126 items of “The King of Rock and Roll” were placed on sale in a two-hour auction held at Graceland and online through Invaluable.com and eBay. All of the jewels and watches were once owned or gifted to Elvis. The top item sold in the auction was sold for $18,000, $2,000 under its estimated […]
United States High Relief Gold & Silver Coins
Posted on February 2nd, 2016 by Joe G
Coins were and are used as a monetary form of payment, they also are collected and many are viewed as beautiful works of art for their detail and design. There are so many collectible coins and beautiful coins that were minted by the United States Mint. There are proof coins which exhibit a mirrored background […]
Brief History of the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.
Posted on January 26th, 2016 by Joe G
Brief History of the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. One of the top 20 most popular guitars in history is the Fender Stratocaster or “Strat” designed prototype in 1953 and introduced into production in 1954. The 1954 to 1959 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar specifications were a one piece detachable 21 fret 7″ radius fretboard maple neck […]
John Lennon Rickenbacker To Go On Auction
Posted on January 6th, 2016 by Joe G
John Lennon Rickenbacker gifted to Ringo Starr to go on auction. Starting Bid: $300,000 Estimate: $600,000 – $800,000 A 1964 Rose-Morris Rickenbacker, model 1996, nick-named “The Beatle Backer” owned by John Lennon and later gifted to Ringo Starr. The guitar is semi-hollow bodied with an F-hole, in fireglo finish, serial number DE519. This guitar was […]
Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitars
Posted on January 2nd, 2016 by Joe G
The Gibson Les Paul Custom was originally designed as a higher end variation of the Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952. The Gibson Les Paul introduced in 1952, was originally made with a mahogany body and a 1″ thick maple […]