Racketeer Nickel
The wild west of the late 19th century has yielded many fascinating stories rooted in both fact and fiction. This lesser-known story...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Rarities Never Meant to Be
Some of the highest-yielding coins in auction history aren’t technically coins at all. By dictionary definition a coin is a “small, flat...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
What Makes a Railroad Grade Pocket Watch?
Before the ages of autopilot and digital direction, transportation was coordinated in a very manual fashion. In the late 1800s, railroads...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Montana's Silver Queen
During our many years of travelling and treasure hunting I’ve gained an affinity for the state of Montana. Truly God’s country, one...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
LeCoultre
The LeCoultre family came to the Vallée de Joux in 1559 among some of the first inhabitants by way of Pierre LeCoultre, a Protestant...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Broken bank notes
The United States of America has had it’s fair share of frenzied economic and industrial periods. One such worth mentioning is that which...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Highway House Calls
The “travelling road buyer” can come in many forms from “American Pickers” to large-scale operations comprised of many employees in major...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Hamilton's Electric
After WWII, the race for technological advancement was on the rise and within the watch industry a few companies were jockeying for...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Before paper money
1863 was a tumultuous year as the Union had roughly 30 days-worth of funds left to run the country, all while fighting a civil war with...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Swiss made watch: what's it mean?
Swiss made. It sounds as simple as it should and in the world of timepieces this designation holds a bit of weight. Many are aware of...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Art of Money
You’ll come to find how much of an enthusiast I am for antique paper currency. Not the green on dark green Federal Reserve notes we all...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Paul Newman's "Paul Newman"
I t was a record-setting night that shook the watch collecting world as the “Holy Grail” of watches was sold at Phillips, Bacs & Russo...
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Ryan Beam
- Sep 3, 2021
- 9 min
What is this worth?
The question: “What’s it worth” is uttered almost as frequently as “hello” around Crown Jewelry and Time. It’s the pivotal question of...
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