What treasure is hiding in your closet? By Hector Cantú For four decades, Louis DeVito had a treasure up in the closet of his Pittsburgh home. Only he didn’t know it. It was the 1950s when he paid off a pawn shop loan and took home a box of items that once belonged to a […]
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Numismatic Legend
1792 EDITION OF ‘GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES,’ WITH ITS REPRINTING OF MINT ACT, CONSIDERED A VITAL ARTIFACT AMONG COLLECTORS By David Stone No single document had a more profound effect on the monetary system of the United States than the Mint Act of 1792. Having recently won its independence from England, after a hard-fought […]
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Discovering Chanel
HANDBAG EXPERT HAS ADVICE FOR REALIZING THE HIGHEST PRICE AT AUCTION By Barbara Conn The luxury accessories category is among the hottest in the auction market, as smart buyers redefine the meaning of value. That’s why Heritage Auctions schedules five Signature® Auctions per year, featuring rare and limited edition handbags from Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton […]
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About Face
WITH HELP FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER, COLLECTOR CHANGED COURSE TO FOCUS ON OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY CAMEOS By Pamela Y. Wiggins Have you ever started out on one path as a collector and ended up somewhere remarkably different than you expected? It happens to kid collectors, too. Nicholas Santa Croce, a 14-year-old who lives in Utica, N.Y., proves the […]
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