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COLLECTIONS. Cashing in on an art or coin collection requires specialized knowledge and a hefty checkbook. But the rewards can be enormous. One Manhattan art fancier (or is it financier?) bought a painting by Pop Artist Robert Rauschenberg for only $900 in 1958 and resold it recently for $85,000-a return on the original investment of more than 9,300%. One expert estimates that a good coin collection has appreciated in value by 75% annually for the last few years. Last summer Cleveland Coin Dealer Alan Yale, an ex-stockbroker, bought Mexican gold 50-peso pieces for $173 each...
...smaller profit on them than they do on long flights. That pattern emerged in the late 1950s when the industry shifted from propeller-driven planes to jets, which operate much more efficiently over long distances. Even before the advent of jets, first-class passengers enjoyed extra leg room and fancier treatment literally at the expense of coach passengers, whose fares in effect subsidized the money-losing luxury service...
James Bollinger, a local hustler, gambler and gun fancier, went to Mayor George Thomas and the village board and offered to run Latham out of town...
...fancier and more expensive sandwiches and a much larger menu to choose from, try the Midget Delicatessen (1712 Mass Ave., near the Radcliffe dormitories). Roy Rogers (1613 Mass Ave.) is not worth much more than avoidance unless you have a penchant for pre-processes roast beef and the atmosphere of a bogus MacDonald...
...time on Kenya soil. Now President of his country, Jomo gave the Queen his nation's highest award-the Order of the Golden Heart. Elizabeth responded by investing her host with the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and-for an old warrior turned rose fancier-a silver flower bowl...