Q & A with Harry Rinker: Sterling Silver & Tortoiseshell Cigar Box (6/15/13)
QUESTION: I have an English sterling silver cigarette box with a tortoiseshell lid. It measures approximately 7 inches by 4 … More >>

The Shanghai Jazz Age as Depicted through Silver Cocktail Shakers (6/4/13)
銀色上海爵士樂年代 Shanghai in the 1920s was New York without the speakeasies! It was a city ready, ripe and totally made for … More >>

A Double Eagle Treasure: Collection Lanson Champagne Captures Nearly $1 Million (6/3/13)
Normally when coin collectors think of lost gold treasures, especially when it pertains to the glorious Double Eagle or $20 … More >>

Chinese Clouds Have always had Silver Linings! China Puts a Large Value on Silver (5/31/13)
Historically, silver has always had a greater value within China than anywhere else in the world. Today, as with most … More >>

Q & A with Harry Rinker: Arcade Cast Iron Farm Toy, Uncle Sam & Hitler Button (5/24/13)
QUESTION: I own an cast iron, Arcade blue corn planter toy. I acquired it as part of a boxed lot … More >>

Steve Santini: A Collector of Things from the Dark Side (5/23/13)
Steve Santini. Does the name ring a bell? From the moment I first saw him on TV, I had me a … More >>

Chinese Export Silver: The Silver Category That Eluded Everyone (5/15/13)
It’s not uncommon that I get torn off a strip by antique silver experts for the fact I’m forever extolling … More >>

Chinese Export Silver an Oft-Forgotten yet Significant Antique Silver Category (5/1/13)
Chinese Export Silver (1785-1940) is a much-forgotten, yet highly significant antique silver category. Early Chinese Export Silver was comprised mostly … More >>

Gold Alert: From Investing in Gold to Buying it over the Counter (5/1/13)
As an appraiser often I am asked, “Should I invest in gold?” Let me go over the basics before you … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: Money, Money, Money—the Obsession with Monetary Value (4/8/13)
When I began my career researching antiques and collectibles in the 1970s, the single question that dominated the collector’s and … More >>