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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

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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

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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

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Coins We Love: Springtime Specials

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. We’ve certainly hit an interesting point in the coin market

Just Ask John

Just Ask John: DLRC Auction Categories

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 doled out sage advice [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-4/] on researching potential purchases and the value of certifying

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Coins We Love: Southern Mint Gold

This week’s offerings are very heavy on Charlotte and Dahlonega gold issues as we’re pleased to offer the Southern Mint Gold Collection. Highlighted by a complete set of Dahlonega $5 Half Eagles, this fantastic collection has a little bit of everything in it for all forms of collectors.

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Just Ask John: Research and Certification

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 answered a concerned client about our inventory [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-3/] and explained a little about our

Matte Proof Lincoln Cents

For the average collector, "matte proof" may feel a bit like an oxymoron. After all, isn't the defining element of a proof it's mirror-like fields? Nevertheless, Lincoln cents were made in matte proof from 1909 to 1916 (with a 1917 piece fabled to exist)

Ye Olde Coins We Love

Many of us are stuck at home, working, collecting, playing with our kids, or walking our dog (or cat). It’s a completely different ordeal than we’ve dealt with before and it’s not something that most of us prefer. However, we appreciate all of you who are considered

Just Ask John

Just Ask John: New Inventory

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 answered a few questions [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-2/] that frequently crop up surrounding our weekly Sunday auctions.

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Coins We Love: Amazing "Quarter"ly Issue

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. As much as I wanted to stay away from writing about

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Just Ask John: Common Auction Queries

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 expressed his thoughts on fees in the coin industry and explained the DLRC No Fee Guarantee. This week

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Coins We Love: The Baltimore that Won’t Be for DLRC

Well, there’s not a lot that one can say at this point. Things are changing all around us. Decisions are being made (or not made) and quality communication has become difficult to find. With that in mind, we’ve made the decision at DLRC to not attend the upcoming

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Red's Silver Washington Quarter Collection

David Lawrence Rare Coins features the number two PCGS registry set of Washington quarters in their upcoming Sunday Auction.

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Coins We Love: Collections Incoming! 🚀

This has been an active week so far at DLRC. After the typical auction ending, and the return from the show in Atlanta, the office was rather chaotic on Monday. Coins were flying, packages were coming and going and the overall mood of the office was just busy! We survived,

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Just Ask John: DLRC's No Fee Guarantee

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 expressed his thoughts on underrated coins [https://blog.davidlawrence.com/just-ask-john-what-makes-a-coin-underrated/] and their place in the coin industry.

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Auction #1108 Live! Closes March 15th

In our new Sunday Internet Auction #110 [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us/?auctionids=634767]8 [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us/?auctionids=634767] we are proud to showcase 259 coins from the Old Green Holder Collection [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us?collectionIds=294588]. The majority of which are set with No

Dell Loy Hansen

The Hunt for the 1875 $10

The story of the D.L. Hansen collection has been written several places and as we wind down the challenge of collecting an example of every circulation strike piece from the US Mint, there are a few pieces that have eluded our grasp in the past few years. The search

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Just Ask John: What Makes a Coin "Underrated"?

This week, we have a question from a collector asking for clarification on the commonly used coin descriptor: "underrated".

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Coins We Love: Action in Atlanta!

As mentioned last time, you can find us in Atlanta, Georgia this week, attending the ANA show at the Cobb Galleria Center. This location is attached to a popular hotel that is actually home to one of the largest coin shows that I remember from my childhood. My parents and

Auction #1107 Live! Closes March 8th

Our Sunday Internet Auction #110 [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us/?auctionids=634266]7 [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us/?auctionids=634266] offers another selection from the D.L. Hansen Collection [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us?tb=786567&PriceLow=0&PriceHigh=100000000&GradeLow=0&GradeHigh=70&auctionIds=

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Just Ask John: What Does CAC Mean to the Collector?

One of the things we love about David Lawrence Rare Coins is that no two days are ever the same. Every day presents new challenges and raises new questions. But there is one phrase you’ll hear more than anything else within our office: “Just ask John!” Not only is

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Coins We Love: Midwinter Showstoppers!

Greetings from sunny Southern California! The weather has been lovely and the trip has been fantastic. We came out here to bid in the auction, visit a few friends, and to review a rather large deal that we were able to secure on Monday. All-in-all it has been an incredibly

The 1908 No Motto and the Wells Fargo Hoard

The 1908 No Motto double eagle is one of the most common issues of the Saint Gaudens series. Prior to the 1990s, they were one of the lowest value coins in the set. Dealers’ sight-unseen bids would specifically exclude the 1908 No Motto. This was not only due to their

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Auction #1106 Live! Closes March 1st

Our Sunday Internet Auction #1106 has opened offering over 400 new items including another selection from the D.L. Hansen Collection.