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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

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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

Just Ask John

Just Ask John: Adapting to the Lack of Coin Shows

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 returning to the hobby and cleaning up a

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

CWL

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

CWL

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.

Just Ask John

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