coins we love Coins We Love: Numismatic Travel Journal While everyone in the world of coins is writing about the meteoric price gains of gold and silver, we’re happy to give you a break from the metallic roller coaster-like news and bring you an alternative travel journal for numismatic service this week! Last week, I spent a few
coins we love Coins We Love: What's Going On With Gold?! I picked a heck of a week to travel across the country. Gold and silver continued to stretch their legs (and arms and neck!) and reached levels unseen. Generally, as we are not a bullion-focused company, it doesn’t have a huge effect on us. However, the last few weeks
coins we love Coins We Love: Sometimes It's Better to be Wrong! I initially came to DLRC to work with John Feigenbaum, assisting with more of the wholesale buying and selling. John was trying to pull away from the coin part of the company, and he knew that was something that I loved, so it was a good fit. I still enjoy
coins we love Coins We Love: Road Trip JC and Jack had planned to drive to Durham, NC, on Monday to pick up a massive deal. But, due to illness, I was subbed in at the 11th hour. So, after our scheduled Monday morning meeting, JC and I hit the road to drive the 3.5 hours to
coins we love Coins We Love: Coins and Politics - A Match Made Where? As Wes told me in a conversation regarding coins and the world around us on the way home yesterday, “I have no interest in the politics. I just want to play and study the coins.” I mentioned that it’s not always that easy, but we can certainly try to
coins we love Coins We Love: Sugarfire was Fire! A few weeks ago, Andy and I made a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase a massive collection from a long-time collector. This was an exciting milestone for both of us, since it was our first official million-dollar deal since coming to DLRC. Having done our homework ahead of
coins we love Coins We Love: Finally Recovered, But Still Busy! It feels a little ridiculous to say 2 weeks later that we’ve just now recovered from the ANA show, but I have to admit it’s the truth. The Labor Day weekend came in handy, and the wife’s insistence on staying home and regrouping was wise counsel (though
coins we love Coins We Love: OKC ANA WFOM - The Rest of the Story We’ll pick up where we left off - Thursday evening. It was literally the only evening that I didn’t have a business dinner, so we ended up grabbing food at a place I had my eye on all week, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse. It was across the street
coins we love Coins We Love: Welcome to Oklahoma City! Getting to OKC wasn’t for the faint of heart. But, we overcame the 3.5-hour layover in Atlanta and finally find our way here to be welcomed by….an empty airport. Interestingly, that seems to be the theme for the city. It’s just empty. The city is quite
coins we love Coins We Love: Jack's Midwest Road Trip I’m sure many of you have heard about me wandering around the eastern half of the US and I figured it was time to share what I was up to. After just under 3,000 miles, almost two weeks, and 15 states, I’m finally back home! It was
coins we love Coins We Love: WCU is a Wrap! I shared a snapshot of last week with the WCU event, but the final events are always the highlights. After a week of numismatic education and camaraderie, the week ends with a special guest speaker (Kevin Lipton of KLRC this year), a banquet, and a small private coin show for
coins we love Coins We Love: It's Been A Busy Summer! The summer season of numismatics always hits a slowdown in June and July in preparation for the ANA World’s Fair in August. However, the summer hiatus seems to have ended a week early this year. With Jack continuing to wander around the eastern US through New York, Ohio, Illinois,
coins we love Coins We Love: Cheers to 19 Years! I was listening to a podcast about small businesses on my way to work today, and it reminded me that I’ve now been at DLRC for 19 years. It’s honestly hard to believe it has been that long. As the adage goes, “time flies when you’re having
coins we love Coins We Love: Don't Miss Out On Great Coins! One of the things that I enjoy most about working at DLRC is that it’s not just my job. It’s truly my passion and what I enjoy doing as a hobby on my own. I often find myself going to coin events trying to be “undercover”, but that
coins we love Coins We Love: Live from FUN This week finds us in sunny (and hot!) Orlando, Florida, at the FUN show. It’s been an incredibly active first few days, and we’ve found a number of new coins in our first two days here, so it’s been a real positive (minus the humidity!). We’re
coins we love Coins We Love: Educated Customers are the Best Customers What’s the best value in numismatic education? The ANA Summer Seminar. Every year, I put a plug for the ANA Summer Seminar in the CWL, and this year is no different! Wes and I returned from Colorado Springs this past Sunday, while Jack is taking a class in the
coins we love Coins We Love: June Travel! Last week a few members of the DLRC team descended upon Baltimore for the Whitman Summer Expo. It was an active event for the team overall, especially for a summer show. The weather was even pleasant, so braving the streets of downtown wasn't as dreadful as the hot
coins we love Coins We Love: Market Update So How is the Coin Market? The most common question we hear from collectors (or from dinner party guests, it seems!) is “how’s the coin market?” It’s kind of funny, because I wish there was a succinct answer that we could give everyone, but there’s so much
coins we love Currency We Love: Expanded Currency Offerings @ DLRC! One of the long-term projects and improvements to our website that we had on our list of goals was to improve our currency listings so we could offer more in this category of numismatics. After several months of working on this, we kicked off the website improvements and have a
coins we love Coins We Love: The Prodigal Package! We’re generally not in the habit of telling stories about shipping, but every once in a while we have to share the escapades of some of our packages. As most of you know, we do our absolute best to get packages out in an expeditious manner. Sometimes it'
coins we love Coins We Love: Diving In! Personal Message from John Brush: The ballots for the ANA Board of Governors have started arriving this week! Making a difference with the ANA and the hobby of numismatics is far more involved than I initially estimated, so I'd appreciate your support in my re-election effort for a
coins we love Coins We Love: Special Memorial Day Issue! As Memorial Day weekend is upon us, like many others, I am traveling to connect with friends and family, honoring the holiday while enjoying some of the traditional festivities. We wanted to give our readers an extra special CWL issue focusing on Liberty, in more ways than just one! We
coins we love Coins We Love: It's All About Wes! It’s funny, I hear more comments on the CWL about Wes’s trips these days than I do my own! While my feelings have been hurt by that, I keep reminding Wes that he’s MY free companion on Southwest, not the primary passenger. Sometimes that gives him a
coins we love Coins We Love: Fresh Deals and Hansen Coins! We’ve seen the dust settle a little bit in the post-tax-season world and what is typically considered a slower summer numismatic season, is in front of us. It’s not so much that way anymore as the internet has changed the collecting world to be a much steadier stream
coins we love Coins We Love: ANA Board - For Better or For Worse This week, we’ll offer a slightly off-topic personal plea from myself, John Brush for the hope for the greater good of numismatics. Two years ago, I had many people tell me that I was insane to run for the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Board. As someone who dislikes being
