Perfection Collection Seated Liberty Half Dollar Proofs & the Perfection Collection Proof coins from the mid-19thcentury are among the most under-appreciated issues in numismatics. Proof issues of all denominations were minted sporadically until 1858, when it is generally believed that the
coins we love Coins We Love: Thanksgiving Edition! This week’s CWL comes to you a day earlier than normal as our offices will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. We appreciate your understanding and
coins we love Coins We Love: A New Wave of Collectors First of all, thank you to everyone who wrote back messages of all types and lengths regarding last week’s message. It’s always a please to hear from the
coins we love Coins We Love: November News! This past weekend was absolutely beautiful and with the weather in the 80s the bike paths were active and the boardwalk in Virginia Beach had plenty of folks getting some
1909 S VDB The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent For almost 100 years of American history, it was illegal to put a real person on a coin. When the first coins were issued some people suggested putting George Washington
Pan-Pac Panama-Pacific Commemoratives 1915 was an exciting year for the United States. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, a project begun
Morgan Dollar Registry Sets If you’ve been collecting coins for even just a couple months, chances are that you’ve already seen how immensely popular the Morgan dollar series is. Minted from 1878
DLRC News How COVID Has Changed DLRC At DLRC, we have a slightly different view than most businesses when we look outside our windows. We don’t have a storefront, nor do we deal with the general
coins we love Coins We Love: Current Market Report We've added another week to the ticker of time being spent in Virginia Beach and not elsewhere on the coin circuit. A few shows have popped up in different areas
1897 Proof Set The 1897 Proof Set The 1897 proof set was issued at an interesting time for the hobby, and its relative scarcity is not fully appreciated by collectors today. By many accounts 1897 was a
Caption Contest A Cartful of Captions Thanks everyone for submitting captions for our latest DLRC office image caption contest! While the DLRC staff has yet to decide on a winner, we wanted to share some of
CWL Coins We Love: Laundry Week at DLRC We’ve had a particularly productive week at DLRC. Early in the week we received a hefty number of packages and we were able to get those turned around quickly.
1916-D Mercury Dime The 1916-D Mercury Dime Throughout the first decade of the 1900s there was a strong push to redesign the nation’s coinage, which many believed to inadequately represent the nation. In part due to
DLRC Auction The 1888 $3 Gold The $3 gold piece was first minted in 1854, prompted by the price of stamps. At the time, a single first class stamp cost three cents, so purchasing a sheet
coins we love Coins We Love: Visit the ANA Museum! Interestingly, I had a lot of feedback from readers this past week regarding my horse-riding experience. I never realized that there was such a cross-over between coin collectors and horses,
So-Called Dollars Lesher's "So-Called" Dollars This week we are excited to offer an intriguing new collection – the Broad Bay Collection of So-Called Dollars. "So-Called Dollars" are medals from the 1800s and 1900s roughly the size
1804 $10 The 1804 $10 Gold Eagle The most famous 1804 coin may be the silver dollar, but it wasn’t the only interesting piece bearing this date. 1804 was the last year of the Draped Bust
CWL Coins We Love: Home Improvement My apologies for last week’s CWL message! My family and I had just returned from a socially-distanced vacation and I've been playing a bit of catch up around the
DLRC Press View the Entire DLRC Press Catalog Online! We are often asked about the books that we published at the DLRC Press that were once available on our website. Thanks to the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3)
CWL Coins We Love: Mid-September Mayhem This week has gotten ahead of us a bit and unfortunately we do not have a lengthy message to share in this week's CWL. For those of you who enjoy
coins we love Coins We Love: Short Week Specials We hope that the Labor Day weekend was a nice conclusion of summer for each of you. The shortened week at DLRC always creates an atmosphere of organized chaos upon
DLRC News Sold! $10k+ Coins Heat Up! We talk with customers every day about our inventory, their collections, coins in auction etc. and one common question that typically comes up is “What’s hot right now?” Because
CWL Coins We Love: Happy Labor Day This week has been a nice change of pace for us as things seemed to just move a bit smoother. We somewhat expected that going into a holiday weekend, but
JAJ Just Ask John: More nuTilt Questions We’ve received quite a bit of feedback in the past week regarding our trial release of nuTilt imaging. It’s truly been rather exciting for us here at DLRC.
nuTilt DLRC Imaging and nuTilt: Capturing Every Detail Coin photography and imaging are very fickle topics. When a person views a coin in-hand, sometimes the viewer sees the coin as reddish-orange, while their neighbor views it as a
