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WHAT DID WE DO ALL WEEK?

Laura was on the phone and internet, reaching out to every dealer she knows, trying to buy coins. This was 90% of her day, Monday-Thursday. She got ZERO Saints (all the Saints posted in the NEWPS are from last week’s work)…

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BACK TO THE GOLD STANDARD

After a quiet week, we suddenly experienced a spurt of collectors wanting to buy gold. Generics were quite in demand. Of course, so was better gold. Our inventory of better gold is as low as we have ever experienced. At best,..

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THE ATLANTA ANA SHOW

Why does the ANA even have a Mid Winter? The days of having big coin shows are fading fast—RIP Long Beach. We clearly see a trend to local/regional shows as the places to go. Attendance at the biggest, including the summer ANA Show,..

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THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM

Our business has tailed off dramatically. We think two major shows and a major auction starting this week and continuing to next week could be the reasons. The Long Beach auction is unusually strong, and we know it is commanding a lot of attention…

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