Jewelry Antiques of the 20th Century

The collecting of Civil War covers actually began during the war, and one design actually promotes the collecting of the covers! It is said that some publishers continued printing and selling covers after the war ended, but rumors of modern production of these designs are, mostly unfounded.Northern manufacturers were the main publishers of civil war covers. 

The Civil War was serious business to American citizens, even if they chose to express their sentiments in a humorous way via the mail.  Patriotic covers were enormously popular in 19th Century America.As always when events such as a… Continue reading Collecting Civil War Covers

The introduction of the internet has completely turned around the way people find things to collect. It is surprising to many novice collectors how many expensive and rare coins are still in loose circulation. Good coins for new collectors to start with would be the “wheat pennies”, which followed the popular Indian Head pennies and were produced between 1909 and 1958. The wheat penny is named for it’s design, which includes a pair of wheat stalk bundles on the back side of the coin, and a picture of Lincoln on the front side. A particularly interesting U.S. coin… Continue reading Check Your Change for Some Great Collectible Coins