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Advanced collectors of Native American and Southwestern style jewelry will most often turn an item over and inspect the back of it after glancing at the front. In many cases, the back can tell th … read more

Throughout much of the modern world, the Swastika symbol represents Nazism and reminds us of Adolf Hitler—racism. But it was not always this way. Prior to WWII, it was a globally recognized symbol. … read more

Recently I was asked into the home of a Collector to assess their collection. These folks wanted to liquidate their items by sending them to auction. They had been collecting for years. They … read more

The word concho, sometimes spelled concha, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell—it is commonly thought this i … read more