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A Piece of the Moon for €60,000

By timbaysinger • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic journey to the moon, Tashen Books is releasing the Marc Newson Lunar Rock Edition of Norman Mailer’s MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11.

This limited edition of 12 copies comes in a case designed by Newson, who was inspired by the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Model. [...]



Vegas Set to Auction Off Third Largest T-Rex Ever

By timbaysinger • Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Sin City is preparing for the arrival of “Samson,” a 66-million-year-old rare tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
“Samson” is set to be auctioned off by the international auction house Bonhams and Butterfields on October 3rd at the Venetian Hotel.
This tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is a  female specimen and contains roughly 170 bones, a little more than half of a full [...]



Rare $50 Coin Recovered from Historic U.S. Shipwreck Hits the Market for $135,000

By Affluent Page Editor • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

A rare 1855 Wass-Molitor $50 coin recovered from the historic shipwreck, SS Central America, is now on the market.  Albanese Rare Coins Inc, purveyors and portfolio managers of rare coins, is offering the piece for $135,000. 
The SS Central America, carrying 578 passengers, 38,000 pieces of mail, and a king’s ransom of gold, sank into the [...]