What is “pawn silver jewelry?
” It looks like it was made by Native Americans. A: Native American jewelry is popular with collectors. Some of the best is the older jewelry. These heavy silver necklaces, belts and bracelets sometimes were pawned at the reservation trading posts when Native Americans needed money quickly. Pieces that were not redeemed after four months could be sold to the public. Some of the best pieces that 1950s collectors found were “pawn jewelry” and even had the pawn tickets still attached. Today the pawned pieces usually are sold without the tickets. Q: I purchased a mint-in-the-box Sonja Henie composition doll for $795. Now I see that her head is unmarked and her body is marked “Wendy Ann, Mme. Alexander, New York.” She does have a Sonja Henie wrist tag. Is she authentic? A: Don’t panic. If your doll is 13 1/2 inches tall and fully jointed, and if her face matches the distinctive dimpled face of the Sonja Henie dolls, your doll is genuine and you paid a fair price. Only Madame Alexander had r
