Qing Dynasty Cash Coins — Affordable Chinese Numismatics (1644-1912)
Qing-dynasty cash coins — the most accessible category in Chinese numismatics What it is The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) issued copper cash coins under each of its 12 emperors.
Studio Ghibli Original Cel — “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988)
Original cels from Studio Ghibli films are among the most-collected animation art What it is “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was produced by Studio Ghibli using traditional hand-painted celluloid animation.
One Piece TCG Japanese Romance Dawn (OP01) Sealed Booster Box
One Piece — the highest-grossing Japanese trading card phenomenon since Pokémon What it is The One Piece Trading Card Game launched in Japan in July 2022 with the OP01 “Romance Dawn” set.
Australian 1930 Penny — The King of Australian Coinage
The 1930 penny — Australia’s most celebrated rare coin What it is The 1930 Australian penny is the rarest Australian circulation coin, with a known surviving population of approximately 1,500 examples (about 6 in proof, the rest currency st…
Edo-Period Shinto Katana (1596-1781)
Edo-period shinto katana — the most-collected segment of Japanese sword history What it is The shinto (“new sword”) period spans roughly 1596-1781, during the Tokugawa peace.
Nintendo Famicom Disk System (1986) — Japan-Only Original
Famicom Disk System — the Japan-only Famicom add-on with launch-era exclusives What it is The Famicom Disk System (FDS) is a peripheral released by Nintendo in February 1986 in Japan only, attaching to the Famicom (Japanese NES) and reading…
Hokusai “Great Wave off Kanagawa” — Meiji-Era Reprint (1880s-1900s)
Hokusai’s Great Wave — Meiji-era reprints are the accessible collecting category What it is Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” (the Great Wave) was first printed around 1831 as part of the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” se…
Pokémon Japanese Base Set Charizard No.6 (1996) — Holo Rare
Charizard from the 1996 Japanese Base Set — the foundation of vintage Pokémon collecting What it is Pokémon Japanese Base Set, released by Media Factory in October 1996, predates the 1999 English Wizards of the Coast release by three years.…
Colombian Museum-Authorised Pre-Columbian Replicas (Museo del Oro)
Museo del Oro Bogotá — official source for licensed Tairona/Quimbaya replicas What it is Genuine pre-Columbian Tairona, Quimbaya, Sinú, and Muisca gold objects from Colombia are export-blocked under Colombian law (Ley 1675 of 2013) and prot…
Argentine Evita Foundation Medallion (1948-1952)
Evita Foundation medallions — period Peronist memorabilia from 1948-1952 What it is The Fundación Eva Perón (Evita Foundation) was the welfare arm of the Peronist government from 1948 until Eva Perón’s death in 1952.