Collecting Greek Roman And Other Old Coins
A Beginner s Guide to Collecting Inexpensive Old Coins Collecting old coins is like holding a piece of history right in your hand It is common to find affordable ancient Roman coins that are 1600 years old and many are even 2000 years old or more Imagine that the ancient Roman denarius in your collection might once have bought admission to the gladiator fights in the Coliseum or chariot races at the Circus Maximum The best thing about collecting old coins is that unlike other antiquities ancient coins are remarkably affordable

Tuscaloosa Residents Making Historic Interviews
The nation's largest oral history project is in Tuscaloosa County this week, collecting stories about life from ordinary people.

Smithsonian collecting Katrina artifacts
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, which came to the Gulf Coast in September to collect Hurricane Katrina artifacts, plans another trip in December to seek more.

Capturing history in photographs
An important reason David Wiggins put together a book on Civil War monuments in Georgia was to share the fruits of his longtime hobby of collecting old photographs on postcards.

Riddles of historyKirkpatrick jug comes home to Anna
Mike Isom has never thrown clay in his life. The art of making pottery is lost on him, but the art that is collecting, unearthing and deciphering the riddles of history left on a particular, local brand of ...

Paint a Vivid Picture Collecting Vintage Cosmetics
The business of beauty has been around for centuries. But contrary to what you might think, cosmetic history hasn't always painted a pretty picture.

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