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3/15/2026

terms: All subject prior sale.  If you see same item with 2 different prices always take the cheaper.  If you think price is ridiculous make offer.  You pay shipping costs.

There are sure to be errors of all kinds in this list which is in the "old" format. The old format was all done by hand and evolved over 40 years. There is a "new" format inventory, into which everything is being put, which does not have those errors. We're about half way through the updating process. Please forgive and put up with. Thanks for your patience.

305 2223 CHINA, printing block, circa 1900s-20s, Chinese 5-character knife coin, wood, 42x182x22mm, few minor defects, XF $90.00

230906 1235 CHINA, jewelry, no date (1950 or earlier), pendant, an oval plaque with floral elements and some piercing, on a black cord with a floral decorated bead and an oval screw clasp, ivory, plaque is 42x63mm, bead is 11mm, clasp is an oval, 19x5mm, small chip out of edge of plaque, otherwise everything is XF $100.00

230608 3057 CUBA, etc., matchbook lot, 1950s, 2 from Cuba: Mike Maqua tours, Hotel Nacional, & USA railroad (Atlantic Coast Line), & 1 matchbox from Japan, various designs, Japanese is quite artistic, Cuban books have Cuban tax stamps inside, no matches, used, one of the Cubans has a chipped strike strip, otherwise all VF/+ $25.00

230510 9103 FRANCE, cigarette lighter shell, no date (1960s-70s I think), imitation of 1870-B 5 francs copper plated gray metal, 37.5mm, 7mm thick, 11.9g, small corrosion spot, VF $13.00

230808 2311 FRANCE, medal, no date (late 19th century I think), imitation of Hercules and women 5 francs, Reverse: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE A A 5 FRANCE DEPOSE, there is a slot below FRANCE and another slot on the edge at 6 o'clock, Edge: plain with a casting seam and an integral loop, copper plated gray metal, 37.5mm, 5mm thick, 34.94g, probably a ribbon went through the slots, VF $25.00

231213 3393 MEXICO, milagro, various shapes: praying boy, praying girl, praying mother, leg tin or tire balancer metal, pinned to the clothing of statues of saints for intercessionary prayer, VF each $5.00

231213 3394 MEXICO, milagro, heart pierced by sword, tin or tire balancer metal, VF $8.00

231213 3395 MEXICO, milagro, two eyes, tin or tire balancer metal, VF $12.00

250712 1621 ITALY, carved knicknack lot, no date (19th century), two fish, one curved, the other straight, and one standing figure in long gown, ivory, 43x12mm, 41x10mm, 14x35mm, acquired in Italy, the figure is missing its head, otherwise they are all VF $75.00

250712 1622 ITALY, faucet cock for a wine barrel, no date (medieval-19th century), a small round pedestal with a hole in it topped with a schematic rooster, brass, cock part is 25x29mm, the pedestal is 16mm long and 5mm in diameter, acquired in Italy, VF $25.00

230216 3543 RUSSIA, icon, 19th century, Madonna and child, TIKHVINSKI written at top, painted wood, 194x253mm (~7.6x10"), VF $250.00

220320 1843 RUSSIA, icon, modern, Saint Nicholas facing, painted wood, 177x242mm, XF $50.00

230808 2320 RUSSIA, USSR, set of caviar spoons, no date (1930s), the bowls are gilt, the handles have small enamelled areas, on back of each is a hallmark and 875 with hammer and sickle in star, silver, 16x52mm, total weight 10.35g, 3 pieces, XF $35.00

211110 1014 USA, stoneware jug, no date (1867-74), 2 gallon jug with gray colored base and brownish-blackish, bluish decoration, looks like an orchid to me but it is probably some kind of fruit. Incuse stamp A. K. BALLARD BURLINGTON, VT. 2, 13.43" (342mm) tall x 8.5" (215mm) diameter, no chips, cracks or repairs, intact $575.00

211110 1142 USA, silvered copper pot, no date (19th-early 20th century), a handmade narrow necked copper pot decorated with leaves. The silvering looks like mostly or entirely tin. 255mm (10.5") wide x 189, (7.5") tall, 1918g, wear, but no damage or corrosion $150.00

250712 1623 USA, bookmark, no date, This is a Tiffany design: a thin silver disk with 3 rectangular slots, but it is not marked "TIFFANY." silver, 50mm, 9.61g, Acquired in Italy, tarnished AU $35.00

250717 6298 USA, duck stamp, 1990, with certificate. Face value $12.50. Unc $6.00

250717 6299 USA, duck stamp, 1997, with certificate. Face value $15.00. They come in both white and orange window envelopes, Unc $6.00

250717 6300 USA, duck stamp, 1998, with certificate. Face value $15.00. They come in both white and orange window envelopes, Unc $6.00

250717 6301 USA, duck stamp, 1999, with certificate. Face value $15.00. They come in both white and orange window envelopes, Unc $6.00

250717 6302 USA, engraving, 1994, a card with a facsimile of an unused banknote design of Grover Cleveland $20, with $0.29 flag stamp and commemorative BEP Visitors Center cancel, They come in both white and gray window envelopes, Unc $4.00

250717 6305 USA, autographed photo, no date (late 1990s-early 2000s), a black and white photo of Jack Nicholson with sunglasses sitting in a car, with an autograph. 10.5x8.5 inches, The autograph is in the photo. This is a REPRO, Unc $3.00

250717 6304 USA, lithograph, 1997, from the certificate that comes with it: "This certifies that you own an exacting replica of the artwork commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service that appears on the Elvis Presley Commemorative Stamp." Print run was 7500, hand numbered and signed by the artist. Unc $20.00

250717 6306 USA, autographed photo-brochure, no date (late 50s-60s), a poster of Rocky Marciano's boxing history, the "cover" has a photo of the knockout punch of Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, 1952, "Compliments of Coal Operators Casualty Company, Rockwood, PA," with Rocky Marciano autograph and dedication, 17x11 inches, folded into four pages, The autograph is genuine. I have two. Ask me about the dedications. AU $1,100.00

231213 3392 MEXICO, Cocoa bean, with descriptive card, these are "fresh" cocoa beans from the 1970s. I've never seen any "genuine original" beans that the Aztecs might have used. But they did use them. $1.00

230808 2321 USA, jewelry, 1960s-80s, ring, 15mm round amethyst cabochon in pierced work sterling silver setting and band, ring size 8 or so, Reverse: W. & H. CO., 5.12g total, VF $45.00

250307 3051 USA, defaced coin die, 1995, this is the obverse die for the Olympic cyclists proof dollar, defaced with an engraved "X," in the original box it came in and the crummy deteriorated black foam the mint packed it in, some of which is adhering to the shaft of the die. The face is perfect. There is a guy who has similar wants $2-3k for them. This one comes with a certificate from the mint. How do you grade these things? I should send it to NGC to get certified, shouldn't I? $2,000.00

260204 6685 USA, pair of cufflinks, no date (1920s-50s), one has a design of a cross of diamonds in a chain, the other is engraved script W, oval, 14k gold with small blue enameled band, 13x20mm, 3.19g, 0.103 ozT, VF $450.00