| Collections usually begin because of a personal | | | | my slowly growing collection. Although they have |
| interest in them. They can be anything: birthday | | | | a monetary value, to me the value is mainly |
| cards, postcards, comics, baseball or hockey | | | | personal interest. Antique fishing lures can be |
| cards, specific CD's, old records, unique maps, | | | | considered to be a collection but will have a |
| Nancy Drew books, old coins, cow or owl | | | | historic and monetary value and probably personal |
| ornaments, souvenirs, bells, tourist pennants, | | | | value as well. |
| event pins, fridge magnets or stamps. Some of | | | | Antiques may be collected because of our |
| these items will have a monetary value in time | | | | enjoyment of them, as an investment, a personal |
| such as a comic book collection, baseball or | | | | interest or they may have just happened as in |
| hockey cards, event pins or stamps. Old records | | | | the case of inheritances. Some say that antiques |
| may also but when trying to ascertain a | | | | are something that is fifty years or older while |
| monetary value for a 1920's collection of His | | | | others say they must be one hundred years or |
| Master's Voice red and black label records of my | | | | older. |
| mother's, I was unable to find a value for them. | | | | Many of my antiques have an emotional value to |
| Her stamp collection also would require some | | | | me and I would never sell them. I have a Singer |
| extensive research. Neither of these items have | | | | Sewing Machine that my grandmother brought to |
| any emotional value to her; their only value being | | | | Canada in 1910 as well as a dinner set and a tea |
| monetary. | | | | set that she brought over at the same time. But |
| Some collections such as unique or historical | | | | I also have a beautiful late 1800's antique pump |
| swords, Depression glass or special dolls can have | | | | organ which I purchased that has no emotional |
| a historic and monetary value as well as perhaps | | | | value to me. Because I no longer have room for |
| emotional and personal value. My daughter-in-law | | | | it, I am selling it but am having difficulty |
| collects Depression glass initially because she | | | | discovering what its monetary value is. |
| inherited some pieces from her grandmother. | | | | Antiques, like collections have an emotional and |
| Those particular pieces have an emotional value | | | | personal interest that can be worth a lot to us. |
| to her. The pieces she has added to her collection | | | | But if we are more concerned with their |
| have a personal interest value to her although | | | | monetary value, they appear to be as valuable as |
| they do have a monetary value as well. My doll | | | | what someone is willing to pay for them. Like |
| collection began in the same way. Given a lovely | | | | anything else, their monetary value will depend |
| Ashton Drake doll as a gift, I have since added to | | | | upon the demand for them. |