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1920’s Movie Posters

1920's Movie Posters are classics from the early days of movie-making. The listings below show both original and reproduction posters so there is something for everyone. Obviously the prices of original posters are going to be much higher than reproductions and only appeal to serious collectors or 1920 movie buffs.

1920's Movie posters hail from the very earliest days of black and white motion pictures when there was no sound, and extend to the introduction of "talkies" and color.

Many of these 1920's Movies are still household favorites and have been remade for later generations to enjoy. Movies like The Adventures of Tarzan, The Ten Commandments, The Phantom of the Opera, The Thief of Bagdad, Ben Hur, The Kid, and The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Actors and actresses include Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Pola Negri, Josephine Baker, Rudolph Valentino, Marion Davies, Lon Chaney, and Edmund Golding.

1920's Movies Posters For Sale

1920’s Gold Coins

1920's Gold Coins are among the most attractive and most valuable gold coins produced in modern times. Perhaps the best known example is the St Gaudens Double Eagle.

The St. Gaudens double eagle is named for the designer, Augustus St. Gaudens, one of the premier sculptors in American history. Theodore Roosevelt imposed upon him in his last few years to redesign the nation's coinage at the beginning of the 20th century. St. Gaudens' work on the high-relief $20 gold piece is considered to be one of the most extraordinary pieces of art on any American coin. The mint eventually insisted on a low-relief version, as the high-relief coin took up to eleven strikes to bring up the details and didn't stack correctly for banking purposes. Only 12,367 of these coins were struck in 1907. These coins easily top the $10,000 price in circulated grades, but can reach nearly a half million dollars in the best states of preservation.

There were several changes in the early years of this design. The first coins issued in 1907 design featured a date in Roman numerals, but this was changed later that year to the more convenient Arabic numerals. The motto "In God We Trust" was omitted from the initial design, as Roosevelt felt that it was inappropriate to put the name of God on money. By act of Congress, the motto was added in mid-1908.

Double eagles were routinely minted through 1933, although few of the very last years' coinages were released before the gold recall legislation of that year. Accordingly, these issues bring very high prices.

The eagle is a base-unit of denomination issued only for gold coinage by the United States Mint. It has been obsolete as a circulating denomination since 1933. The eagle was the largest of the four main decimal base-units of denomination used for circulating coinage in the United States prior to 1933, the year when gold was withdrawn from circulation. These four main base-units of denomination were the cent, the dime, the dollar, and the eagle, where a dime is 10 cents, a dollar is 10 dimes, and an eagle is 10 dollars. The eagle base-unit of denomination served as the basis of the gold quarter-eagle, the gold half-eagle, the eagle, and the double-eagle coins.

Original English gold sovereigns were 23 carat (96%) gold and weighed 240 grains or one-half of a troy ounce (15.6 grams). Henry VIII reduced the purity to 22 carats (92%), which eventually became and remains the gold coin standard (so-called crown gold) in both England and the U.S.; the weight of the sovereign was repeatedly lowered until when it was revived after the Great Recoinage[2] law of 1816, the gold content was fixed at the present 113 grains (7.322 g), equivalent to 0.2354 Troy ounces.

Sovereigns were produced in large quantities until World War I, at which time the UK came off the gold standard. From then until 1932, sovereigns were produced only at branch mints at Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Bombay, Ottawa, and Pretoria (except for some in 1925 produced in London as part of Winston Churchill's ill-fated attempt to return the UK to the gold standard). The last regular issue was in 1932 (at Pretoria).

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Vintage Emerald Engagement Ring

Buying a Vintage Emerald Engagement Ring

While to some people it may be a little strange to see an engagement ring with anything other then a diamond, many people are starting to fall in love with the idea of a vintage emerald engagement ring. The vintage engagement ring set is a lovely idea because it allows you to find a ring for the woman you intend to marry that is not like every other ring out there. There are so many women that have the same exact basic solitaire plain band engagement ring that everyone else has. If you want to give your future wife something a little more special then you will want to go with a vintage ring.

If she is not normally a fan of the diamond and does love the look of the emerald, then the vintage emerald engagement ring is a perfect choice for her. The thing is though, you are going to have to look really hard for the right vintage emerald engagement ring because they are not as easy to find as other types of rings with diamonds and such. But you having to search high and low for the perfect vintage emerald engagement ring makes it all that much more special.

Where To Look For The Right Ring

The first place that you want to look at is a small jewelry store that is known for selling high quality vintage jewelry. In these types of stores you may just luck out and find the right vintage emerald engagement ring that you have been looking for. Of course, just because you do not find it right now does not mean that it will not be there later. Simply keep checking back or leave your name, number, and the information on the type of ring that you are looking for and see if they can call you if a vintage emerald engagement ring ever comes in.

Also, it is not a bad idea to check out estate sales that has jewelry available because you just never know what goodies you will find. Along with a lot of nice treasures you may pick up there, you may also luck out and come across a vintage emerald engagement ring. Of course you want to be careful to look the ring over closely to make sure that the stone is still in good shape and not falling out of the setting. It would be a good idea to be selective with the jewelry you purchase at an estate sale but it is certainly worth going to.

Art Deco Engagement Rings

Antique Style Engagement Ring

Antique style engagement rings allow buyers to produce a flawless ring with the technology available today, yet maintain the craftsmanship and elegance of the rings of the antique eras. They also allow buyers to side-step the tedious process of finding the perfect ring from the specific antique era they desire, hoping that turns up at the jewelry shop the buyer happens to frequent. When the 'luck' needed to find the perfect antique ring seems to much to bear, having an antique style engagement ring created is the next best option.

Three Main Eras, Many Options

The most recent era is from 1920-1930, which is called the Art Deco era. Re-creating rings from this era is a lot of fun, since it is full of geometric shapes, with sleek lines and a lot of 'glam.' Antique style engagement ring artists can also have a lot of fun with the Egyptian, Native American and Asian themes that are also common during this era. Finally, there is the ability to play with platinum, diamonds as well as accenting the entire look with other color-packed gems. Just like the clothing of that era, antique style engagement rings are full of life and fun!

If the look desired is a little more formal, yet still having use of a more modern metals such as platinum, then the Edwardian engagement rings are the ones to re-create. This is the era running from 1900-1920. There were some technological advances during this era that allowed artisans to use platinum for the first time. They were also able to pierce the bands, allowing for more intricate patterns in the bands and settings. This gives a buyer a lot of options in an antique style engagement ring mimicking this era. In addition to the intricacy of the bands and settings, sapphires were also a stone of choice along with diamonds, which also had the ability to be rose cut during this era.

Finally, the oldest era is the Victorian era from 1835-1900. This era really takes an antique style engagement ring buyer back in time, since even the type of gold used isn't commonly seen in modern engagement rings. Further, diamonds were not the only stones used in this era, as pearls, opals and emeralds were also used, which are softer and not as commonly used in engagement rings today. However, the uniqueness of the stones and metals of this era create a plethora of possibilities in creating an antique style engagement ring. In addition, the rings created in all of these eras also may come in an antique engagement ring set so that the engagement ring and wedding band flow together into one complete artistic work, thus giving the antique style artisan an assortment of choices.