Peak Rarities - Making a Commitment to Diversity

PeakRarities

Here at Peak Rarities, we're making a commitment to usher diversity into the numismatic marketplace. That's why we've recently begun assembling a more "inclusive" inventory, in an effort to expand our reach. From early federal silver to pioneer gold, XF bust halves to superb gem 20th-century proofs. We know quality when we see it, and a more diverse inventory will allow us to connect with a broader range of collectors.

We make every attempt not to compromise our standards for quality, but occasionally we will stock coins that may not be premium for the grade(To be clear, I am certainly not talking about the pictures in this thread ). Sometimes, we're assisting a client with the liquidation of their collection, or we may have acquired a large deal where the terms were "all or nothing". We try to be as transparent as possible, and when we are offering a coin that may be graded loosely, or have a minor issue that prevented a CAC sticker, we will note that in the description.

With that said, when we feel that one of our offerings isn't "all there", we ensure that the list price is commensurate with the level of quality. We always listen to our clients and strive to understand their preferences and goals to the best of our ability. If we feel that a coin we're offering isn't a good fit for someone's collection, we will gladly steer them away from it. Ultimately, one of the most important factors a collector needs to consider is value. It's ok to buy a "B" coin, or even a "C" coin, as long as you're not paying "A" money. Conversely, it's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to build an "A+" collection on a "C+" budget.

Our new inventory was uploaded to the website last week, and quite a few coins are spoken for or already off to new homes. We'd love the opportunity to earn your business and your trust, check out our offerings and send us a message if any of our coins are speaking to you. Even if one of them is only whispering in your ear, we may have some room on the price that will make it sing.

P.S. - It is crucial that you subscribe to our mailing list, which is how we notify you about new inventory, featured offerings, or blog posts, and market reports. If you're sensitive about giving out your information, feel free to use an alias (as long as the email address is valid 😅).

Some new purchases that are still available on our website -

PeakRarities

1838-D is now sold!

JCH22

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Pnies20

This is somehow offensive to me. When I figure it out, I’ll get back to you.

DrewU

Congrats on selling the 38-D; great coin! Looks more like an XF-49 to me.

PeakRarities

@DrewU said:
Congrats on selling the 38-D; great coin! Looks more like an XF-49 to me.

Thanks! I agree, and my grade for the coin is 50, shot 53. Wouldn’t be surprised to see it in either of those holders in the future.

rarity7

Woohoo #1: Peak Rarities Diversity!
Woohoo #2: I'm herreeeeeeee

Dscoin

@rarity7 said:
Woohoo #1: Peak Rarities Diversity!
Woohoo #2: I'm herreeeeeeee

Welcome Noah!
Dave

HillbillyCollector

Gotta love that 38D!👍

Nederveit2

What I take (minor) issue with is the use of the word diversity. When I opened it I expected to see something relating to human diversification, like trying to expand the hobby to other groups of people that aren't well represented in the coin community. Although you are properly using the word, as diversity also means variety, I think you'd be better served saying something more like "expanding the product line" or "product line extension".

Most often I think you'll see that diversity is the result of diversification, a social process in which people with diverse characteristics are brought together. Or perhaps diversification of a portfolio. JMO.

NeophyteNumismatist

Using the words "diversity" and "inclusive" in a satirical way is not at all what I was expecting. I am disappointed. Very surprised at the word choices, as the OP is a great communicator. The OP is a great guy and has a well deserved great reputation - which is why I feel the way I do about the satire of this post.

Project Numismatics

@NeophyteNumismatist said:
Using the words "diversity" and "inclusive" in a satirical way is not at all what I was expecting. I am disappointed. Very surprised at the word choices, as the OP is a great communicator. The OP is a great guy and has a well deserved great reputation - which is why I feel the way I do about the satire of this post.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Particularly since more collector diversity would lead to a larger collector base and stronger market. Unfortunately the hobby is mostly male, mostly white and skews older (though there has been some modest improvement lately). Bringing in more women, people of color and younger people would be a huge positive. More collectors would mean stronger prices, more dealers to do business with, more auction activity and more people to enjoy the hobby with.

U1chicago

It seems like some are taking this too seriously. A simple play on words got more people to click on the post-that’s good marketing.

skier07

@U1chicago said:
It seems like some are taking this too seriously. A simple play on words got more people to click on the post-that’s good marketing.

+1

I thought this was a coin forum and not a social science platform.

winesteven

Just as MANY comedians say, it’s tough to be a comedian these days!

It’s unfortunate that in this specific example, a little good humor gets some people’s dander up. NOTHING said was actually offensive, and the OP made it crystal clear at the very beginning what he had in mind! Too bad for those that try to claim the word “diversity” can only have one meaning! The OP was not picking on ANYONE, but just recognizing (and CORRECTLY pointing out) it does happen to have another meaning, like it or not!

Steve

oreville

Perhaps there is a better word than diversity? Would “variety”make more sense?

Of course I have not had my morning coffee yet!

oreville

How about

“take a peek at Peak Rarities latest offerings?”

Maybe I am not as good as Seinfeld?

Larry David was once my senior camp counselor at Camp Tioga!

PeakRarities

@oreville said:
Perhaps there is a better word than diversity? Would “variety”make more sense?

Of course I have not had my morning coffee yet!

Perhaps there is, and perhaps there isn't. It makes plenty of sense, as it stands, and needs no clarification.

I'm reading here out of my 1828 original copy of "An American Dictionary of the English Language", by Noah Webster. Both "Diversity" and "Inclusion" are clearly defined.

Just because certain words of the English Language have been hijacked by certain social movements, does not mean that the word's alternate contextual meanings are no more. If this post offends you, you should consider the fact that these words have been around long before either you or I were born.

It was a slight play on words to generate clicks, but the meaning of it was abundantly clear. Ask yourself if the word choice made it more or less likely for you to click the thread, especially considering that the comments keep it at the top of the page.

PeakRarities

By the way,1939 Merc is now SOLD.

winesteven

@PeakRarities said:
By the way,1839 Merc is now SOLD.

That 1839 Merc must be a RARE error. I recognize you meant 1939 Merc, lol. Gorgeous coin!

PeakRarities

@winesteven said:

@PeakRarities said:
By the way,1839 Merc is now SOLD.

That 1839 Merc must be a RARE error. I recognize you meant 1939 Merc, lol. Gorgeous coin!

Corrected, It's like muscle memory to type 18 as the first two digits hah. Regradless, it is a gorgeous coin!

CRHer700

@PeakRarities said:

@oreville said:
Perhaps there is a better word than diversity? Would “variety”make more sense?

Of course I have not had my morning coffee yet!

Perhaps there is, and perhaps there isn't. It makes plenty of sense, as it stands, and needs no clarification.

I'm reading here out of my 1828 original copy of "An American Dictionary of the English Language", by Noah Webster. Both "Diversity" and "Inclusion" are clearly defined.

Just because certain words of the English Language have been hijacked by certain social movements, does not mean that the word's alternate contextual meanings are no more. If this post offends you, you should consider the fact that these words have been around long before either you or I were born.

It was a slight play on words to generate clicks, but the meaning of it was abundantly clear. Ask yourself if the word choice made it more or less likely for you to click the thread, especially considering that the comments keep it at the top of the page.

I doubt that you knew how handy this would be when you bought it.

Jacques_Loungecoque

This is the kind of diversity I can get behind. Might be a chance for us poors! 🤣😉

golden

Very well said Dan.

Martin

Dan glad
You stood your ground.

Martin

PeakRarities

@Project Numismatics said:

@NeophyteNumismatist said:
Using the words "diversity" and "inclusive" in a satirical way is not at all what I was expecting. I am disappointed. Very surprised at the word choices, as the OP is a great communicator. The OP is a great guy and has a well deserved great reputation - which is why I feel the way I do about the satire of this post.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Particularly since more collector diversity would lead to a larger collector base and stronger market. Unfortunately the hobby is mostly male, mostly white, and skews older (though there has been some modest improvement lately). Bringing in more women, people of color and younger people would be a huge positive. More collectors would mean stronger prices, more dealers to do business with, more auction activity and more people to enjoy the hobby with.

And for the record, I agree with this. It's just that it's out of my control who takes an interest and who doesn't, but I give every customer the same level of service and treat them with an equal amount of respect. I do try and make an influence whenever possible, recently I gave my remodeling contractor and his brother both a set of RP Morgan/Peace sets from the mint. They seemed quite intrigued, but they said where they are from (Costa Rica), coin collecting was not part of their culture growing up.

DarkStar

I think "diversify" is the word you're looking for.

Project Numismatics

@PeakRarities said:

@oreville said:
Perhaps there is a better word than diversity? Would “variety”make more sense?

Of course I have not had my morning coffee yet!

Perhaps there is, and perhaps there isn't. It makes plenty of sense, as it stands, and needs no clarification.

I'm reading here out of my 1828 original copy of "An American Dictionary of the English Language", by Noah Webster. Both "Diversity" and "Inclusion" are clearly defined.

Just because certain words of the English Language have been hijacked by certain social movements, does not mean that the word's alternate contextual meanings are no more. If this post offends you, you should consider the fact that these words have been around long before either you or I were born.

It was a slight play on words to generate clicks, but the meaning of it was abundantly clear. Ask yourself if the word choice made it more or less likely for you to click the thread, especially considering that the comments keep it at the top of the page.

And yet so often here we criticize thread titles designed as clickbait around here - but I guess this gets a pass.

I’m not “offended” in the way you are likely imagining in the current culture wars but I do think a clickbait title playing on a controversial topic (that happens to actually a problem in numismatics) is in poor taste.

Don’t believe it’s a problem? Look at all the jokes about women that get a pass on this forum. How welcoming is that and how many women want to join that sort of community?

Words having alternative meanings in Websters does not change the current definition in common use. I’m sure many words that are highly offensive today including some of the most extreme insults had different meanings 200 years ago or were not defined at all.

At the end of the day, I think there is tremendous respect for you in this hobby and so a few of us were a bit surprised.

winesteven

@DarkStar said:
I think "diversify" is the word you're looking for.

Actually, I believe he isn’t. And I’m ok with that for the reasons I explained in one of my replies above!

Steve

PeakRarities

@Project Numismatics said:

@PeakRarities said:

@oreville said:
Perhaps there is a better word than diversity? Would “variety”make more sense?

Of course I have not had my morning coffee yet!

Perhaps there is, and perhaps there isn't. It makes plenty of sense, as it stands, and needs no clarification.

I'm reading here out of my 1828 original copy of "An American Dictionary of the English Language", by Noah Webster. Both "Diversity" and "Inclusion" are clearly defined.

Just because certain words of the English Language have been hijacked by certain social movements, does not mean that the word's alternate contextual meanings are no more. If this post offends you, you should consider the fact that these words have been around long before either you or I were born.

It was a slight play on words to generate clicks, but the meaning of it was abundantly clear. Ask yourself if the word choice made it more or less likely for you to click the thread, especially considering that the comments keep it at the top of the page.

And yet so often here we criticize thread titles designed as clickbait around here - but I guess this gets a pass.

I’m not “offended” in the way you are likely imagining in the current culture wars but I do think a clickbait title playing on a controversial topic (that happens to actually a problem in numismatics) is in poor taste.

Don’t believe it’s a problem? Look at all the jokes about women that get a pass on this forum. How welcoming is that and how many women want to join that sort of community?

Words having alternative meanings in Websters does not change the current definition in common use. I’m sure many words that are highly offensive today including some of the most extreme insults had different meanings 200 years ago or were not defined at all.

At the end of the day, I think there is tremendous respect for you in this hobby and so a few of us were a bit surprised.

I'm sorry, but we just have a difference of opinion and we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't subscribe to the captive words theory, and the criticism of clickbait is on the US coin forum, not the BST. My goal was as simple as this:

"Diversity? Oh well now what is this all about?"

"Oh, its about coins. Damn, these are nice coins too, let me make sure to subscribe."

Thats it, it goes no deeper than that. Im sorry that you thought it was in poor taste, but I'm not sorry for posting it.

Mr_Spud

When I read the thread title I actually fully expected it to be that Peak Rarity was expanding to selling other types of coins besides the “Peak Rarities” that I associate with the pioneer gold and rare early U.S. Gold coins that Deplorable Dan usually posts pictures of. I was pretty close.

justindan

Awesome coins Dan.
Welcome Noah!