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The South Shore Coin Club (SSCC) is a Milwaukee-area non-profit numismatic organization founded in 1963, dedicated to educating members and the public about coins, tokens, and paper money. The site covers club meeting schedules, their annual coin show "The Big Show," Boy Scout Merit Badge clinics, and membership information for one of the largest coin collecting societies in the region.

Nukafurbs has built a dedicated personal site celebrating their Furby collection, complete with original art, a blog, and photography. A charming old-web style destination for Furby enthusiasts looking to explore someone's genuine passion for the iconic toy.

Mine Direct (operated by Intimate Gems) is an online retailer and resource for faceting and cabbing rough gemstones, cut gems, and mineral specimens sourced directly from international mining regions including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya, and Tanzania. The site offers an extensive catalog spanning dozens of rare and collector-grade stones like Afghanite, Hackmanite, Kornerupine, and Tanzanite, alongside buying trip adventures, gemstone treatment education, and client cut galleries.

Woomie, a British collector named Luka, has been amassing retro games, consoles, controllers, and computers for over 13 years, and this site catalogs the full collection with sections for VR, Steam favourites, and video content. What sets it apart is the thoughtful perspective on PAL vs NTSC versions and the preservation philosophy behind why physical game collecting matters beyond simple emulation.

MEOWCO is a personal landing page centered around trading card game collecting, featuring TCG partner Pokemon like Pikachu and Braixen as a quirky highlight. The site hints at a larger project called 'Puzzle Panic!' under the CLAWSMARK LLC banner, suggesting a creative old-web hub in early development.

An extensive archive dedicated to 78 RPM records, featuring digitized audio recordings and photographs spanning jazz legends like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, early Columbia pressings, and rare international recordings from West Africa, Japan, Portugal, and the Balkans. The collection is a treasure trove for vintage record enthusiasts, offering password-protected access to hundreds of catalogued 78s alongside label scans and historical ephemera.

The Elgin Coin Club is a numismatic collectors organization based in Elgin, Illinois, hosting monthly meetings, annual coin shows, auctions, and member bourse sales for hobbyists in the Chicago metro area. Maintained by communications chairman Michael Kahn, the site includes a newsletter index, membership information, club history, and resources covering coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and ancient coinage.

CustomKnives.com was the premier destination for handmade and Damascus knife collecting, operated by A.T. Barr since 1997, featuring listings from dozens of renowned knifemakers along with fine handle materials, engraving, and scrimshaw work. The site served as a marketplace and resource for collectors, with sections for fixed blades, recently sold knives, and detailed maker profiles before the domain was sold to BladeHQ in 2011.

Dave Mills has built an extensive reference and catalog site dedicated to French banknotes, covering terminology, printing techniques, artists, serial number decoding, and counterfeit detection across multiple languages. Collectors and researchers will find deep glossaries, signature tables, full country catalogs, and articles on topics like provisional issues and banknote design history.

Wayne G. Sayles, author and numismatist, maintains this long-running blog dedicated to ancient coin collecting and the ongoing debates surrounding cultural property rights. Posts cover topics ranging from coin authenticity and archaeology to legal battles over collectors' rights versus academic and governmental interests.