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Coins We Love: A Journey Through Numismatic History!

I was reading a book about a long-ago dealer, Abe Kosoff, who is considered the “Dean of Numismatics.” I'm pleased to have been acquainted with his son-in-law years ago and I wanted to read more of his story, so I picked up a biography from

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Coins We Love: The Road to FUN: Delays, Discoveries & Great Coins!

While traveling to central Florida during the middle of summer isn’t for the faint of heart, this year we learned beating the heat was just one of the hurdles standing between us and FUN. First came a flight change to leave a day early to fulfill some last minute

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Coins We Love: Fresh Finds, Hot Auctions, and the FUN Show!

Last summer, the rare coin market was spurred by gold and silver prices making significant advances. This year, metal prices have pulled back and are currently running in a steady, tight range. Yet, we are experiencing a strong increase in auction participation and sell-through percentage. In fact, our last

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Coins We Love: A New Face, Big Travels & an Important Shipping Update

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a seemingly fitting description of the week at DLRC. The Good: We welcomed Eli Kelso to the DLRC family on Monday. Eli is a wholesale buyer and seller extraordinaire. And while he’s only 18 years old, he shows an experience far

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Coins We Love: A Look Inside the Famous Harry W. Bass Jr. Collection!

Collectors Profiles: Harry Wesley Bass Jr. Harry Bass was born in Oklahoma City on January 6, 1927, to Harry W. Bass Sr. and Wilma Schuessler. His father was known as the founder of multiple oil and gas companies and was often referred to as the pioneer in the recycling of

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Coins We Love: Happy Father's Day! Buy Yourself a Coin from DLRC!

Happy Father's Day weekend! If you haven't picked up a gift for Dad just yet, don't worry—there's still time! Whether he's a lifelong collector, a history buff, or simply appreciates something unique, a great coin can make for a

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Coins We Love: Early Bird Gets the Coins: Baltimore Show Update!

Early bird gets the worm? I guess that proves correct this week as we’ve been here since Monday morning looking for coins and, in that manner, the show has been productive! The coins have been exciting, but the overall event hasn’t been much to write home about just

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Coins We Love: Selling Your Collection? We Can Come to You!

This week, Andy and Jack picked up a collection in the Midwest on Monday, with Jack then making his way to the Cincinnati show. With the Baltimore Show around the corner and with the projects ongoing in the office, I wasn’t able to make this trip. However, I received

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Coins We Love: Vault is Full - Send More Coins!

Sometimes you look back at the previous few days and feel like you really did wear yourself out completely. We can certainly say that we’ve given it our all this week. We’ve had a few folks on well-deserved vacations, a few come down with illnesses, and we’

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Coins We Love: DLRC Welcomes the New PNG President

The news has hit the numismatic press that I (John Brush) was elected as the President of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG). I’m here to confirm the rumors are true! The PNG Board recently convened at the Central States Show to convey this great, if unexpected honor, on me.

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Coins We Love: The UNREAL Deal!

Wow! This week at DLRC feels a little overwhelming. In a good way, of course, but there’s a lot going on, so I’ll try to take you along on the ride that we’ve experienced so far. Last week, we got a call regarding a large number of

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Coins We Love: Sometimes You Play Ball and Sometimes it Rains

Today’s CWL has had enough revisions for the week that I’m not even sure where to start… It began with this:   "To paraphrase what I think is one of the greatest movie quotes of all-time, “if you list it, they will come…” That’s our motto

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Coins We Love: How Was CSNS?

The Central States Show in Schaumburg, Illinois…how was it? In all honesty, it served our needs and purposes perfectly. Now, how did that happen? Well, it wasn’t easy! Jack, our resident Chicagoan, arrived on Friday afternoon to visit some old haunts and a small show the following day

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Coins We Love: 20 Years, A Special Number at DLRC

Central States Update: “We’ve been here too long…” Just kidding. Several of us arrived on Saturday and we’ve literally been searching for coins and buying deals all week. Unfortunately, the show started really early for us, but it has been productive. The market is in a weird place

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Coins We Love: CSNS is NEXT WEEK!

The CSNS Annual Show has long been a staple in the coin show circuit. For many years, the show rotated major cities in the Midwest or “Central States” region, and from those events, I have many fond memories of cities that, generally, I've otherwise visited infrequently. St Louis,

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Coins We Love: Consigning is Easy at DLRC!

When the time comes to sell your collection, or just a few duplicates, the process can be daunting. You’ll want to find a dealer who will treat your thoughtfully assembled collection with the care it deserves. At DLRC, we pride ourselves on being the best option when it comes

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Coins We Love: Who is R.L. Miles Jr.?

While many of us appreciate the history of both numismatics and the individual coins themselves, there’s also a rich history of collectors and a study of past pedigrees that is important to the hobby. While collecting has evolved greatly over the years, there’s still one core tenant, an

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Coins We Love: What's In Your Collection?

During the coin show lull of March, we’ve been trying to simply catch up with things we missed in the office over the past month or so. This includes figuring a few uncertified coin collections, sorting purchases from the recent shows, and submitting some ungraded coins to the grading

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Coins We Love: The Suspected S-Mint Variety

I recently attended the American Numismatic Association National Money Show in Savannah, Georgia, and left with a fascinating story and a seemingly undiagnosed variety! I was handed a 1877-S $2.5 in PCGS MS62 for consignment. A lovely coin that we are thrilled to offer with no reserve in

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Coins We Love: Time to Rest

The past few weeks have been a real blur. The run of recent shows wore us down quite a bit! The final event of the stretch was the Whitman Baltimore Show last week, and it was another active event that produced quite well for us. This show included a lot

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Coins We Love: Baltimore's Here Again!

The Savannah ANA show ended smoothly, with the main event being the release of Proof Silver Eagles at the Show by the US Mint. Director Hollis was on hand, signing autographs and promoting the newest products for the world’s largest coin dealer, and the coins that hit the floor

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Coins We Love: Midwinter Musings

Oh Savannah! Don’t Youback-to-back Cry for Me…oh sorry. At least I was close. I’ve been looking for my park bench in the old part of town this week to find a box of chocolates, but no luck yet. Seriously though, Savannah has proven to be

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Coins We Love: Shows Galore!

This week, Jack will be attending the show formerly known as Tinley Park, which is now in Countryside (Chicagoland Area). Hopefully, he’s getting some home cooking too, because he’s starting to waste away! Next week, you’ll find Jack, Wes, Andy, and I in Savannah, Georgia, for the

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Coins We Love: All About Berlin

About a week and a half ago, I got back from the World’s Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. This was my first coin show outside of the country… Not to mention my first time out of the country. Originally, John Brush was supposed to tag along with me, but

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Coins We Love: We've Got A NEW Mint Director!

Coinage of the United States has had a rich but brief history when compared to the rest of the world. However, it is by far the most advanced market in the world of coins. The influences that have dictated designs and run the actual physical change within the country have