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“Assets 2010″: ISA celebrates its 30th Birthday with Museum tours and seminars

Jan 24th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Events

ISA will host a Conference April 30-May 3 with Museum tours and seminars by noted authorities in the fields of Fine Art, Antiques and Residential Contents and Gems & Jewelry
(Toronto, Canada) The International Society of Appraisers will celebrate its thirtieth birthday with an in depth three pronged Conference in Toronto on April 30-May 3. The […]



Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo presents historic “Ship of Gold”

Jan 20th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Antiques

Long Beach, California - A $10 million exhibit of California Gold Rush sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America, the fabled “Ship of Gold,” will be publicly displayed during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo in the Long Beach Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave., February 4 - 6, […]



more-than-dolls.com

Jan 11th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Sites to Visit

If you love wooden dolls, you will adore http://www.more-than-dolls.com/. The actual CollectOS-Site-of-the-Week is an online shop located in Germany, but shipping worldwide. More-then-dolls offers exqusite handcrafted wooden dolls by different artists and from various brands. You’ll find - among others - dolls from Fairy Tales, Little Krahmer Dolls, Krahmer Dolls Couples ,… The shop also offers a large collection […]



Northeast PEZ Collectors Gathering: Looking for Vendors/Dealers

Jan 11th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Events

The Northeast PEZ Collectors Gathering (the largest PEZ Conventions in the East) will open its public show to all types of candy collectibles.
This will be the biggest show for candy collectibles in the East!
The show will be held in Stamford, CT in April 2010.
For more info visit our web site www.CandyCollectorExpo.com
WHERE:
Stamford Plaza Hotel, formally the Sheraton […]



First Batman comic expected to set world record price at Heritage Auctions

Jan 9th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Auctions

DALLAS, TX — When a truly exceptional copy of Detective Comics #27, the very first appearance of Batman, is auctioned by Heritage Auction Galleries in its Feb. 25 Signature® Comics & Comic Art Auction, it will set two important marks:
It will, more than likely, become the single most valuable comic ever offered at public auction. […]



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 […]



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