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Reader Stories: Share Your Best Antique and Collectible Treasure Finds

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If you've been collecting for any length of time there is probably at least one item in the collection that stands out. Something that is notable for the price paid or not paid in some cases. Perhaps it was something stuck in a dusty corner at the back of a store or at a garage sale in a box with a bunch of junk.

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Share Your Best Finds

Rare Lalique Perfume Bottle found in a Box Lot

I was attending an auction that featured a lot of boxes out of two or three storage units in that town. I hadn't found anything memorable but saw a box about 12 x 14" square and 14" tall that seemed …More

The Monkey Pitcher

I found this at a yard sale about 1 year ago. There are no makers marks on this, But there is an Kite or Diamond Mark that is under glaze an cannot be read. I purchased this for my wife for our 6th a…More

Autographed Space Banks -- Collecting Space Banks

In an antique store in the North Georgia mountains. It was beaten up pretty badly, so I placed it back on the shelf but kept an eye open for them ever since, and have built up a one-of-a-kind collect…More

Guido Gambone Horse -- Best Find Collectibles

Indoor Flea Market Find! My wife and I love to browse through flea markets and yard sales. This little "UGLY BLUE HORSE" as my wife calls it, jumped out at me. Knowing that I like pottery. I liked i…More

Public Storage Sale Find!

A few years ago I went with two of my friends to a public storage sale. This type of sale goes on in my area nearly every weekend. The sale is from unpaid storage units, the door is opened (but you c…More

Antique Corkscrew Found in Trash!

It was lying in the dirt at the local fire station, where we have to take our garbage to throw it away.Out here in the boondocks, we don't have garbage collection. Two days a week, a big dumpster is …More

Shawnee Winnie Pig Cookie Jar

We found the jar at a southern California Antique Flea Market. The dealer who had the jar specialized in vintage furniture, knew nothing about cookie jars, and hadn't researched the jar. After checki…More

Great Find - McCoy Baseball Cookie Jar

The estate sale was in California and the prices were unusually low for an estate sale, especially when the folks pricing the stuff knew what the jar was. A little bit of research would have probably…More

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