registry sets

Step up Your Collecting with a Registry Set

There are plenty of different ways to collect. In the past, albums were the most popular – they provided a safe, organized method for storing coins, and provided a framework for a set. However, with the advent of third part grading, albums are being envisioned in new ways. Perhaps most notable

CWL

Coins We Love: Weathering the Storms

Some weeks are better than others, but the one thing we’ve learned is that we shouldn’t be surprised by anything in 2020. On Monday we were welcomed to our office with locked doors thanks to an electrical issue and once we were finally able to enter, our internet

DLRC Auction

DLRC Eye Appeal Rating Explained

Our Eye Appeal rating is a scale from 1 to 5 stars, 5 stars being the best possible eye appeal. Every coin is reviewed by a staff numismatist with the coin in hand and is done to give the online viewer a true assessment of the complete look. Taking into

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Coins We Love: It's Raining Gold and Silver!

Well, this week at DLRC has proved to be a remarkably interesting one. We were supposed to be in Pittsburgh, PA for the World’s Fair of Money, but it was understandably canceled. Two substitute shows popped up in Dallas and Las Vegas this week and we considered attending those

Just Ask John

Just Ask John: How Coin Buying Has Changed with COVID-19

> How are you guys getting so much inventory week in and week out when you aren't going to coin shows? -Dave G. As you might know, we’ve taken the Covid-19 situation quite seriously at DLRC. Seeing as my family cares for an elderly father and an

DLRC Color Rating Explained

Our "color rating" or degree of toning on coin listings refers to the overall amount of toning on a coin with respect to its original look at minting. We use a scale of one to five for all denominations and series. Below is an explanation of each rating

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Coins We Love: Golden Opportunities!

Wow! What a week. Last Friday gold reached what was very close to a record high, so when Sunday evening arrived and the market opened overseas, I saw gold jumping all around, beating record numbers from several years ago. At that point, I knew that we’d have a crazy

JAJ

Just Ask John: Why Sell with DLRC

We’ve had a few weeks off between JAJ posts, but there’s no one to blame but myself. Some weeks you just get a little bit of writer’s block and it’s difficult to sit down and answer any of the questions that have been posed. As my

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Coins We Love: National Coin Shortage Continues

As you might have seen, we are once again honored to showcase a few more of the duplicates (or triplicates or quadruplicates) from the D.L. Hansen Collection [https://www.davidlawrence.com/en-us?tb=393161&PriceLow=0&PriceHigh=100000000&GradeLow=0&GradeHigh=70&auctionIds=644286,

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Coins We Love: Return of the Hansen Highlights

Well, first of all, I’ll warn you…this week’s CWL might ramble a bit as I was working on it a bit later at night than normal. Why the late night you may ask? Well, we’ve had a number of special projects going on this week, that

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

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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

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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

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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