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Collector's Edition Gold Stamped Set of Jewish Major Leaguers Baseball Cards sets out to identify and produce a card for all ballplayers from the very beginnings of the sport in America. Dating back from 1871 and carrying through to the All Star break of 2003, every Jewish baseball player in major league history is represented here. Some 143 players are immortalized in cards by the famous card maker Fleer Trading Card Company. The reason this is such a novel collector's item is that 42 of the pleyers actually do not have cards printed anywhere else. This would be an absolute compendium of Jewish ballplayers throughout history as well as one of the most unique collections known to this hugely popular collecting niche. Baseball cards have quite an astonishing allure to Americans and always have had.

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Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition features the entire Dirty Harry series of movies, starring Clint Eastwood in one of his defining roles. Transposed into Blue Ray technology, Warner Brothers went all-out in making these conform to the highest Blue Ray standards. Destined to be immortal classics, these action movies featuring one of the true giants of 20th Century movie-making is a "must-have" set for any Eastwood fans.

Historically, fans of Blue Ray technology have been disappointed with some of the transpositions of classic movies into Blue Ray. They have tended to lose clarity and look choppy. But this group takes in all of those gorgeous skyline and landscape aerial shots of San Fransiosco and the Bay Area with stunning clarity and detail. A sumptuous video feast, these will age well. These are pure collectible gold and they are espeically so with Eastwood aging as he inevitably is.

Also included is some truly fabulous bonus material, including a short special on Eastwood himself. In fact, the list of extras is pretty wild in its own right.

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2008 Presidential Proof Four Coin U.s. Mint Set is very worthwhile collectible for its price. Consisting of US Mint-produced coins featuring former Presidents John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and James Monroe - all titans of their eras at very pivotal times during American history, this "Proof" set of dollar coins makes an attractive decoration for display as well as being an excellent collectible value.

Proof coins increase in value over time as consistently as any other collectible item almost anywhere. Their shiney and excellent finish mixes with the sculptured excellence and detail of the coins themselves to not only represent durability and beauty but value as well. These will make a wonderful additon to anyone's coin collection and could be a fabulous starter set for the enterprising youngster, breaking into coin collecting.

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Silver Retro 70s Style Digital Watch - Collectors Classic is a very cool retro item, fresh from the 70's with it's then-novel and groundbreaking and famous laser bright LCD readout in the awesome red letting of the day. Not backlit, the numbers and functions are produced by a touch of a button and stay for a bit after. Date and time are included.

This retro classic features what was ionce all new and epoch-making. What you see here is the first digital watch. "Space" has all the high tech features from the era, including the brushed stainless teel casing surrounding the readout, mixed with the same burshed stainless steel look for the band itself. Combining the look and feel of the older electronics with more modern and practical newer electronics inside, such things as a far longer battery life and more reliable systems driving the mechanism apply, Thus we have an actually extremely reliable watch with all the glamor and classic retro look of the very first "space aged" digital watches.

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Joe DiMaggio The Rookie Autographed Card is one of the cards representing perhaps the first or second-most beloved ballplayers in the game's long history. Collector value for things such as this one never slide anywhere but upward. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle - these famous Yankee icons draw a value from antiqutiy like few others before or after them. There were 2,500 of these cards made and signed and there are now so few in circulation, they have maintained a value far surpassing what one may have thought originally. A tribute, indeed, to the rich history and lore of the famous Yankee Tradition, "Jolting Joe's" cards sell and maintain value like very, very few other cards anywhere. Popular and just a sweet ballplayer, few people ever gathered the American imagination like this man. As if his playing and his own unsurpassable records were not enough, Joe was also simply a classy icon for Americans everywhere. This is a totally sweet additon to any baseball fan's collections. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Hollywood Collectibles.

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The Lord of the Rings Frodo Sting Sword Replica - Collectors Edition is a 27 inch, full size sword that is made to the high standards only found in the most sought-after European collectibles. This official reproduction of The Sting, the sword of Frodo of the "Lord of The Rings Trilogy" was crafted in Toledo, Spain by their master sword makers. The Sting sword comes with a handcrafted and attractive sheath, touched with sterling silver and ready for mounting on display. It also comes with a 37" official "The Lord Of The Rings" plaque as well as a certificate of auhtenticity from New Line Cinema.

The legions of fans of the trilogy of "The Lord of The Rings" can rest assured they are getting a collectible item which is made to the highest standards of swordsmanship and which will make an heirloom and timeless additon to any collection. This is a well-crafted piece, suitable for the legions of followers of this timeless tale for whom the collectible popularity is at a peak.

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Lewis and Clark 3.5 Inch Silver is a simply remarkable coin, crafted by the Northwest Mint and offered as yet another extremely high quality proof coin which should be a must-have for collectors. With only a few of these exceptional high quality minted coins made, their value will last as long if not longer than their beauty of construction and design. DesignNoted artist Diane Turner designed the original work and noted sculpter Charles Vickers assembled the coin itself. This exceptional coin also has a proof US One Dollar Gold Coin imbedded inside it. This is a truly remarkable, striking piece.

The coin is a proof strike of a full 12 Troy ounces of .999 pure silver and comes enclosed in lucite capsuleand placed in a museum-quality black leatherette presentation box with a certificate of authenticity.

Celebrating the amazing journey of Merriweather lewis and Geogre Rogers Clark as they explored the American Northwest and with the obverse showing their trusted Indian helper, Sacagawea, this celebration of history is presented in a valuable and most artisitic manner.

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