Following up on a legend is hard to do, yet that’s just what Winchester attempted with the Model 1200. While the venerable Model 12 had been the most popular pump…
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Many a novice gold-buyer has picked up an Austrian Corona-series coin and marveled at how a coin minted in 1915 could be in such great condition. And that’s because they…
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One of the many benefits of the end of the Cold War was the vast amount of military surplus items that made their way west. From uniforms to clothing to…
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Replacing one of the most beautiful coins in American numismatic history, the Franklin half dollar was perhaps always going to disappoint. Ben Franklin was chosen for the coin’s obverse because…
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While it played second fiddle to the Winchester Model 12 throughout its lifetime, the Remington Model 31 shotgun remains much beloved by shooters and collectors. Produced from 1931 to 1949…
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Taking a position that could have been pushed by President Obama, President Hillary Clinton, or President Bernie Sanders, President Trump’s State Department is readying an international effort to decriminalize homosexuality…
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A bombing in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed region of Kashmir last week killed 40 Indian policemen, the worst attack in decades. Rebel group Jaish-e-Mohammad took responsibility for the…
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Real estate investors who snapped up properties in Long Island City in the aftermath of Amazon’s decision to build half of its new second headquarters (HQ2) in New York are…
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The concept of blowback is one which is by now well-established in the study of foreign policy. Blowback is the unintended negative result of a policy that has been undertaken.…
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Think of vaults full of gold and your mind is likely to think of Switzerland, long a favored location for the ultra-wealthy to stash their assets. The conservatism of the…