coins we love Coins We Love: Office Ongoings I’m tempted to sound like a broken record and talk about the upcoming collections coming through the office again. However, I can't elaborate on the coins yet, so I’ll save that for another week. Let’s just say that we have some amazing, high-quality pieces coming
coins we love Coins We Are Thankful For: Happy Thanksgiving! Having been on the road for at least part of the last 6 weeks, I have something new to be thankful for… being home for the Thanksgiving holiday! The coin business does require an abnormal amount of traveling to visit customers, pick up coins, attend trade shows, etc…but it’
coins we love Coins We Love: Did Someone Flip the Switch on Thursday? Better late than never! We apologize for the late CWL message, but we have been thoroughly tied up with the show (in a good way)! Yes, it’s Baltimore week. And, while it’s kind of like Groundhog Day when you wake up here, there’s always some little thing
coins we love Coins We Love: Up Next - Baltimore! As we wrote about last week, we were all over the East Coast. The New Hampshire show was small, but Amandeep found a few treasures including a complete GSA Dollar set which will be coming to auction in a week or so. South Carolina was a success for John Call
coins we love Coins We Love: Four States in One Week It has already felt like an intensely busy week and it’s not even Friday yet! John Call was on the road to North Carolina and middle Virginia picking up some interesting deals on Monday and Tuesday. That’s when we split up into three different directions! John Call is
coins we love Coins We Love: Where Do You Hide Your Coins? Come see us next week at the Nashville, Tennessee IMEX Show on Friday or Saturday, or at the SCNA Show in Greenville, SC on Thursday or Friday. We’ve spread out our show locations due to the busy schedule, but we hope to run into you at one of these
coins we love Coins We Love: Numismatic Field Trips Pt. 2 Honestly, I didn’t know what I was getting into when I ran for the ANA Board. I knew that I wanted to help make a difference in the largest coin-collecting organization in the world, but I didn’t really know what that would entail. After the election, we were
coins we love Coins We Love: Numismatic Field Trips Pt. 1 I’m writing this on a flight from Colorado Springs to Denver, Colorado. I’ve never been on such a large jet with so few people. And, for less than 15 minutes! But it’s fitting as I’m in the middle of a series of trips that I’ve
coins we love Coins We Love: What's Happening at DLRC? Our good news for the week is that our office renovation is nearly complete! We’ve been setting up makeshift offices and rotating locations for the past month while the water-damaged carpet is replaced and the walls are painted. There is light at the end of the tunnel, and by
coins we love Coins We Love: The Smithsonian Collection As a young child, I was lucky enough to have two coin clubs in Greenville, SC, that were just 30 minutes down the road. My calendar was built around coin shows within a 2-4 hour radius and the major coin events like the ANA Summer Seminar, with school coming in
coins we love Coins We Love: When Tragedy Strikes Some of you were affected by slight delays in our shipping over the past two weeks, and we truly appreciate your patience. We didn’t elaborate on “why” at the time, but as Jason mentions below it’s been a wild few weeks. We’re glad to finally be back
coins we love Coins We Love: D.L. Hansen Collection Update As promised two weeks ago, I wanted to share a brief update on the Hansen Collection from our recent trip to the Pittsburgh ANA. With the final auction session from the Bass Collection, there was one coin that was needed and a few others that we wanted if they were
coins we love Coins We Love: Dealer Differences As Robert Burns wrote in 1785, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…” I was intending to do a mini Hansen Collection update this week, but in honor of college football starting this weekend, I’m going to have to punt that until next Thursday. The
coins we love Coins We Love: Warning - ANA Recap! The ANA’s World’s Fair of Money has concluded and we made it home! Warning: This is very long. So, if you don’t want to read these ramblings from the show, scroll down quickly to see the Highlights of this week's Coins We Love. Overall, the
coins we love Coins We Love: Live From The Burgh! Pittsburgh has been a rather polarizing city for many of the attendees at the show. However, I have to come out on top and say that we’ve really enjoyed our stay here. While it was quite difficult to get here with limited flight options, we all made it here
coins we love Coins We Love: See You at the David Lawrence Convention Center! Next Week: See DLRC Live at the David Lawrence Convention Center! This week is a quick turnaround for me! After a week of teaching young numismatists at Witter Coin U, I returned back to the office for a week to get everything ready for the big one, the 2023 ANA
coins we love Coins We Love: Witter U Doing? As mentioned last week, we have a few folks on vacation this week and I’m busy teaching young people at Witter Coin University. As in the past, it’s been a wonderful event and a great opportunity to share our love of coins with the next generation. We have
coins we love Coins We Love: Events Galore! This week’s CWL comes to you from a recovering FUN Show team. Why are we recovering? Let’s just say that airlines don’t make traveling as easy as it used to be. Sometimes the best laid-out plans don’t often work out. But we made it home eventually
coins we love Coins We Love: It's a FUN (Show) Time! This week finds Julia, John Call, and I visiting sunny Florida for the Summer FUN show. Unlike the past several years, the weather has cooperated and we made it down with only a few delays. The action has certainly been strong with the number of dealers attending that are looking
coins we love Coins We Love: What's New at DLRC? As many of you know, we closed our office on Monday and Tuesday to allow our folks to get a little breath of fresh air this summer. It’s been an incredibly busy season at DLRC and the four-day weekend was a refreshing time for all of us. The invigorating
coins we love Coins We Love: Has it Already Been 20 Years?! DLRC will be closed Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th so that our employees can be with their families. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Happy 4th of July! In October 2003 I started traveling to coin shows with my past employer. One of my first
coins we love Coins We Love: The Watch List is Here! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to chime in as the CWL author, but after the end-of-school-year vacation and a brief trip for a coin deal, it’s back to the old coin press! As many of you have seen, we’ve continued to make
coins we love Coins We Love: Coin Show Adventures Last week John C. and Amandeep were in Pittsburgh for a show and this week I found myself making a quick trip to the PCGS Members Only Show in New Orleans. As most of you know, it’s necessary for us to travel frequently to acquire inventory or pick up
coins we love Coins We Love: Brand NEW DLRC Website! After months of work, we’re finally thrilled to share with you the new and improved DLRC website. For those of you who checked it out on launch day yesterday, we very much appreciate the kind words that were shared! If you are a returning customer trying to log in,
coins we love Coins We Love: Happy Star Wars Day! Yes. It’s May the Fourth! This may be the most popular “holiday” that doesn’t exist in this galaxy. We had to throw a few Star Wars highlights at the bottom of the email. So, “May the Fourth be with You…” for the rest of the day. PLEASE READ:
