I had to go through several negative transactions (I got my money back on all of them) before I found an AUTHENTIC Tiffany piece. Here is what I know about Tiffany sterling silver charm bracelets and...
Choosing an Antique Cameo What is a cameo? They are miniature sculptures, usually mounted as jewelry, but sometimes decorating boxes, buckles or other accessories. Cameos are gemstones carved in relief ,...
Fake Jewelry Being Sold From Hong Kong I have reported two ID's which hail from Hong Kong for the selling of absolute garbage while the auctions state their items are 10K and 14K solid gold, when they are not....
Courtesy of Heritage Galleries Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. By Jim Halperin The coin world is poised once again for another roller coaster ride in the marketplace. As soon as the word was out that major Wall...
Sure they look cool but when your see a store filled with hundreds of styles and designs, how do you know which one is right for you or for the friend or family member that has belly rings as the only item on...
COLLECTIBLE CHARACTER WATCHES - DISNEY LORUS MODELS Many of the more modern Disney collectible character watches available today were manufactured by Lorus, a division of Seiko, from 1986 to the late 1990's....
What is sniping? Sniping is a sophisticated bidding strategy of placing a bid in the last few seconds of an auction so that your fellow competing bidders have no time to react. It is the intelligent way to bid...
Thank you for taking the time to read my guide on antique jeweled filigree vanity items. Almost all of them I have been able to purchase on eBay, as well as antique shops and flea markets. I have collected...
This is a short guide incorporating simple care tips for brooches and costume jewelry. Have you ever noticed that your brooches and other costume jewelry tend to tarnish and fade sooner than your fine and...
As a radiologist, writing a review on mexican opals was perhaps the last thing I expected to be doing, but having fallen in love with this most beautiful and diverse of gemstones, and given the paucity of...