Rather than sit out the cold weather, we have taken on a project that hopefully will be fully complete and ready to roll out by March 2012. An upgrade for our Collector RoadShow vehicle is in progress & slightly ahead of schedule.   Our new ride will be a Ford e350 box van which has a curb weight [empty] of 11,500 pounds...  big enough that commericial trucks of same size are subject to DOT roadside inspection and must pull into the scale areas you see along the interstate highway system.  A 7.5 liter engine will pull our 14 foot long, ... [Readmore]

I wrote an article titled United States Coinage Identity Crisis which has been published and may be viewed at the following link: http://goarticles.com/article/United-States-Coinage-Identity-Crisis/5330970/ The content below is that nearly 700 word article. In the late 19th & early 20th century the design on United States circulating coinage was rather uninspired. Charles Barber had been the chief designer for the UnitedStates Mint and his design was used on the obverse of the ten cent, quarter dollar& half dollar coinage. Those denominations featured the same design which was scaled to appropriate dimensions for each series production. Some people felt it was a rather mundane treatment of the ... [Readmore]

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Glad to announce that I have been accepted & am in the process of building marketing websites. As with any new endeavor, the hardest part is the initial learning process. Even the smallest detail is important & possibly even crucial to the success of a marketing site. The knowledge & skills required to successfully design, build, maintain & promote marketing sites are many. Everything starts with research, so search engine query & competition levels ... [Readmore]

If like Mike Wolfe & Frank Fritz of American Pickers on the History Channel; you love "rusty gold", then you probably like to browse the area antique dealers. Mike recently expanded the franchise into the Nashville market with a store located in a historic district & inside what was once the Marathon Motor Works. At 1300 Clinton Street, Nashville, TN, it features "picks" from their travels, collectibles & licensed gear for fans. An art gallery, auto museum & even a local distillery are side stops on the same block. No secret that Goodlettsville,TN has four antique malls which are within a three block area & always ... [Readmore]

Collector Roadshow was a tax licensed business in the state of Kentucky while we operated from inside the largest climate control fleamarket in the state last year. Only due to logistics & health matters did we decide to pursue a different course. The interesting atmosphere there was addictive & we made many friends - even the fleamarket management asked us not to leave. Quite the menagerie, our booth had everything from gold to toys and featured a rather unique look. That and a couple of our lighted display cases caught the eye of just about anybody who entered our section. Roy & Robert worked ... [Readmore]