Coins We Love: A Fresh Season of Opportunities for Collectors!

Now that Summer is officially over and all parts of the country are starting to experience crisper, cooler air, we typically see an uptick in auction participation. In preparation for this added activity, we generally beef up our inventory as collectors of all sizes tend to visit our listings more

From New Streams to New Stops, Here's What's Ahead!

I’ve never fashioned myself as a “writer”. Just ask my high school English teacher. And John Fatigate, who typically edits our CWL emails…but somehow I’ve survived a world where comma splices aren’t deadly and we’ve backed ourselves into a corner where if the CWL emails

Coins We Love: Coins, Pizza & Chaos going LIVE!

What the Heck are We Thinking??? The excitement and exuberance of youth are often missing from numismatics. It is sometimes called the Hobby of Kings, but does that mean it should be unobtainable, gatekept or “royal”? Absolutely not. Part of the enjoyment of what we do is seeing the excitement

Coins We Love: What Collectors Need to Know This Fall!

2026 has been a wild year in numismatics. When I look at the calendar, it blows my mind that we’re already in October. As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. In all honesty, it's been a blur since July. Now that Fall is

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Coins We Love: Meet the Person Behind our Content!

Marketing has always been an integral part of most business plans. While print media has declined over the past 20 years as a solid option, many online platforms are now readily available for companies to showcase their products and support their brand. At DLRC, we believe it’s as important

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Coins We Love: A Bigger Team. A Bigger Selection. One Goal!

When thinking about DLRC, I often think of our growth since my start...23 years ago. We have expanded from 7 employees to 30 in that time period, added weekly online auctions as a core to our business model, and expanded our nationwide presence by attending more national and regional

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Coins We Love: What’s Staying? What’s Going? What’s Next?

Questions of the Week: Q: Is the core of the Hansen Collection for sale? A: No. Not the core. Are we selling duplicates? Yes. We’ve upgraded a number of coins in the collection as we go and these are what we’re selling on a regular basis. This includes

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Coins We Love: The ANA WFOM Is Like Thanksgiving… BUT With More Coins!

ANA Wrap-Up So, the ANA World’s Fair of Money, for a large dealer, is kind of like inviting your in-laws over for the Thanksgiving weekend along with 20 of your best friends, all of whom have traveled from far away. Chaos reigns and priorities are difficult to

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Wow. What a week at the ANA Show!

Wow. What a week. We’re at the ANA show in Pittsburgh this week and, as we’ve said over the last few months, the market is incredibly active. We’ve been here since Saturday afternoon and the activity has been near-overwhelming; we’ll have a more comprehensive report

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Coins We Love: What Can Numismatics Learn From Baseball?

I recently took an end-of-the-school-year trip to Cooperstown, NY, to see the Baseball Hall of Fame and downtown area with my youngest non-numismatically interested son, Luke. He somehow got my sports interest gene, so his goals this summer were to hit a few more Major

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Coins We Love: ANA Is Just Around the Corner—Here’s What’s Happening at DLRC

There are really only two busy seasons in numismatics, where there is a time crunch to get things moving…before the FUN Show in December/January and before the ANA Show in July/August. We’re in the throes of putting everything together, making sure our coins are priced and

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Coins We Love: Why the Future of Numismatics Is Brighter Than Ever!

It’s Thursday afternoon, and I can guarantee that I haven’t recovered from last week and the 10 days on the road. But when I look back, I can also smile because of what a great week it was. For the 6th year in a row, I spent the

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Coins We Love: The Countdown to ANA Begins!

August is upon us, and that means that the biggest coin show of the year is almost here! Although it is roughly three weeks away, DLRC is getting in gear, and we wanted to fill you in on all the exciting things that we will be doing at this year’

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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