A young Florida woman had the best birthday ever while treasure hunting off the Florida coast on June 17. Hillary Schmitt, told her family before their expedition that day “we are going to find gold today,” says her brother Eric. What they found was more than they could imagine: $1 million worth of gold treasure, earning […]
A Guitar Fit for a King
Posted on July 23rd, 2015 by Joe G
Those of us in Chicago are familiar with the Million Dollar Quartet, a musical inspired by a jam session involving Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins back in 1956. A guitar signed by all four actual members, along with some other Presley memorabilia, will be up for auction next month in no […]
90-Year-Old Bugatti Sets a Record
Posted on July 14th, 2015 by Joe G
A 1925 Bugatti Type 13 “Brescia” was hidden in a garage in Oigny, France since 1966. It was recently auctioned at the “barnfind auction of the century” for $951,216. It was estimated to sell for somewhere between $165,000 and $275,000. The auction at Artcurial Motorcars’ Automobiles sur les Champs took place in Paris and featured 60 rare, untouched […]
Signed Grateful Dead Guitar Auction in Chicago
Posted on July 2nd, 2015 by Joe G
Starting tomorrow, the Grateful Dead will be performing three shows over the Fourth of July weekend at Soldier Field here in Chicago, in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary. While the audience will get to enjoy some of their biggest hits, the highlight of the weekend will be the auctioning of a signed guitar at […]
Rare Pearl Found in Soup
Posted on June 23rd, 2015 by Joe G
Fan of clam chowder? You will be after reading this! Clams are known for the popular soup mentioned above, as well as their production of pearls. One lucky police officer got a dose of both when he found a rare lavender quahog pearl in his chowder. Just how rare are these pearls? Only four other quahog […]