An interesting questions was posed at the PCGS Message Boards recently, and I thought that it would make for the perfect blog response:
The question posed: “What Do Coin Dealers Do All Day?”
I can’t answer for most coin dealers, or local shop owners, but there are never two days alike at David Lawrence.
To preface — it’s a Friday, and we’ve been insanely busy the… Continued...
Greg Reynolds wrote an excellent analysis on Heritage auction results of quarter dollars in the FUN Auction. Our very own John Brush is extensively quoted. This is a great read for those interested in learning more on this topic. Link to Coinweek.com article… Continued...
This article was written by John Feigenbaum and published in the 14 October 2011 issue of Coin Dealer Newsletter.
I’ve had several spirited conversations recently with fellow coin dealers and collectors regarding opposing views to opportunities of buying key date coins in the market today. Some folks are emphatically positive that
Bidding Closes Monday, September 12
David Lawrence Rare Coins Auctions announced what may be the largest internet-only auction of PCGS and NGC coins with CAC approval ever held. According to auction director, Jason Smith, “this sale features over 700 CAC-approved coins with a market value over $1.5 million. The scope and breadth of this sale is unprecedented. We’ve got offerings from an 1841 large cent PCGS/CAC Proof
The Certified Acceptance Corp. (CAC) is offering to pay the U.S. government $20 million for the 10 highly publicized 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagles recently found to be government property.
The offer is “solid,” and could even be increased following closer inspection of the coins, said John Albanese, founder and president of the New Jersey-based firm.
“Considering all the trouble the government is having with the deficit… Continued...
Earlier this week we officially launched the David Lawrence Rare Coins iPad app (available in the Apple store), which allows users to browse, buy and bid on all items in our inventory and auctions. David Lawrence continues to lead the industry with this app, which is the first of it’s kind in the coin industry.
Our new… Continued...
After an early-morning wake up call, we meandered over to the convention center. Being in a different hall and in the basement, the show was a bit more difficult to find. In fact, I entered through a back door by complete accident and found my table in the usual spot.
After setting up our rather limited display, we attempted to sell a few coins to our… Continued...
