Retouching the Mona Lisa Is Restoration, but a Mickey Mantle? Collectors Cry Fraud

By Paul Sullivan
NYT Your Money
Millions of dollars’ worth of baseball cards are at stake as collectors question the authenticity of their purchases and wonder whom they can trust.
Published date: June 14, 2019 at 04:00PM
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Dementia Stopped a Major Artist From Painting. For Some, That Spelled a Lucrative Opportunity.

By Amy Chozick
NYT Business Day
Now Peter Max’s associates are trading lurid allegations of kidnapping, hired goons, attempted murder by Brazil nut and art fraud on the high seas.
Published date: May 28, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Watches Are Yet Another Easy Way Rich People Make Their Money Into More Money

By ALEX WILLIAMS
NYT Style
The high-end watch market is a strong investment vehicle for wealthy people.
Published date: March 20, 2019 at 08:15PM
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5 Ways to Value Your Collection, Whether It’s Fine Wine or Shrunken Heads

By PAUL SULLIVAN
NYT Your Money
Collectible assets can be worth millions of dollars, but surges in the market can put desired items out of reach, while a collapse can wipe out speculators.
Published date: March 1, 2019 at 06:53PM
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Rembrandt in the Blood: An Obsessive Aristocrat, Rediscovered Paintings and an Art-World Feud

By RUSSELL SHORTO
NYT Magazine
No one had spotted a new painting by the Dutch master for four decades — until the scion of a storied Amsterdam family found two.
Published date: February 27, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Yankees Fan Selling Gehrig Items to Pay His Red Sox-Loving Grandkids’ College Costs

By COREY KILGANNON
NYT New York
A Connecticut family that knew Lou Gehrig’s mother has long held on to a collection of the iconic Yankee’s personal items. Now it is selling them in an online auction.
Published date: February 22, 2019 at 10:00AM
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