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Dolphin figurines have grace and charm and adorn your cabinet or house

Willow tree figurines are the perfect gift for special occasions

Whenever we invest in our culture we are preserving our history. Collectors of all types are helping to maintain our ever-changing culture.

Mermaid figurines are extremely popular, with kids as well as adults.

Many people think of bugs as insects, but the fact of the matter is that just about any small, creepy and crawly thing can be a bug.

If you're an American an eagle figurine can become the focal point of your figurine collection

It is safe to say there have been many important coins in the history of the cent denomination. Ranging from expensive and scarce to rather available and inexpensive, important cents take a number of forms, making the top 10 an interesting and diverse group.The cent was a high priority for the U.S. Mint from its start, with the first cents being minted for circulation in 1793, the year after the Mint opened. Here's my list of the 10 best that have been produced since then.

A lot of people find collecting gold coins as not only an incredibly interesting hobby but a fairly lucrative one as well! Over time, your collection will accure value and parts of it can be sold if you desire...

Bottles are quite fascinating. Aside from being just containers for almost everything, bottles can be used for many purposes.

The general look of a piece of furniture tells the expert whether it is old or not, but this is a matter of experience. If you are interested in old furniture see as many genuine pieces as you can; go to museums where you are certain of the authenticity of the articles. Slowly the eye and mind can be trained to recognize whether the appearance of a piece is true or not.

Collecting sports memorabilia is a hobby that can fill your spare time with importance and give you a distraction to the everyday drudgery. What you decide to collect is a matter of personal preference. Some people collect items from a broad range of different sports while others only collect items that pertain to a particular sport or a particular athlete.

Enjoying your afternoon tea in your home alone with your favorite muffins? Imagine Justin Timberlake doing just that. Well, it can be almost impossible.

What are rubber stamps? Many of you have probably used rubber stamps before and maybe not knew it or realized what you are doing...

You've decided that you'd like to collect some celebrity autographs. So the question becomes, "how do I do this?" These guidelines can help.

If you've ever wondered why some people collect dolls, read this and see. Perhaps you'll decide to join them!

Collecting coins has long been a favorite pastime of many. Whether you like old pennies or coins from other countries, people have had this hobby for years...

Beautiful to look at and fun to collect, postcards have been a favored means of traveling communication for many years. Even in these modern days, when the...

No more Baggage in the New Year. The article is a re-submission since it appears in the New York monthly, the Love Express, New York, New Jersey and Long Island's largest Christian newspaper reaching ¼ million readers. Readers are encouraged to travel light in order to travel well by unloading excess baggage.

Coin collecting, or numismatics is a hobby as old as time. As a hobby, it has been around for more than 2,500 years. This is surprising since the use of coins has been around for pretty much that same amount of time too. Man has always had a fixation for small, round, shiny things. And throughout the ages, coin collectors have always been on the prowl for the oldest, rarest, most attractive coins around.

Yes, collectibles! Collectibles are where eBay started, and they're still one of its biggest areas - however much they might want you to believe they're not. eBay's most hardcore and long-time users are almost all collectors of something or other - it is quite common to post what you think is a mundane item, only to have collectors suddenly go to war over it because it is somehow linked to something they collect.

Are you a collector of antiques or are you just starting out and don't quite know how to go about finding antiques and finding the value of the items.