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SPECTRUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HIRES ALLISON WATANABE TO CIO POSITION

SPECTRUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HIRES ALLISON WATANABE TO CIO POSITION

Spectrum Group International, Inc. (“SGI”) (SPGZ.pk) , a Fortune 500 company and the largest global trading and collectibles network in the world, announced today it has named Allison A. Watanabe to the position of Chief Information Officer... read more »

 

Young Numismatists at the Long Beach Coin Expo

Young Numismatists at the Long Beach Coin Expo

Tyler and Ryan Warren, Young Numismatists Interviewer: David Lisot. Coin collectors can be almost any age. The fact is there are not that many young people getting into the hobby. The Long Beach Expo gives special attention to developing kid... read more »

 

PCGS Grading Contest at the Long Beach Expo

PCGS Grading Contest at the Long Beach Expo

David Hall, PCGS Founder Interviewer: David Lisot. PCGS is a part of a multimillion dollar corporation with business dealings around the world. Yet PCGS founder David Hall recognizes the need to create new collectors to keep the numismatic... read more »

 

Counterfeits and coin doctoring: Two threats to long-term rare coin market

Counterfeits and coin doctoring: Two threats to long-term rare coin market

By Steve Roach First published in the Feb. 13, 2012, issue of Coin World The problems of counterfeit coins and “coin doctoring” are two issues that have the potential to harm the coin market in the long term if not properly addressed. For... read more »

 

News About the Memphis International Paper Money Show

News About the Memphis International Paper Money Show

Lyn Knight, President, LFK Trade Shows, Interviewer: David Lisot The Memphis Paper Show is coming up in June. Lyn Knight is the owner of the show since 2010 and continues to makes changes and innovations to Memphis. Hear what is upcoming at... read more »

 

NGC Grades Ted Williams Collection

NGC Grades Ted Williams Collection

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that they have certified select coins from the Ted Williams Collection. The 91 coins were a part of the personal items of Baseball Hall of Fame member Ted Williams. Each coin is encapsulated... read more »

 

Numismatic Personality: Joel Rettew, February 3, 2012

Numismatic Personality: Joel Rettew, February 3, 2012

Interviewer: David Lisot Joel Rettew is one of the longtime players and personalities in numismatics. He has traded with some of the most well known collectors and has half a decade in the market. Hear and see Joel as he shares his perspective... read more »

 

Cool Coins From Long Beach

Cool Coins From Long Beach

Interviewer: David Lisot Christine Karstedt: 1873-CC Dime, Ian Russell: 2009 gold High Relief, Lyn Knight: 1865 $10 Compound Interest banknote, Bob Harwell: toned 1882-S toned Morgan, Kathleen Duncan: set of Oregon Trail commemoratives, Fred... read more »

 

The Coin Analyst: World Coin Market Strong at 2012 Berlin World Money Fair

The Coin Analyst: World Coin Market Strong at 2012 Berlin World Money Fair

by Louis Golino for CoinWeek Every year in February the most important international coin fair of the year is held in Berlin, Germany. It is known as the World Money Fair . This year’s event, held from February 3-5, drew over 15,000 visitors... read more »

 

Heritage Rare Coin Auctions at Long Beach Expo

Heritage Rare Coin Auctions at Long Beach Expo

CEO/Co-Chairman Heritage Auctions, Steve Ivy Interviewer: David Lisot Steve Ivy runs the largest coin auction company in the world. In this exclusive CoinWeek interview he shares about holding auctions in Long Beach, his perspective of the role... read more »