Whether you've been a coin collector since childhood, or grew up with a parent or grandparent who had a prized collection ...

From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable ...

Automatic license plate readers, mounted on police cars or on objects like road signs and bridges, use small, high-speed cameras to photograph thousands of plates per minute. The information captured ...

Baby boomers filled their homes with possessions. Their children are struggling to figure out what to keep — and where to put ...

Many factors contribute to a coin’s value, including rarity, historical significance, and brevity of circulation. Few coins excel in all three areas, but the 1967 quarter does just that. Given its ...

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller ...

(Shane Fowler/CBC) Gary Doherty has been an avid licence plate collector since 1976. It started when he was a young teenager. He recalled seeing old licence plates on his grandfather's and uncle ...

Depending on how you define “memoir” — must it be a coherent narrative, or does a posthumous collection of diary entries ...

In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 4 billion years ago, plate tectonics likely looked closer to what we experience today than previously thought. The team published its findings ...

A tiny variation in the watchmaker’s famed coronet can send a timepiece’s value skyrocketing. Here are our favorite quirky ...

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