ken’s Korner: 1794 silver dollar hits $10 million+
Ken’s Korner: 1794 silver dollar hits $10 million+ News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A new world record price for any coin, anywhere, ...

Journal of Antiques and Collectibles April 2013 Issue

Journal of Antiques and Collectibles April 2013 Issue
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles April 2013 issue features "Rarities from the New Bedford Museum of Glass" by Kirk J. Nelson, "Be Prepared - Baden-Powel and the Scouting Movement" ...

Ken’s Korner: Vermeer’s ‘Girl’ will tour the U.S.

Ken’s Korner: Vermeer’s ‘Girl’ will tour the U.S.
Ken’s Korner: Vermeer’s ‘Girl’ will tour the U.S. News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall For the first time in nearly 20 years, Dutch ...

Ken’s Korner: Restoration of Spitfire WWII plane takes 11 years

Ken’s Korner: Restoration of Spitfire WWII plane takes 11 years
Ken’s Korner: Restoration of Spitfire WWII plane takes 11 years News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A World War II-era British Spitfire MkXVI ...

Ken’s Korner: Scottish woman has huge Smurf collection

Ken’s Korner: Scottish woman has huge Smurf collection
Ken’s Korner: Scottish woman has huge Smurf collection News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A museum curator living in Scotland named Karen Bell ...

Ken’s Korner: 12-lb. gold nugget found in Australia

Ken’s Korner: 12-lb. gold nugget found in Australia
Ken’s Korner: 12-lb. gold nugget found in Australia News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A massive gold nugget weighing 177 ounces (a little ...

Ken’s Korner: Lost Diego Rivera found on “Roadshow”

Ken’s Korner: Lost Diego Rivera found on “Roadshow”
Ken’s Korner: Lost Diego Rivera found on “Roadshow” News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A lost work by the Mexican painter and muralist ...

Ken’s Korner: Aristotle sex manual set to hit auction block

Ken’s Korner: Aristotle sex manual set to hit auction block
Ken’s Korner: Aristotle sex manual set to hit auction block News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall An early edition of a sex manual ...

Ken’s Korner: Cannon was loaded, its cleaning reveals

Ken’s Korner: Cannon was loaded, its cleaning reveals
Ken’s Korner: Cannon was loaded, its cleaning reveals News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Maintenance workers giving a routine cleaning to an 18th ...

Ken’s Korner: That’s Louis XVI’s blood in that hollowed-out gourd!

Ken’s Korner: That’s Louis XVI’s blood in that hollowed-out gourd!
Ken’s Korner: That’s Louis XVI’s blood in that hollowed-out gourd! News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Scientists say a dried, hollowed-out squash that ...

Ken’s Korner: A trillion-dollar coin? Don’t laugh!

Ken’s Korner: A trillion-dollar coin? Don’t laugh!
Ken’s Korner: A trillion-dollar coin? Don’t laugh! News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall One coin that numismatists can never own – but that ...

Ken’s Korner: Ten Commandments ‘tablets’ sell for $60K

Ken’s Korner: Ten Commandments ‘tablets’ sell for $60K
Ken’s Korner: Ten Commandments ‘tablets’ sell for $60K News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The fake stone tablets from the 1956 Hollywood blockbuster ...

The Business of Doing Business: The Best of Ed Welch

Ed Welch
The Business of Doing Business in Antiques The Best of Ed Welch By Ed Welch As many of you are aware, our friend Ed Welch passed away in October, 2012 ...

Ken’s Korner: TV show Batmobile sells for $4.2 million

Ken’s Korner: TV show Batmobile sells for $4.2 million
Ken’s Korner: TV show Batmobile sells for $4.2 million News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The world-famous Batmobile from the 1960s TV show ...

Journal of Antiques and Collectibles March 2013 Issue

Journal of Antiques and Collectibles March 2013 Issue
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles March 2013 issue features "Selling Your Gold: What You Should Know" by Edward Lewand, "Asian  Scroll Paintings" By I.M. Chait, and "The Best of ...

Ken’s Korner: Wooden wells date to 5000 BC

Ken’s Korner: Wooden wells date to 5000 BC
Ken’s Korner: Wooden wells date to 5000 BC News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Wooden water wells made out of oak timbers more ...

Ken’s Korner: N.H. governor’s home gets a total makeover

Ken’s Korner: N.H. governor’s home gets a total makeover
Ken’s Korner: N.H. governor’s home gets a total makeover News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Not long after New Hampshire’s Democratic Gov. John ...

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 ...