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Tantalizing $2.5 Gold

Tantalizing $2.5 Gold

Quarter eagles were minted from 1796 to 1929, with many gaps along the way. They’re a very popular series among serious collectors due to the variety of design types and the span of history with which they illustrate. Also, despite some miniscule mintage numbers, there are no real stoppers

DLRC Holiday Collector Special!

DLRC Holiday Collector Special!

Customer Appreciation Month at DLRC! The holiday season is fast approaching and it is a time to reflect on how we can show our appreciation for your continued business throughout this difficult year. If you’ve bought from DLRC in the past we know you have quality coins and we’

Seated Liberty Half Dollar Proofs & the Perfection Collection

Perfection Collection

Seated Liberty Half Dollar Proofs & the Perfection Collection

Proof coins from the mid-19thcentury are among the most under-appreciated issues in numismatics. Proof issues of all denominations were minted sporadically until 1858, when it is generally believed that the sale of proof sets to individual collectors at a small premium began under Mint Director J.R. Snowden. With this

Coins We Love: A New Wave of Collectors

Coins We Love: A New Wave of Collectors

First of all, thank you to everyone who wrote back messages of all types and lengths regarding last week’s message. It’s always a please to hear from the readers and it makes my midnight ramblings a little easier to write the next week. Last week was supposed to

The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

For almost 100 years of American history, it was illegal to put a real person on a coin. When the first coins were issued some people suggested putting George Washington on them, but he protested, arguing that having the president’s image on coinage would be too similar to monarchal

Panama-Pacific Commemoratives

Panama-Pacific Commemoratives

1915 was an exciting year for the United States. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, a project begun back in the 1880s by French engineers and finally finished by the US in 1914. For the time, the grandeur

The 1897 Proof Set

The 1897 Proof Set

The 1897 proof set was issued at an interesting time for the hobby, and its relative scarcity is not fully appreciated by collectors today. By many accounts 1897 was a slow year for numismatics. In December 1896, after a period of diminished activity, The Numismatist and the American Numismatic Association

The 1916-D Mercury Dime

The 1916-D Mercury Dime

Throughout the first decade of the 1900s there was a strong push to redesign the nation’s coinage, which many believed to inadequately represent the nation. In part due to the President Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in selecting artists, the redesigns of the double eagle, gold eagle, half eagle

The 1888 $3 Gold

The 1888 $3 Gold

The $3 gold piece was first minted in 1854, prompted by the price of stamps. At the time, a single first class stamp cost three cents, so purchasing a sheet of 100 stamps cost $3. The idea was to make it easier to pay for this with exact change; the

The 1804 $10 Gold Eagle

The 1804 $10 Gold Eagle

The most famous 1804 coin may be the silver dollar, but it wasn’t the only interesting piece bearing this date. 1804 was the last year of the Draped Bust $10 gold eagle, a denomination that wasn’t minted again until 1838. It’s believed that somewhere between 2,500

DLRC Eye Appeal Rating Explained

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

Coins We Love: High-End Highlights

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]

Coins We Love: Updates and Stamp Plates

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

Coins We Love: Memorial Weekend Wonders

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

Starting Out With 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: Early May Musings

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

Just Ask John: Adapting to the Lack of Coin Shows

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

Just Ask John: DLRC Auction Categories

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