Anyone dealt with Dick Osburn Rare Coins?

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ajaan
ajaan Posts: 18,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Do they answer emails? I've been waiting a week for a response to questions I have about a coin on their website.


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CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


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  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'd try phone. That website doesn't say "ACTIVELY MANAGED" to me. ;)

  • Walkerguy21D
    Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Dealt with him at shows only.
    As he is on the national circuit, he may or may not be online very often.

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  • rhedden
    rhedden Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's June, and a lot of people take a week off for vacation. I would guess that they are just closed for a while, as it doesn't make sense that a dealer would ignore a possible coin sale.

  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,216 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think Dick retired to his study. But I'm going by recall and that's not so good.

  • TennesseeDave
    TennesseeDave Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have bought from him before. Never had any problems.

    Trade $'s
  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    He has very nice ....OLD... stuff.
    I always check him for ..... OLD stuff. :)

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Not everybody lives on the internet. I have a brother who only checks his emails once or twice a week.

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • ajaan
    ajaan Posts: 18,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for all the information. Brian has sent me an email.


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    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • grip
    grip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Bought some nice BH dollars from him. Five years ago and never a problem.

  • Elcontador
    Elcontador Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Dick always had a nice group of AU Capped Bust Half Dollars in his case at Long Beach. He's a very knowledgeable and personable man. When we weren't discussion coins, we'd discuss running, as he had run a number of marathons over the years.

    "Vou invadir o Nordeste,
    "Seu cabra da peste,
    "Sou Mangueira......."
  • Goldbully
    Goldbully Posts: 18,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Bought many beautiful CBH's from Dick 10 years ago. He commanded top dollar and got it. I know Brian, and I will never forget him for selling me my beloved 1877 Trade $1 when he was with JJ Teaparty.


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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have dealt with him in the past... always very good with both knowledge and coins. Cheers, RickO

  • thisnamztaken
    thisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've purchased one or two coins from him in the past and they were problem-free transactions.

    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
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  • ElmerFusterpuck
    ElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Never a problem from my end. Dick and Brian are all around good folks, easy to talk to at shows too.

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  • ajaan
    ajaan Posts: 18,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 6, 2017 1:17PM
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    I see there is a forum love fest for these guys, I'm just wondering why the description for this 1795 Half doesn't mention it is ex-mount.

    dickosburn.com/product.php?productid=7885&cat=17&page=1


    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • carabonnair
    carabonnair Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ajaan said:
    I see there is a forum love fest for these guys, I'm just wondering why the description for this 1795 Half doesn't mention it is ex-mount.

    The only coin I bought from Dick Osburn was a 1795 half - over 15 years ago. Turns out it was plugged and repaired, but it was also an R6 and fairly priced. So while he offered to take it back, I ended up keeping it.
    I think his area of expertise is the Seated Liberty series.

    Gawain

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  • grip
    grip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Don't see anything suggesting it's a mount.?

  • Crypto
    Crypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ajaan said:
    I see there is a forum love fest for these guys, I'm just wondering why the description for this 1795 Half doesn't mention it is ex-mount.

    dickosburn.com/product.php?productid=7885&cat=17&page=1

    Priced like it had a mount, isn't that the important part after all.

    Brian is a good guy, call or write again. Emails can fall by the track sometimes.

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  • ajaan
    ajaan Posts: 18,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Last week Brian admitted to me that it is ex-mount and thanked me for pointing it out to him I just wish he would have changed the description to state so. No biggie I guess.


    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • pennyannie
    pennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
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    @ajaan said:
    I see there is a forum love fest for these guys, I'm just wondering why the description for this 1795 Half doesn't mention it is ex-mount.

    dickosburn.com/product.php?productid=7885&cat=17&page=1

    @ajaan said:
    I see there is a forum love fest for these guys, I'm just wondering why the description for this 1795 Half doesn't mention it is ex-mount.

    dickosburn.com/product.php?productid=7885&cat=17&page=1

    Very nice people but overpriced coins in my opinion. I bought a few but overall not particularly high end coins. He and his wife were always willing to show you coins and talk about coins but the prices were high for the quality.

    Mark
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  • seatedlib3991
    seatedlib3991 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I had about an hour long telephone conversation with Dick Osburn in the late 90's or so. He had an add in Coin World and I was looking at some of his cheaper Seated Dollars. He talked me out of buying the coins in question.
    He did give me a piece of advice I use to this day. He said, "learn to look at coins not just for your collection, but what the next buyer is going to see," have used many times.
    I have about 8 coins from Dick Osburn coins. both coins and advice have held value. James

  • jdillane
    jdillane Posts: 2,366 ✭✭✭
    edited September 15, 2017 11:45AM
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    Oops. Should have read subsequent posts. I see that Brian agreed that it is ex mount.

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    good to know about a good dealer.

  • grip
    grip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wish there were more like him.

  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Brian is great to deal with; knowledgeable, personable, and they do answer the phone.

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  • savitale
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    Yes, I would recommend them.

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    kevinj Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
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    Indisputable integrity, nice person, great to talk to, incredible knowledge

    Kevin J Flynn
  • trumpetron
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    Does not respond promptly to emails if at all. Phone calls just go to voice mail.

  • MilkmanDan
    MilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    3 year old thread, first post, criticizing a dealer.

    Nice.

  • MsMorrisine
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  • Yorkshireman
    Yorkshireman Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    DIck & Brian are both super guys.

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
  • Elcontador
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    I think Dick retired and Brian is running the business now. They usually brought a nice display of AU Capped Bust Halves to Long Beach Shows and their pricing was reasonable.

    Dick used to be an enthusiastic marathon runner, so at a show, if he wasn't busy, we discussed running as well as coins.

    "Vou invadir o Nordeste,
    "Seu cabra da peste,
    "Sou Mangueira......."
  • gowithmygut
    gowithmygut Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    While I suspect that I will get some pushback I hope I can get some help. I have a check for $13,250 written on Brian Cushing Osburn Cushing Numismatics B of A account that has been returned with a notation Account Closed. There have been numerous phone calls and emails with no response. A police report has been filed and Doug Davis of Numismatic Crimes has been contacted. Anyone that can help me would be most appreciated.

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  • Barberian
    Barberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Search the archives here for other, similar "stories." I tried to contact them for months. No response.

  • jayPem
    jayPem Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ouch, not Bueno...

  • Morgan13
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    @gowithmygut said:
    While I suspect that I will get some pushback I hope I can get some help. I have a check for $13,250 written on Brian Cushing Osburn Cushing Numismatics B of A account that has been returned with a notation Account Closed. There have been numerous phone calls and emails with no response. A police report has been filed and Doug Davis of Numismatic Crimes has been contacted. Anyone that can help me would be most appreciated.

    Sounds like a first class felony. Also was this check mailed to you through the U.S.P.S.?
    That's alot of money to be messing with.
    People go to prison for what your talking about.

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  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,749 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    How long did you hold the check before you tried to cash it or deposit it? If it was several months, he may have gone out of business and closed the business account long after he wrote the check.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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  • World67
    World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You should have gone with your gut.

  • Crypto
    Crypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is why I never let checks collect dust. I had heard though the grape vine that DORC had gone upside down. My thoughts are with Brian that he finds light at the end of the tunnel and all get made square.

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

  • gowithmygut
    gowithmygut Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    @PerryHall said:
    How long did you hold the check before you tried to cash it or deposit it? If it was several months, he may have gone out of business and closed the business account long after he wrote the check.

    The check was from a sale made to Brian at Summer FUN in July. It was deposited shortly after the sale.

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  • edwardjulio
    edwardjulio Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The Fall 2023 Gobrecht Journal has an article authored by Dick Osburn with his contact information. This may or may not help.

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  • gowithmygut
    gowithmygut Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    Thank you I appreciate any information that may help. Ken

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  • gowithmygut
    gowithmygut Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    @Manifest_Destiny said:
    You should have gone with your gut.

    lol, I always do, unfortunately it isn't infallible.

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  • alaura22
    alaura22 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That sucks, I wish you luck and everything works out
    Keep us informed

    Mike
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  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 8, 2023 1:29PM
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    In this hobby and business it helps a lot to have strong instinctual awareness also some legal acumen.

    The local police department was able to issue an arrest warrant on someone who bounced a $340 or so check on me who lives on the other side of the country. He paid right away.

  • PeakRarities
    PeakRarities Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I never interacted with Brian Cushing and can not speak to his character, but I happened to remember the name from somewhere and voila, I found a thread that was bumped earlier this year. A new member posted that he had still not been paid by Brian from a consignment from 2019. Coincidentally, the last comment on the thread was mine. Take this for what it’s worth.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13437638#Comment_13437638

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  • jdillane
    jdillane Posts: 2,366 ✭✭✭
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    @gowithmygut said:
    While I suspect that I will get some pushback I hope I can get some help. I have a check for $13,250 written on Brian Cushing Osburn Cushing Numismatics B of A account that has been returned with a notation Account Closed. There have been numerous phone calls and emails with no response. A police report has been filed and Doug Davis of Numismatic Crimes has been contacted. Anyone that can help me would be most appreciated.

    That is sad to read. Fortunately, you've taken steps. Did you consign him coins and the check was the payout?

  • gowithmygut
    gowithmygut Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    I sold Brian some Saints at Summer FUN, I'm still looking to get paid.

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