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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...

Let’s say you have a coin in your collection that really isn’t up to snuff. And I don’t mean one that is too low grade, or not expensive...

There is a measure that we numismatists use to gauge the quality of a coin show: If your lunch is longer than your time on the bourse floor,...

Day 1: The alarm went off at a most unwelcome 4:00 AM this day, signaling the official kick-off to the Spring Baltimore show, 2007. And it was hectic...

That’s an excellent question – thank you for asking. Actually, the answer is quite simple. One of the most informative and important articles I’ve ever read about coin...

Make it funny This whole thing started when I left for the Charlotte ANA show. John said to me: “Since I’m not going to the show, you must...

You’re in for an unexpected treat today as I recap my trip to the Bennington Museum (in Bennington, Vermont, of course) to view the collection of Vermont colonial...