Blanchard and Company places world’s most valuable gold coin – the Brasher Doubloon for a record $7.395 million
Blanchard and Company, Inc. has placed the world’s most valuable rare gold coin for a record $7.395 million, adding to its... read more »
December 12, 2011 11:49 AM / 1 comment
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the collecting community #80
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
Here are facts and ideas for beginning and intermediate level collectors who wish to complete or nearly complete a set of circulated... read more »
November 9, 2011 8:32 AM / 1 comment
News and Analysis of scarce coins, markets, and the collecting community #78
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
The topic here is ideas for beginning and intermediate level collectors who wish to complete or nearly complete sets of U.S. silver... read more »
October 26, 2011 1:10 AM / 3 comments
The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com) has formed a committee composed of PNG members and non-members to research and draft an industry-acceptable definition of “coin doctoring.”
“They will draft an exhaustive... read more »
August 30, 2011 4:41 PM / 2 comments
The Certified Acceptance Corp. (CAC) is offering to pay the U.S. government $20 million for the 10 highly publicized 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagles recently found to be government property.
The offer is “solid,” and could even... read more »
July 24, 2011 9:06 PM / 2 comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #54
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
Two Cent Pieces are interesting and fun to collect. Last week, I wrote about Three Cent Nickels. Those who never heard of Three... read more »
May 25, 2011 12:23 AM / 2 comments
By John Feigenbaum – David Lawrence Rare Coins :
In March of this year I will turn 42 years old and it occurs to me that 2011 marks my 21st year as a full-time coin dealer. So, exactly half of my life has been devoted to professional numismatics,... read more »
May 9, 2011 10:53 PM / 4 comments
News and Analysis of scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #50
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
I have been asked why markets in rare or very scarce U.S. gold coins have not dramatically increased as the value of gold... read more »
April 27, 2011 6:58 AM / 1 comment
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #46
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
It has already been reported that the PCGS certified ‘Specimen-65′ Naftzger-Parrino 1793 Chain Cent, with AMERI. on... read more »
March 30, 2011 9:26 AM / 1 comment
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #44
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
After discussing the motivations and strategies of bidders at coin auctions last week, and the meaning of auction prices in general,... read more »
March 16, 2011 8:00 AM / 1 comment