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Kovels’ top 10 Antiques & Collectibles Searches in 2009

Jan 8th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: About Collecting

Cleveland, Ohio – January 8th, 2010 – Kovels.com today released its list of the most searched for items in its online price guide in 2009. The Kovels’ top 10 list is based on the results of millions of searches that took place on its website over the course of the year. With over 700,000 antiques […]



SPAM: “Silver Coin” - Spamming, Phishing, fraudulous eMails …

Jan 7th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: About Collecting

January, 7th, 2010 - Be careful!  Collectos.Com today received more than a Dozen of eMails like this:
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WARNING ! AN AVALANCHE OF U.S. SILVER EAGLE COINS ON THE WAY TO YOU !!
From, January 7th, 2010 - 22:02
 

Sender:

“Rouser” exceed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Address:
xxx@xxxx
 

In a hurry ?
              shortcut to your silver cache:
        […]



Whimsical Art by Kevin George

Jan 7th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

hi to the folks at collectos.com
im a designer - illustrator - and storyteller in pictures
looking for places to place my work
I do whimsical art ( originals and prints) that are family and children friendly. and whimsical home decore
one site below, will give a good idea of my work.
The designs and art works can be presented […]



World Coin News Names Coin of the Year Winners

Jan 6th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Coins and Banknotes

IOLA, Wis. (Jan. 6, 2010) — Ten outstanding 2008-dated coins have been honored with Coin of the Year Awards by World Coin News magazine. An international panel of judges selected the winners from hundreds of nominated coins during a final round of balloting that concluded in late December. The awards will be presented Jan. 30, in […]



Stock Photos for Toy Car Collectors

Jan 5th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Toys

Beginning with cast iron and tinplate, toy cars have been around as long as real cars, but in 1910, toy cars took a technological leap when Samuel Dowst adapted a new manufacturing technique called “die casting” to produce the first die-cast versions. Named after a favorite niece, the toys were dubbed “Tootsie Toys” (later shortened […]



Antiques Roadshow: City Dates 2010

Jan 5th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Events

BOSTON, MA - 01/04/10 - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS’s most-watched primetime series, has announced its Summer 2010 Tour destinations: San Diego, California; Billings, Montana; Miami Beach, Florida; Biloxi, Mississippi; Des Moines, Iowa; and Washington, DC.
Programs taped in those locations will make up ROADSHOW’s fifteenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2011.
“We are calling this our Crystal Anniversary […]



Bavaria, Transferware, Cookie Jars, Die Cut, …: The top 30 antique & collectible searches of 2009

Jan 5th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: About Collecting

The just released  annual report from TIAS.com of top 30 antiques and collectibles searches has some interesting items, including some new listings for 2009.
Garden City - NY, Jan 05, 2010 - TIAS.com (http://www.tias.com) the Webs largest online antique & collectible mall, today released their annual report on the most requested search terms used by people
looking […]



Panama City: Gordon Atwater on auction

Jan 4th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Auctions

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – The estate of the late Gordon Ingham Atwater – a renowned petroleum pioneer who was an expert in oil and gas reserves in the United States and accurately predicted the first gas shortage prior to his death in 1973 at age 66 – will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, beginning at […]



Antiques Roadshow visits Blackpool Tower

Jan 3rd, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Movies to watch

The Antiques Roadshow visits Blackpool with Fiona Bruce. They came to Blackpool Tower ballroom in 2009 and looked at an Art Deco period bronze dancing trophy in this Part 1 of 2. Part 2 of 2 shown separately shows a very special Wind-Up 78 rpm gramophone and a rare old camera…
You might like to view […]



Antique Black Forest 5 ft Musical Hunter Cuckoo Clock C. 1880-1890

Jan 3rd, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Movies to watch

This is a excellent example of a monster carved BF cuckoo clock. For more great clocks in that collection please check out the movie maker’s website at www.blackforestclocks.org  



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