Judging by my recent mail, it seems coins are a hot topic these days. The huge run-up in gold (about $2,600 per ounce as I write this) and silver ($31.10 per ounce) has prompted lots of you (and me ...

Often hand-carved from leftover bits of wood, miniature duck decoys (think 5 inches or less) offer the artistic appeal of traditional decoys in smaller scale. Some command up to $5,000 apiece!

In the 18th century, England protected its export market of silverware in the colonies by not exporting raw silver. So Annapolis silversmiths were forced to reuse old silver for their creations, and ...

Last week we looked at the booming silver and gold markets, and little has changed in the intervening seven days. This week ...

Holiday time means making your antique objects look their best, particularly your silver serving pieces, flatware and collectibles. You figure cleaning silver is pretty straightforward - silver polish ...

Q I bought a shoe box full of silverware and assorted stuff at an estate sale. Mixed in with the knives, forks and spoons were some items I can’t identify. I hope you can tell me what these things are ...

Judging by the response to recent articles in this space about the gold and silver markets, there are a lot of you out there interested in this category. And why not? Both gold and silver prices have ...

Save this article to read it later. Maybe it’s that set of flatware you inherited from your grandmother, or an old Tiffany necklace from your bat mitzvah or sweet sixteen — if you have silver, it ...