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Day 1: Hurli-beety? Hurli-beety? I looked at Dave, but it was clear that he didn’t understand either. Hurli-beety? It was then we figured out that the cab driver...

We recently received an email from a collector who was dismayed by the number of doctored, conserved and enhanced coins in TPG holders in the marketplace. Despite his...

At the recent Baltimore show, I spent a fair amount of time walking the floor perusing the gazillion dealer tables looking for nice coins to buy. And after...

Day 1: Let the typing commence: Today began in a relaxed and leisurely way, starting with a harsh alarm clock ring at 3:45 AM, a trip over a...

If this is Sunday, we must be back in New England after another successful coin show, another interesting coin auction, and another opportunity to talk coins with another...

Day 1: It was travel day today, as I woke up at a tidy 3:45 AM, packed heroically (i.e. threw everything into a suitcase indiscriminately), jumped in a...

Is what I saw during a recent visit to view a customer’s collection. He graciously invited me to travel to meet him and view his coins, and, of...

We planned to bring home a lot of loot, and that’s exactly what we did. From the 3 PM kick-off of the Ford session through some early Americana,...

Day 1: I don’t want to get all emotional here in the Road Report section of this site, but today marked the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. That’s...

A Surprisingly Lively Affair I don’t have official figures, but I’m guessing this was an all-time EAC attendance record. The bourse floor, often reminiscent of a deserted hotel...