Union Pacific Belt Buckle

Q: I think this brass belt buckle came from my children’s great-grandfather. There are two clasped hands on the front and the words “Union Pacific, Railroad Company, Links East to West, 1866” on the front and “Made in USA” on the back. I’d like to know if it’s the real thing. What is it worth? […]

Look Out for Fakes

Dear Lee, Last month we watched an online auction of the belongings of a well-known dealer and friend. She dealt in top quality antiques for more than 50 years. So when her famous Tiffany Peony lamp brought $250,000, no one was surprised. But after the sale, the lamp was examined by an expert and found […]

Dead Sea Scroll Fragments in D.C. Museum Are Fakes

Visitors to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., have been awed by 16 fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known pieces of the original Hebrew bible, dating from about 400 BC to 300 AD. The scrolls, considered the basis of the Hebrew Bible, were discovered in clay pots in caves in […]