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With prices of everything on the rise, it’s no surprise that the collectibles in greatest demand for 2009 are fun to own and make great displays, yet are still affordable to the average collector. This year’s most popular and best-selling items are Read More

Would you have more money now, or less? I set out to answer that question myself this morning — and to back it up with hard data. Then I chickened out. I knew the answer. If I had never sold a single stock, I would be richer than I am today. How Read More

Snow globes are beloved and widely collected seasonal decorations. Introduced in France, the snow globe was a successor to the glass paperweight. Made of heavy lead glass domes positioned over ceramic tableaus, late 19th century snow globes got Read More

TRIAD – If you think gas prices are volatile, you should check out what collectors are paying for gas memorabilia these days. “I remember when I started collecting (gas pump) globes, they were less than $100,” recalls High Point collector Carlyle Read More

PHILADELPHIA — At Society Hill Loan, a pawnshop in a middle-class neighborhood here, a steady rain fell outside as a fashionably dressed young man parked his Cadillac Escalade outside. Looking around warily, he came in to speak with Nat Leonard, co Read More

At first glance, both terracotta figurines of ancient Greek women and two bronze lion-faced Egyptian goddesses appeared to have originated more than 2,000 years ago. But only one reddish-clay Greek miniature shown to the Sun by Royal Ontario Museum Read More

Chances are, more charities than ever have asked you to give this year. Needs are up and contributions are down, they say; all need more. Giving well can get complicated, so, as the year ticks toward its close and there s still time to reap the tax Read More