Numismatics 101: Why Collect Coins? Welcome to Numismatics 101! Over the next few months we’ll be publishing a series of educational blog posts geared towards newcomers to the coin collecting hobby. We’ll be covering a wide range of subjects to include anything a newbie might need to know. So welcome! As always, if
CWL Coins We Love: Making Cents of the World I wish I had been counting how many weeks we’ve been at home, but it’s probably best that I didn't. All I know is that it feels like I should be at a coin show. After 20 years of traveling at least once a month, it
CWL Coins We Love: Star-Spangled Edition First of all, we wish everyone a wonderful Independence Day and hope that you’re able to enjoy some time to celebrate the freedoms that we experience in this country. We’ll be closed on Friday in observance of the holiday, but we’ll be checking emails over the weekend,
Just Ask John: How We Offer Value at DLRC Every week we get emails from our clients asking our fearless leader John Brush for his knowledge and opinions on a wide range of issues within the coin industry. In the previous Just Ask John [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/jajstampplates/], JB answered questions about the origin of the fascinating American
CWL Coins We Love: High-End Highlights Every day brings about something different here at DLRC. This week we were privileged to bring together some really interesting and fresh key date pieces that have been put away for years, along with a trio of amazing rarities in the Tri-Century Collection [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us?collectionIds=301101]
CWL Coins We Love: Half Cent Heaven This has been a fascinating week, numismatically speaking. The ANA Summer Show has been cancelled for only the third time since 1891. Prior to 2020, the show had only been cancelled in 1918 due to the flu pandemic and in 1945 during World War II. While it seems to be
Basketball Commemorative Basketball Commemorative Hopes for Rebound! It took five years and new legislation to be passed, but the Mint was finally ready to release the Basketball Hall of Fame commemoratives this year. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame [https://www.hoophall.com/about/], part of the proceeds would go to support
DLRC News DLRC Homepage Improvement Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we have been overwhelmed by the response from our customers and pleasantly surprised with the increased weekly auction participation. We have tried to maintain a “business as usual” appearance from an outside perspective during these past two months. Behind the scenes however, we've been
coins we love CWL: Awesome Auction Assortments The world finds us in an interesting place this week. Coming from a history and religion background, I tend to enjoy long, philosophical conversations. But, I’ve also long been frustrated when the “right” answers are difficult to pin down. And that’s precisely how I ended up finding solace
JAJ Just Ask John: What are These Stamp Plates? > Hey there guys hope you all are doing well and staying safe. I normally just buy coins with you, but I did see something really interesting while clicking around on your website. It seems that you guys are selling stamp plates now and I had a lot of fun
CWL Coins We Love: Updates and Stamp Plates First and foremost, we hope that our readers are healthy and remaining safe during this momentous time in our country’s history. While things continue to gradually change economically and socially, we continue to process coins as usual. The office highlights this week were really topped off by a cleaning
Just Ask John Just Ask Jason: My Coin Looks Great! If you couldn't tell from the title this is a special edition of our weekly Q&A column! With John busy wrangling new inventory, we are pleased to bring our Vice President and numismatist of 16 years in to fill in! Jason answers a question from a
CWL Coins We Love: Return of the Staff! This week has brought along a return of some normalcy to our offices as we’ve been allowed to run with a full-staff once again. While masks are the new wardrobe requirement, we’ve been thankful to get back into action! We returned from the 3-day weekend on Tuesday to
Wheat Cents Starting Out with Wheat Cents One of the most common starter series for coin collectors, wheat cents are wildly popular. And rightfully so – common dates can still be found in circulation, and there are only a few particularly expensive dates. This makes wheat cents only a small investment at the beginning, while providing a challenge
DLRC - A Tradition of Personal Service DLRC has always taken a slightly different approach when formulating our business model. Our founder, David Lawrence Feigenbaum, came from a collecting background himself. He understood and valued the needs of his customers. His personal touches of taking the time to pick out quality coins to offer and handwritten notes
CWL Coins We Love: Memorial Weekend Wonders First of all, we hope that everyone is staying healthy. This has been an odd time for all of us, but it has forced us to pause and to consider what is most important. We’ve appreciated all of your kind thoughts and understanding as we continue to weave our
Type Sets Starting Out With Type Sets When you first start collecting, it can be hard to know where to start. You could go the traditional route with a popular starter series like wheat pennies. Perhaps you have the resources to jump into something more expensive and want to bypass the more modern issues. Regardless of your
Coins We Love: Coins Aplenty Issue We’re already past hump day this week as I write this at the end of Wednesday, but the week has been a whirlwind so far. Monday was action-packed with fantastic auction results and an incredibly busy website over the weekend, while Tuesday involved a LOT of catching up from
JAJ Just Ask John: Determining Coin Value Every week we get emails from our clients asking our fearless leader John Brush for his knowledge and opinions on a wide range of issues within the coin industry. Last week, John shared a few tips [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-5/] on how we are adapting as a company to
CWL Coins We Love: Early May Musings Important Note: If you are sending us packages (which we encourage!) please call us first so we know to expect your package. Depending on the package, we may have special procedures that can help you with expediting your delivery. Some weeks are certainly more interesting than others at DLRC. This
Coins We Love: Three Cent Silver and Persnickety Servers As our days seem to run together and our weekends aren’t a lot different than our weekdays, it’s hard to believe another Thursday is upon us! This week has been quite a bit busier at DLRC and I’ve yet to figure out why! We had our usual
Coins We Love: Office Updates and Spring Breaks Well, Spring Break was last week for my kids and it was a rather surreal experience. I was lucky enough to spend two days at the office, but the typical beach trips were nowhere to be found. We did have a fantastic outing with a few fishing rods at a
Just Ask John Just Ask John: I'm Back to Collecting! Now What? Every week we get emails from our clients asking our fearless leader John Brush for his knowledge and opinions on a wide range of issues within the coin industry. Last week, John cleared up some confusion [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-dlrc-auction-categories/] on the different categories within our Sunday Auctions. This
CWL Coins We Love: Consignment Specials Edition Important Note: If you are sending us packages (which we encourage!) please call us first so we know to expect your package. Depending on the package, we may have special procedures that can help you with expediting your delivery. This Week In DLRC As a baseball fan, growing up I
Small Eagle $5 Rarity Born of a Pandemic: The 1798 Small Eagle $5 At time of publishing the Mint is still in operation and Covid-19 hasn’t yet impacted our coinage, but other pandemics have left their mark. One of the most dramatic examples is one of the rarest regular issues of U.S. coinage – the 1798 small eagle $5 gold piece – which
