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
coins we love Coins We Love: May the Fourth Be With You! Central States is a wrap and we’ve moved on into May! Honestly, the CSNS show was “fine”. That’s probably the best word to use for the annual Schaumburg event. It has aspirations of being the 3rd most important coin show of the year as it was a decade
coins we love Coins We Love: AI Coin Dealer?! This week we're coming to you in two parts for the CWL with our staff at the Central States Show giving a little feedback on the ongoings so far, along with our office team working to keep things moving along accordingly. Unfortunately, the flu kept me from attending
coins we love Coins We Love: We've Got Commems! Today we are highlighting a perennially popular and highly collectible series of US Numismatics: Classic Silver Commemoratives! The variety, history, and beauty of these pieces have captivated collectors for decades and make for a jam-packed collection. Why Collect Classic Commems? If you have an appreciation for beautifully designed coins with
coins we love Coins We Love: The Tale of Two Tails This week, we've had a lot going on with bullion spikes and incoming collections, so it's hard to sit down and write a recap. However, Jack was digging deeper on a coin for a social media post, and we thought that it was so interesting that
coins we love Coins We Love: Back in Baltimore The wholesale coin market is incredibly active these days. The FUN Show kicked off the year with a lot of activity which stayed steady through the Atlanta ANA Show. Now, we find ourselves back in Baltimore and the first 2 days have proven quite successful. The pre-show trading rooms open
coins we love Coins We Love: Upcoming Collections @ DLRC! Collectors often ask us “What are your busiest months?” The answer is undoubtedly the first quarter of every year. We typically have three or four major shows to attend and tons of collector activity, both buying and selling. We are always super busy processing the increased amount of deals coming
coins we love Coins We Love: Take a Tour of the DLRC Office! It’s been a nice week at home for us here at DLRC, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. We bought a really nice retail-able group of coins from one of our favorite vendors to close out last week, so we have 350 coins that just
coins we love Collectors We Love: Collector and Consignor of the Year! Each year we process thousands of orders and auction invoices from our customer base of new and old customers. Many of these collectors have done business with us for over 10-30 years. While we don’t get the opportunity to thank every one of them, we occasionally work with collectors
coins we love Coins We Love: Does It Make Cents?! The big news in the coin world this week came out in the second half of the Super Bowl as we were all falling asleep on the couch. The end of the Cent! While it’s not exactly how the process is supposed to work when it comes to the
coins we love Coins We Love: Berlin World Money Fair Recap Last week I took a trip to the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany! It was an amazing trip and I am excited to share all the details with you. Below we have included the highlights from the show itself, but if you want the full story including travel, pit
coins we love Coins We Love: Introducing the DLRC Want List You have been asking and we answered! We are excited to formally announce that our new Want List feature is live on our website! We realize that finding the right coins for your collection is a priority and our informative Want List feature ensures you will never miss out on
coins we love Coins We Love: Special Edition! Welcome to the CWL: Special Edition! We're excited to offer one of the prettiest coins that we've handled ever along with one of the newest coins to hit the market in this special weekend offering. We believe we are one of the first people to receive
coins we love Coins We Love: The Latest Hansen Collection Purchase With all of the excitement from the FUN Show winding down, this week has given us some time to lick our wounds and catch up on some much-needed coin work in the office. It’s been an incredibly productive time back home and I think you’ll notice some of
coins we love Coins We Love: Final FUN Show Recap Typically, coin dealers flock south for the Winter FUN Show in hopes of a little warm weather, some sunshine, and maybe a day of relaxation amidst a week of brutally long trading days and meet-ups. This year did not serve those opportunities as the thermometer was unkind, with chilly temperatures
coins we love Coins We Love: We're Having a FUN Time! I’m not going to lie, the FUN Show is a lot of things! It starts off exciting, fantastic, welcoming, and rejuvenating. After 3 days it becomes tiring and long. After 5 days it's exhausting. And on day 7, when some of us finally return home, it is
coins we love Coins We Love: Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Reminder for our New Jersey Readers: No more tax on orders to New Jersey over $1,000! We’re a day late, but hopefully not a Morgan Dollar short. We’ve made our way through the holidays, which can be a challenge working around everyone’s family
