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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 3038433, member: 36"]Buy what interests you. Buy the mysteries. One good rule is: if you pick it up and still haven't put it down five minutes later, it's one to buy. A lot of "old" is just experience; if you handle enough of it, you know. The same holds true for precious metals and other "good stuff". </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that has to be the right age is bakelite jewelry. although some of the leftover plastic was used well into the 1960s. The later pieces also have later designs and later metal. Some people need to test for the proper plastic, and some just develop an eye/nose. WWII sweetheart and Victory pieces are also guaranteed to be in the right age range.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 3038433, member: 36"]Buy what interests you. Buy the mysteries. One good rule is: if you pick it up and still haven't put it down five minutes later, it's one to buy. A lot of "old" is just experience; if you handle enough of it, you know. The same holds true for precious metals and other "good stuff". One thing that has to be the right age is bakelite jewelry. although some of the leftover plastic was used well into the 1960s. The later pieces also have later designs and later metal. Some people need to test for the proper plastic, and some just develop an eye/nose. WWII sweetheart and Victory pieces are also guaranteed to be in the right age range.[/QUOTE]
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