Pinnacle: A Class Act (NEWPS)

K6AZ

As someone recently said, we don't seem to hear enough about the good dealers, so I thought I would share my experiences with Pinnacle Rarities.

While at the ANA show in Charlotte, I came across Pinnacle's table and it was kind of dead, so I struck up a conversation with Scott who was manning the table. I told him about my last purchase from them, an 1892-O Morgan that I was very pleased with. Unfortunately, they didn't have in Morgans in their case, but a few coins they did have struck my eye. Knowing full well I wouldn't be buying them, Scott still took the time to show me the coins. They were: NGC MS68 tab toned York 50¢, 1938-D NGC MS68 Mercury with the most incredible toning I have ever seen on a Mercury, PCGS MS67 Spanish Trail 50¢, and a really nice looking NGC PF65 1876 20¢. This type of customer service goes a long way, and it is too bad that many dealers don't think ahead. I came away from Charlotte knowing that I would look at Pinnacle's offerings first when I was ready to fill more holes in my Morgan set.

I had four S mint Morgans on my hit list in Charlotte, and I was only able to find one of them that was acceptable to me, a 1900-S. I was speaking on the phone with another board member who mentioned he saw quiet a few of the better S mints on Pinnacle's site. I went and took a look, and whoa! Here were the other three dates I wanted, the 1886-S, 1888-S, and 1902-S, all nicely struck, without the awful toning that plaques these dates, especially the 1902-S. I then sent a PM to Mark Feld, who I know posts here. Mark was very helpful, and worked with me to ship the coins quickly. I received them today, and am most pleased with them. Here they are:





You can see the larger images and the rest of my collection here

Thanks again Mark, you have a very satisfied customer.

MrEureka

A Close Look at Accugrade

You're resubmitting them to ACG???

lablover

Good folks at Pinnacle...great to deal with. I'm always pleased.

MS68

Nice people to deal with and they come up with some wonderful coins. With that said, if they want me to say anything further that is positive about them, they better start offering me some neat commems for my collection!

Coulport

I really like the gal with the chubby cheeks.

coinguy1

K6AZ,

Thanks for your gracious post. It works both ways and you helped make it work.

goose3

I second your praise for them.

I finally got to meet Coinguy at the Baltimore show. He is truly a scholar and a gentleman. Class act all the way. He was very open and honest with "Uncle Tom" (LOL my uncle who is beginning to get the "bug") I will openly admit that there are a lot of coins in their inventory that I cannot currently afford but I felt that I was treated the same as someone looking at a $20,000.00 coin. I always look through his site now and have been eyeing a certain coin for a while. One of these days Mark! I will certainly be telling my uncle to bookmark your site too.

Nice Morgans by the way!!!!!

Mojoe

I met Mark last fall, at the New Silver Dollar Show held in St. Louis. He was very congenial and spent time talking coins with me, even though he was very busy on the bourse floor.

Laura from Legend was also at this show. When I showed interest in a beautiful proof 65 trade dollar, and also confessed that I couldn't afford the coin at this time, she still treated me like I was a valued customer.

At the up-coming Central States show, I will have more funds available for coin purchases. And I will visit these two dealers before I spend a dime. They are both very good dealers, in my opinion.

Typetone

My three favorite national, broad-line, dealers are Pinnacle, Legend, and Whitlow. All are also members of this board.

Greg

Clankeye

Mark and Scott at Pinnacle are the kind of people that lift my spirits about being involved in numismatics.

I really don't think they'd treat me any differently if I had $100,000 dollars to spend then they do now with my... "humble" coin budget.

And I have to say the way Coinguy1 conducts himself on this forum is a credit to Pinnacle. But mostly it's a credit to him--because it's a reflection of the way he really is. A good and knowledgeable guy, who will go out of his way to help you.

Carl

Zerbe

Todd Imhoff of Pinnacle has put much effort into helping me assemble a set of Proof Barber Halves. The set is only missing three dates and stands now, with a set average, of PR68. After I get his permission, I plan on renaming the set to, ' THE PINNACLE COLLECTION '. Always a pleasure doing business with Katy, Todd, Mark, Scott, and Christine; all friendly, and trustworthy!!!

DCAMFranklin

Well, now you all have gone and done it!

Went and gave Mark the bighead.

I can almost hear that head beginning to swell from here?

Glad to see a good transaction receive the praise it deserves. Mark, you must doing it right! Congratulations.

coinguy1

Thanks to all of you for the extremely nice comments.

Sometimes it takes a brave person to praise, rather than bash dealers on this forum.

agentjim007

Mark,
Take this bash like a man...I just bought a NGC MS64 BN large cent from you at lower than current auction prices, PQ for the grade and a coin that is arguably RB.

coinguy1

Jim, I will try to handle your bashing as best I can.

Wisconsin

I can't say enough for Mark. He is truely the best. I got back into collecting last year, and without his help and advise, I may have quit again. He put the fun back into collecting for me, and also feeling good that I can trust someone in the coin business.

Pinnacle is top notch in my book!!!

EVillageProwler

I've never actually done any business w/ Mark, nor any real biz w/ Pinnacle. But, I do get the sense that Mark is an upstanding person, and I'm sure that this gets reflected in how he conducts himself professionally.

EVP

BigE

Mark needs a big head because his brain is large-------------BigE

scher

Im with typetone...Pinnacle,Legend and Whitlow are all 1st rate.
Bruce Scher