Every now and then, a news story crops up about a person who has unwittingly stumbled upon a goldmine. There was the first edition copy of Harry Potter, which, after narrowly avoiding being thrown in ...

What exactly makes something an antique, as opposed to a collectible? You'll often find things under both labels in the same ...

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